1. Jeju case fuels distrust over missing-person investigations

2. World’s biggest music publishers sue Anthropic over AI piracy

1. Avant-garde outsider Yayoi Kusama dies as global art icon

2. Seoul becomes citywide art destination for Art Week

1. Wildlife returns after illegal structures removed from Palgongsan Mountain

2. Korea’s birthrate rises to seven-year high

3. Park Soo-hong apologizes over flight disruption controversy

1. G-Dragon honors unsung heroes with concert invitations

2. AI pushes China’s largest film studio toward tourism

3. Japan mandates driver monitoring to curb distracted driving

1. Illegal imports of cheaper weight-loss drugs surge

2. Park We faces backlash over KTX CCTV leak

1. Toronto celebrates sold-out BTS concerts by declaring ‘BTS Weekend’

2. Prince Harry and Meghan plan return to the UK

3. Humanoid robots compete at World Humanoid Robot Games

1. Namdaemun Market turns into sauna-shopping destination

2. Moderna and Merck report success with personalized cancer vaccine

3. Dogs linked to significantly lower dementia risk in older adults