June 6, 2026 Joanne Lee www.koreajoongangdaily.com On June 1, the Korean U18 national team departed for Fukuoka, Japan, to compete in the FIBA U18 Asia Qualifiers for the 2026 FIBA U18 Asia Cup. In this qualifying tournament, a total of five teams-Korea, Chinese Taipei, Japan, China, and Hong Kong will compete against one another. Among them, only the top four teams will earn a place in the U18 Asia Cup. This year's squad includes not only Park Tae-jun (Yongsan High School) a

June 6, 2026 Woojin Nam en.fnnews.com The Korea national soccer team had a final friendly match with El Salvador before the World Cup started. El Salvador has a strength, which is a fast transition and putting strong front pressure. In this match, Korea had a game with a 3-4-2-1 formation. This friendly match was seen as a preparation for Korea’s World Cup opponent, Mexico. In this game, Kim Min Jae, Lee Kihyuk, and Lee Hanbeom are positioned as center backs, Seol Youngwoo an

June 6, 2026 Matheus P. Oliveira www.nbcnews.com On May 31st, 2026, Arsenal FC and Paris Saint-Germain faced each other in the UEFA Champions League final. After Arsenal beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 on aggregate in the semi finals, and Paris beat Bayern Munich 6-5 on aggregate, both teams qualified to the UEFA Champions League final. Both teams were enjoying successful seasons after winning their domestic league titles. For Paris Saint-Germain, this was their second consecutive U

June 6, 2026 Hajin Kim amro-asia.org South Korea's economy is becoming more divided. The semiconductor industry continues to grow because of strong production and exports, but many other industries are still struggling due to high oil prices and weak domestic spending. The conflict in the Middle East has increased production costs and created concerns about inflation. At the same time, South Korea is becoming more dependent on the semiconductor industry. This has raised conce

June 6, 2026 Seoyeon Kim www.amazon.com “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” I found Tuesdays with Morrie to be an inspiring and really really really emotional book because it presents important life lessons through real conversations rather than complicated theories. One aspect that stood out to me was Morrie’s belief that love is the foundation of a meaningful life. In today’s world, many people focus on academic achiev

June 6, 2026 Doyoung Lim www.koreatimes.co.kr As the June 3 local elections are approaching, election pamphlets are being sent to households in South Korea, but concerns are growing that the mass mailing wastes resources while large amounts of them are unread. Under the Public Official Election Act, election pamphlets must be sent to every household at least 10 days before election day. This year’s election pamphlets were sent out by Sunday and are expected to arrive by month

May 21, 2026 Woojin Nam biz.chosun.com The final roster consists of 26 players for the upcoming 2026 World Cup. Some players, such as Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in, Kim Min-jae, Lee Jae-sung, Hwang Hee-chan, and Kim Seung-gyu, were selected for the World Cup roster, as they are usually recruited by Hong Myung-Bo. Son Heung Min and Kim Seung-gyu have played 4 times in the World Cup with this final roster. Hwang In-beom who was injured and focused on rehabilitation, has been inclu

May 21, 2026 Dogeon Lim www.scmp.com The profound South Korean memory chip maker Samsung Electronics is facing its worst ever strike, with approximately 48,000 workers threatening to stop working on May 14th for 18 days over an argument about bonus payment. Samsung’s union is demanding for the company to remove the cap that limits bonuses to 50% of annual salaries and distribute 15% of the annual operating bonus pool to workers. The union is also pushing for these changes to