A new health guide titled One Serving a Day: A Meal Method to Ignite Youth was published on August 13, 2026, offering dietary and health management advice for all life stages, from children to seniors.Published by Book Lab, the book emphasizes prevention over treatment and nutrition over calories, examining modern eating habits and compiling practical meal methods for different generations.The book begins with the question, 'Why does my body keep hurting even when my stomach is full?' The author

Hite Jinro has reported a slight increase in operating profit for the second quarter, driven by improved profitability in its soju segment despite a general decline in liquor consumption. The company announced on August 13 that its consolidated operating profit for the second quarter reached 64.9 billion won, a 0.7% increase compared to the same period last year. However, sales fell to 618.6 billion won, down 4.3% year-on-year. Hite Jinro attributed the resilience in operating profit to enhanced

The exchange rate serves as a thermometer for a country's economy. When the economy is healthy, the temperature stabilizes naturally; however, if there are fundamental issues, no amount of fever-reducing medication will keep the temperature down. This is evident in the recent fluctuations of the yen. Despite the unprecedented joint intervention by the Japanese and U.S. governments to buy yen, its value is once again approaching 160 yen per dollar. Before the joint intervention at the end of l

GC Green Cross participated in an event organized by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) to present the current status and future plans for its COVID-19 messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine development.On August 12, GC Green Cross shared updates on its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine during a press academy event titled 'Current Status and Plans for Domestic mRNA Vaccine Technology Development' held at Korea University Guro Hospital.This event, hosted by the KDCA, aimed to highlight

Samsung Electronics retained its position as the leading global NAND flash supplier by shipment volume in the second quarter of this year. SK Hynix closely followed, while China's Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) climbed to third place for the first time. The demand for artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly shifting towards enterprise SSDs (eSSD), altering the competitive landscape of the NAND market from mere shipment volume to high-value products.According to market research firm Count

Gachon University is enhancing the AI capabilities of its administrative staff, expanding the use of artificial intelligence beyond students and faculty to encompass the entire university's administrative functions. According to Gachon University, from August 10 to 12, it conducted the '2026 Summer AI Administrative Capability Enhancement Training' for 48 staff members below the 7th grade level in the GAIA lecture hall of the AI library. The training was designed to enable practical application

The South Korean government announced a new housing supply plan on August 13, aimed at expediting public land development and easing regulations on redevelopment and reconstruction projects. The plan introduces various new housing models, including equity accumulation public sales, universal public rentals, long-term private rentals for 20 years, and youth universal lease rentals. Additionally, it seeks to alleviate the so-called 'marriage penalty' that restricts policy loans after marriage.Acco

Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) shares fell more than 6% during trading after the company reported second-quarter results that significantly missed market expectations.As of 1:56 PM on August 13, KEPCO's stock was trading at 33,050 won, down 2,400 won (6.77%) from the previous trading day. The stock opened at 34,350 won and briefly dropped to 32,950 won during the session.The decline in share price is attributed to weakened investor sentiment following the announcement of second-quarter resul

Hantap's shares have surged for three consecutive trading days, driven by the announcement of a significant buyback plan by its largest shareholder.According to the Korea Exchange, as of 2:19 PM on August 13, Hantap's stock was trading at 3,280 won, up 485 won (17.35%) from the previous trading day. The stock had previously hit its upper limit for two consecutive days on August 11 and 12.On August 11, Hantap disclosed that its largest shareholder plans to buy back 2 million common shares to enha