1. South Korea breaks annual tourism record two months early

2. Spain train collision kills at least 68, injures two Koreans

3. San Francisco startup pays people to walk robot dogs

1. Abandoned pet fish threaten South Korea's freshwater ecosystems

2. Seoul to stage Halloween Marvel show along the Han with 2,000 drones

3. Study finds lonelier people visit urban forests more often

1. Cyworld prepares comeback with plans to revive old accounts

2. Jeon Do-yeon emerges as Oscar contender for Possible Love

3. Poets Yun Dong-ju and Kim Nam-jo to receive Korea's highest cultural honor

1. Airbnb restricts checkout chores for guests
2. Japan struggles to meet soaring global matcha demand
3. South Korea cracks down on police costumes ahead of Halloween

1. Shark returns to Busan's North Port despite efforts to guide it out to sea

2. Reports of foreign passengers boarding Korean buses without paying spark debate

3. Attacks on French luxury stores expose growing resentment over inequality

1. Spotify removes 50 million AI tracks from recommendations

2. UK cracks down on loud music on public transport

1. False rumors of Kim Jong-un's death spread online

2. Raw fish picnics become Seoul's latest Han River trend

3. Christiane Amanpour to leave CNN after 43 years

1. Thawing permafrost contaminates drinking water in Arctic town

2. KakaoMap launches fall foliage tracker for 65 destinations

3. Student protesters blockade Louvre as nationwide unrest grows