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Kospi nosedives over 8% within minutes of opening, circuit breaker triggered

Korea’s benchmark index sank below 8,000 minutes after opening as a U.S. semiconductor sell-off and rate fears rattled global markets.

2026.6.8

Kospi opens sharply lower on tech slump, triggers 10th sell-side sidecar this year

The Korea Exchange issued a sell-side sidecar — a temporary halt in program trading — on the bourse Kospi after stocks opened sharply lower on Friday morning and a selling spree began.

2026.6.5

Mirae Asset Global Investments Chairman Park Hyeon-joo, fifth from left, poses for photos during the Mirae Asset Rally 2026 event held at the Sagewood Hongcheon resort complex in Gangwon from June 1 to 3, 2026. [MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL INVESTMENTS]

Mirae Asset's global ETF managers share expertise at Rally 2026 event

Mirae Asset Global Investments welcomed Mirae's exchange-traded fund (ETF) managers from around the world to the three-day Mirae Asset ETF Rally2026 event.

2026.6.4

Boy band Cortis to embark on first tour

Boy band Cortis will embark on its first tour, titled “Put Your Phone Down,” and perform in nine regions around the world, including the United States, Canada and Japan.

2026.6.2

K-pop supergroup BTS poses for photos after winning Artist of the Year at the 2026 American Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 25, 2026. [BIGHIT MUSIC]

BTS to release special vinyl to celebrate 13th anniversary of debut

Boy band BTS will release a special vinyl album to celebrate the upcoming 13th anniversary of its debut with two "bonus tracks," the band's agency BigHit Music said Tuesday.

2026.6.2

A Hanwha Aerospace Daejeon facility is seen burned down due to a fire on June 1. [YONHAP]

Five dead in Hanwha Aerospace factory fire, SK hynix employees evacuated from nearby plant

Five deaths were reported on Monday at the Hanwha Aerospace factory due to a fire, while 3,600 employees at an SK hynix plant in nearby North Chungcheong were evacuated due to a fire in a gas room on the same day.

2026.6.1

Poster for boy band P1Harmony's ″P1uspace H: Horror Haven″ meet and greet [FNC ENTERTAINMENT]

Boy band P1Harmony to hold horror-themed meet and greet in July

Boy band P1Harmony will hold a fan meet and greet at the Kintex exhibition center in Gyeonggi on July 11 and 12, the band’s agency FNC Entertainment said Friday.

2026.5.29

An English transportation guide released by the government on May 29 [MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM]

Gov't publishes multilingual guide on public transport, bookings, payments for tourists

The government published a multilingual guide on public transport, booking and payment services for foreign tourists in Korea.

2026.5.29

A voter inserts their ballot into the ballot box after making their votes at a voting station in Jeonju, North Jeolla, on May 29, the first day of the 2026 local elections early voting period. [YONHAP]

Early voting period for local, parliamentary by-elections begins with 0.99 percent turnout

Early voting for the June 3 local elections and parliamentary by-elections began simultaneously at 3,571 polling stations nationwide on Friday morning. As of 8 a.m., voter turnout was 0.99 percent.

2026.5.29

Jeong Eun-kyeong, Minister of Health and Welfare, speaks at fifth meeting of the year for the National Pension Service's National Pension Fund Management Committee at the Seoul Government Complex on May 28. [MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE]

NPS raises its allocation of domestic equities by 5.9 percent

The National Pension Service (NPS), a major player in the domestic stock market, decided to raise its allocation in domestic equities by 5.9 percentage points this year.

2026.5.28