1. For nearly half of Korean workers, vacation isn't really time off

2. As Europe heats up, Germany is divided over air conditioners

3. Customers caught bringing their own meat to a barbecue restaurant

1. WHO warns extreme heat is a major health threat as temperatures shatter records

2. Wall Street and AI giants are paying millions to recruit young math prodigies

3. Record-low water levels on the Danube reveal the bones of a prehistoric giant

1. Trump administration weighs $100,000 fee for international students seeking U.S. jobs

2. Why South Korea uses more air conditioning than Japan but pays far less for electricity

3. Declining enrollment pushes more Seoul schools to go coed

1. 40-degree heat becomes South Korea's new summer reality as record-breaking temperatures continue

2. Seoul turns Cheonggyecheon into a downtown summer oasis

3. E-book service faces backlash after admitting it used AI to translate classic literature

1. Study finds political polarization can push both sides to see moderates as the opposition

2. K-pop has conquered streaming. Now Jennie has conquered American radio.

3. A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan’s southern Kyushu island and dozens are injured or missing

1. Record wildfires sweep France and Spain as heat wave approaches

2. Police track down owner of endangered crocodile found in Yeoju river

3. Thai schoolgirl covered head to toe in black body paint gives emergency responders a shock

1. Katy Perry condemns White House after 'Firework' is used in military strike video

2. Trump Media's plan to sell faster access to President Trump's Truth Social posts sparks bipartisan criticism

3. South Korea’s employment penalties for conscientious objectors spark calls for reform

1. Two Qing dynasty stone lions to leave South Korea after more than nine decades

2. Britain's rich tell government: Tax our wealth instead of workers' incomes

3. Weekend rain likely to mark the end of South Korea's monsoon season