Korea

Support for a four-day workweek among Korean employees has climbed to 63.2 percent, according to recent workplace surveys, with approval running especially high among full-time workers, women and, most notably, …

With Korea’s coffee franchise market approaching saturation point, a growing number of cafe operators are turning to “localization” as a differentiation strategy, building brand identity around regional ingredients, partnerships with …

Korea has launched what officials describe as the country’s first nationwide navigation-integrated alert service for flood-related road closures, notifying drivers in real time through map and navigation apps when underpasses …

Social commentators surveying Korea’s 2026 cultural mood have converged on an unusual framing for the year: rather than a theme built around growth, speed or achievement, the dominant thread running …

Korea will host the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Busan from July 19 to 29, 2026, marking the first time the country has hosted the annual …

Channel A’s “Heart Signal,” widely credited with popularizing the ordinary-cast dating reality format in Korea, premiered its fifth season on April 14, 2026, extending a franchise whose previous installment posted …

Naver’s web novel platform Series has pulled ahead of longtime rival Kakao Page in Korea’s domestic web fiction market, according to 2026 usage data, as Kakao Page’s monthly active user …

Director Na Hong-jin’s long-anticipated “Hope,” described as the most expensive Korean film ever produced, is set for release on July 15, 2026, bringing together a genre-crossing cast that includes Hwang …

Seoul has designated five neighborhoods, Jangchungdan-gil, Hapmareu, Seonyurowoon, Oryu Beodeul and Yangjaecheon-gil, as new “local brand” commercial districts under a city program aimed at helping small, independent alleyway shops build …

Innisfree has become one of the beneficiaries of a “functional skinbarrier, tech-minimal” trend reshaping Korean skincare in 2026, with barrier-repair, soothing and hydration-focused products built around simplified, function-first formulas climbing …