Soap bubbles bloom like flowers from a 6.4-meter tall tree structure. The bubbles, formed at the tips of branches, fall into the air and quickly disappear, only to be replaced by new ones. Fog takes on different shapes depending on the flow of light and air. Even when machines repeat the same movements, the resulting scenes vary each time.The artist duo A.A. Murakami, consisting of Japan's Azusa Murakami and Britain's Alexander Grove, is holding their first exhibition in Korea.Paradise City anno

Hong Ji-sun, the nominee for Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, will immediately confront housing supply issues if she passes the National Assembly confirmation hearing. The government is set to announce an additional 73,000 housing units, and follow-up measures from the August 13 supply plan are already in progress. Significant tasks await, including expanding the role of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) and negotiating housing supply with Seoul.On her first day after be

More than 17% of new household loans issued by banks have interest rates exceeding 5%. This figure has more than doubled in the past year due to increases in the Bank of Korea's base rate and rising market interest rates. Nearly 80% of new loans are variable-rate, indicating that households may face increased interest burdens if rates rise further.According to the Bank of Korea, as of July, the proportion of new household loans with interest rates above 5% was recorded at 17.3%, up from 7.4% in

Samsung Biologics and the Win-Win Labor Union, which have been in conflict over wage and collective bargaining negotiations, will enter a mediation process on September 8. Following the company's first full strike in May, both parties are looking to this external mediation as a potential breakthrough in their long-standing negotiations.According to industry sources, Samsung Biologics and the labor union agreed to proceed with mediation through the Incheon Regional Labor Relations Commission duri

NH Nonghyup Financial Group has established a financial hub in Jeonbuk Province, consolidating the financial capabilities of its affiliates.On September 1, NH Nonghyup Financial held an opening ceremony for the 'NH Financial Hub' at the NH Nonghyup Jeonbuk Headquarters in Jeonju. The event was attended by Lee Won-taek, Governor of Jeonbuk Province; Kim Sung-joo, Chairman of the National Pension Service; Yang O-bong, President of Jeonbuk National University; Jo Ji-hoon, Mayor of Jeonju; Han Jong-

The death toll from last week's devastating floods in Nepal has risen to 987. This brings the combined fatalities from the floods and landslides in both Nepal and Tibet, China, to over 1,000.According to reports from CNN and The Washington Post citing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), as of this morning, the number of confirmed deaths in Nepal has increased by 48 from the previous day's count of 939. Meanwhile, the number of missing persons stands at 3,916,

Park Seung-won, the mayor of Gwangmyeong, emphasized on September 1 that "KTX Gwangmyeong Station will be the starting point for the Eurasian Peace Railway."He proposed KTX Gwangmyeong Station as the launch point for a peace railway connecting the Korean Peninsula to Eurasia, aiming to expand international exchanges.On August 26, during a meeting in Irkutsk, Russia, with Irkutsk Mayor Ruslan Nikolaevich Bolotov, Park discussed the concept of the "Eurasian Peace Railway," which would start from K

In Busan's Haeundae District, a series of opera and classical music performances are scheduled for September.The Haeundae Cultural Center announced that it will host the 'Opera Concert Season 3: A Cultural Journey with Opera' on September 3 at 7:30 PM in the Haeun Hall.This concert will feature key scenes from French composer Georges Bizet's opera 'Carmen,' presented through music and narration.Mezzo-soprano Min Ju-hee, tenor Jo Jung-hyuk, baritone Heo Jong-hoon, and pianist Lee Hyun-wook will p

Funds withdrawn from life insurance exceeded 36 trillion won in the first half of this year. Analysts attribute the increase in policy cancellations to a combination of strong demand for investment opportunities amid a bullish stock market and the need for living expenses due to high inflation and economic slowdown.According to the insurance industry on September 1, the surrender benefits from 22 life insurance companies reached 36.4692 trillion won, a 45.4% increase from 25.0748 trillion won in