1. Philosophy surges in popularity at Korea’s top universities

2. Pizza seolgi becomes Korea’s latest food craze

3. U.S. schools move to ban student energy drinks

1. Government offers discounts to boost regional autumn travel

2. Mount Fuji to charge reckless climbers for helicopter rescues

1. Rising lunch prices reshape how young Koreans eat

2. Japan’s centenarian population surpasses 100,000

3. Accommodation problems hit Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games

1. Céline Dion returns for first full concert in six years

2. Fields Medalists warn AI race could harm mathematics

3. Restaurants in the U.S. ask diners to put their phones away

1. Lee Chang-dong wins Venice Grand Jury Prize

2. Chipotle’s Seoul debut feeds Mexican food boom in Korea

1. Samsung investigates alleged misuse of housing benefits

2. Mongolia adopts South Korea’s street address system

3. Claw machine prizes fail safety tests

1. Chuseok gift market splits between budget and luxury

2. Anthropic researchers say AI could cause human extinction by 2030

3. AI actor Tilly Norwood gives first media interview

1. Korea rethinks heritage admission fees after 21 years

2. College student’s 1.5 million won allowance request sparks debate