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Earth is likely to break another heat record

The world has an 86 percent chance of experiencing its hottest year on record between 2026 and 2030, according to a new report released by the World Meteorological Organization. The report, known as the Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update 2026-2035, was led by the UK Met Office and incorporated 250 climate model projections from 13 institutions worldwide, including the Korea Meteorological Administration. The WMO projected that the global average near-surface temperature from 2026 to 2030 wi

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혜윰, 명동 버디익스체인지몰 입점.. 매운맛 제로로 외국인 공략

푸드테크 업체 혜윰(대표 윤연선)은 자사 '또떡EZ'와 '컵또떡'이 명동 '버디익스체인지몰'에 입점했다고 2일 밝혔다. '버디익스체인지몰'은 외국인 관광객을 대상으로 환전과 쇼핑을 제공하는 오프라인 매장이다. 입점 제품은 모두 고춧가루와 캡사이신 없이 토마토 기반 소스로 붉은 색감과 감칠맛을 낸 '매운맛 제로(Zero Heat)' 떡볶이다. '또떡EZ'는 상온 보관이 가능한 떡볶이 밀키트이며, '컵또떡'은 전자레인지로 조리하는 컵 제품이다. 혜윰 관계자는 "명동은 외국인 관광객이 많이 찾는 상권인 만큼 현장 반응을 확인할 수 있다"며 "이번 입점을 계기로 해외 소비자 접점을 넓히고 수출 및 글로벌 유통 논의에도 활용할 계획"이라고 말했다....

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Who's who in heated battlegrounds?

The 2026 local elections, widely considered a litmus test for President Lee Jae Myung and his liberal administration, are finally here. Of all 4,241 posts up for grabs Wednesday, including 16 key executive seats and 14 parliamentary seats being contended in by-elections, The Korea Herald shines the spotlight on a select mix of heated battlegrounds. A loss in any of these spots could have significant ramifications for either of the two main parties, as well as the Lee Jae Myung administration its

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삼성전자, 대만 ‘컴퓨텍스’서 HBM5 실물 첫 공개…“엔비디아와 협력 강화”

삼성전자가 대만 컴퓨텍스에서 차세대 AI 메모리 시장을 겨냥한 5세대 고대역폭 메모리(HBM5) 실물모형을 업계 최초로 공개했다. 단순 메모리 성능을 넘어 열관리와 패키징을 아우르는 ‘토탈 솔루션’ 전략으로 기술 리더십을 공고히 하겠다는 포석이다.2일 재계에 따르면 송재혁 삼성전자 디바이스솔루션(DS)부문 최고기술책임자(CTO) 사장은 대만 컴퓨텍스 전시에서 AI 산업의 급격한 진화에 대응하기 위한 핵심 전략을 밝혔다. 송 사장은 “메모리, 파운드리, 로직, 패키징을 아우르는 토탈 솔루션 경쟁력이 중요해지고 있다”며 “AI 시스템이 진화로 열관리 기술이 핵심 경쟁 요소로 부상하고 있다”고 강조했다.이번에 공개된 HBM5 기술 방향성의 핵심은 ‘열 경로 블록(HPB·Heat Path Block)’ 기술로 AI 메모리의 고성능화 과정에서 발생하는 발열 문제를 돌파하기 위한 설계 방식이다. 물리 계층(PHY) 영역에서 발생하는 열을 효과적으로 분산·방출하는 별도의 경로를 추가해

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'Supergirl' sets June 24 Korean release, with a Le Sserafim single onboard

The wait for "Supergirl," the latest entry in DC Studios' rebooted superhero slate, now has a date attached — and for K-pop fans, a soundtrack to go with it. Warner Bros. Korea said Tuesday that "Supergirl" will open in local theaters June 24, two days ahead of its North American bow. Directed by Craig Gillespie, the film stars Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin and the film's title hero, and Jason Momoa as the bounty hunter Lobo. For a sizable slice of viewers, though, the bigger dr

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Justice Ministry Defends Prison Cooling Upgrades Amid Criticism

[Domestic] : The justice ministry on Monday said its plan to install additional air-conditioning systems in correctional facilities is aimed at protecting inmates vulnerable to heat-related illnesses. The ministry said in a statement that cooling equipment is being upgraded mainly in housing units that accommodate ... [more...]

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Samsung reveals HBM5 mockup in bid to regain AI memory lead

Samsung Electronics unveiled a mockup of its HBM5 memory and a new heat-management technology at Computex 2026, signaling its ambition to regain momentum in the artificial intelligence memory race as competition with SK hynix intensifies. At the annual technology exhibition in Taiwan on Tuesday, Samsung showcased the planned architecture of its seventh-generation high-bandwidth memory, or HBM5, featuring a new thermal solution called Heat Path Block designed to improve heat dissipation in increa

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A YouTube horror series took over US theaters. Now it's quietly winning over Korea.

A sheet of mono-yellow wallpaper, an empty office hallway, the hum of fluorescent lights: In a certain corner of the internet, that mundane image has been shorthand for dread for years. The concept comes from the "Backrooms," a creepypasta that originated on the message board 4chan in 2019 and became a wildly viral YouTube series by American creator Kane Parsons, who began posting the episodes as a teenager. The 20-year-old has now carried the concept to the big screen. His feature debut, from i

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Cut from a musical, kept by the ballet: how Korea‘s two stage worlds reacted to one actor’s photo at Starbucks

Musical theater actor and ballet dancer Jung Min-chan lost a role in a musical and won a public defense from his ballet company all within six days -- after a social media post about a recent visit to Starbucks Korea triggered an angry reaction from fans. The 38-year-old uploaded the post to his Instagram on May 20, during the controversy over Starbucks Korea's "Tank Day" marketing campaign. Two days later the musical's producer, Showplay, announced his exit from "Diaghilev," where he played Vas

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A hot night, a cool morning swim

A midsummer-like heat lingered Saturday night in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, as the city recorded its first tropical night of the year. A tropical night refers to a weather phenomenon in which the temperature does not fall below 25 degrees Celsius between 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. the following day. Early Sunday morning, members of a sea swimming club enjoyed a morning swim at Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung. As the blazing sun rose over the horizon after a night of lingering heat, they dived into the sea

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Weekend highs to hit 34 C Sunday as Korea braces for early-summer heat wave

South Korea is expected to see sunny skies and higher temperatures over the weekend and into early next week, with Sunday's daytime highs forecast to reach as high as 34 degrees Celsius in some regions. The Korea Meteorological Administration said Friday that a warm high-pressure system settling over the peninsula will keep skies mostly clear while pushing temperatures higher. Daytime highs are forecast to reach 32 degrees on Saturday, with temperatures expected to rise to 30 degrees in Seoul, 3

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Debate on Korea's holdback policy begins, aims for August conclusion

A public-private consultative body formed to discuss Korea’s long-debated holdback policy officially launched on Friday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Film Council held the group’s first meeting in Seoul, aiming to improve the country’s film distribution system. The group plans to sign a voluntary holdback agreement in August. A holdback policy sets a mandatory waiting period before films released in theaters can move to streaming platforms or television. Supporters

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S. Korea launches public-private committee to shape film 'holdback' rules

South Korea launched a public-private consultative body Friday to discuss a proposed "holdback" system, which would impose a mandatory waiting period before films released in theaters can be shown on streaming platforms, with authorities aiming to reach a deal by August. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Film Council said they will hold the first meeting of the body later in the day in Seoul, bringing together 22 representatives from across the film industry. Participant

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제일기획 'AI 마케팅'의 미래…한남동 사옥서 오늘까지

제일기획이 서울 한남동 사옥에서 '에이전시에서 에이전틱으로'라는 주제로 '제일 테크 쇼케이스 2026'을 29일까지 진행한다. 제일기획이 기술을 통해 비즈니스 문제를 해결하는 회사로 진화하고 있다는걸 알리기 위해 마련했다. 쇼케이스 프로그램은 크게 전시와 강연으로 나뉜다. 전시 프로그램은 프로덕티비티(Productivity), 컨버전(Conversion), 그로스(Growth), 씨어터(Theater) 총 4가지 주제로 조성한 공간에서 제일기획이 보유한 테크 솔루션 중 17개를 엄선해 선보인다. 마케팅 테크 트렌드와 제일기획의 미래 전략을 주제로 한 다양한 강연 프로그램도 마련했다....

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ScreenX gains momentum with genre movie audiences

ScreenX, a panoramic exhibition format, is gaining traction as audiences increasingly seek experience-driven cinema. According to CGV, “Colony,” which premiered on May 21, delivered an opening-week ScreenX occupancy rate exceeding 30 percent, the highest among new ScreenX feature film releases this year. The film also crossed 2 million admissions within just five days of release, marking the fastest pace to reach that milestone so far this year. ScreenX theaters extend the image beyond the tradi

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Warmer world creates bigger and more damaging hailstones, study says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A warmer world will likely make bigger and more damaging hail, a new study said. Because climate change from the burning of fossil fuels should make more high-energy unstable air, which is conducive to hail forming, global storms pelting roofs, cars and the ground with hail bigger than a large marble will increase between 38 percent and 47 percent by the end of the century, depending on how much heat-trapping gas the world spews, a study in Wednesday's journal Nature said. And

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Race tightens in key battlegrounds as blackout period begins Thursday

South Korea's June 3 election race is heating up, with opinion polls hinting at closer-than-expected races in many key battlegrounds eyed by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and the main opposition People Power Party. The latest polls indicate that about half of the races for 16 major mayoral and gubernatorial posts are tightening, contrasting the Democratic Party's earlier expectations of a landslide victory. Opinion polls suggested that many ruling party candidates' leads have narrowed or

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Extreme Heat, Tropical Nights Expected to Intensify This Summer

[Domestic] : A weather expert says this summer could bring exceptionally intense heat, with a much higher-than-usual likelihood of heat waves and tropical nights. Lee Myung-in, head of the Korea Meteorological Administration’s heat wave research center and a professor at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and ... [more...]

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Early heat wave shatters Europe records

The UK smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours Tuesday as a spring heat wave scorches parts of Western Europe, triggering government warnings about risks to life. Several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people tried to cool down. A temperature of 35.1 degrees Celsius was recorded at London's Kew Gardens, Britain's Met Office weather service said, breaking the 34.8 C record set a day earlier at Kew. The provisional readings smashed the long-standi

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Lee Hye-young explores artistic value, freedom, desire through Hedda

Actor Lee Hye-young is on the floor stretching, as is the rest of the cast of the National Theater Company of Korea’s production of Henrik Ibsen's “Hedda Gabler,” preparing for a run-through of the play Thursday at the National Theater of Korea in Jangchung-dong, Seoul. “Hedda Gabler,” directed by the NTCK Artistic Director and CEO Park Jung-hee, is to be staged at the Drama Center Theater in Singapore from May 28-30, as part of this year’s Singapore International Festival of Arts. In a fitted l

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Earth is likely to break another heat record

혜윰, 명동 버디익스체인지몰 입점.. 매운맛 제로로 외국인 공략

Who's who in heated battlegrounds?

삼성전자, 대만 ‘컴퓨텍스’서 HBM5 실물 첫 공개…“엔비디아와 협력 강화”

'Supergirl' sets June 24 Korean release, with a Le Sserafim single onboard

Justice Ministry Defends Prison Cooling Upgrades Amid Criticism

Samsung reveals HBM5 mockup in bid to regain AI memory lead

A YouTube horror series took over US theaters. Now it's quietly winning over Korea.

Cut from a musical, kept by the ballet: how Korea‘s two stage worlds reacted to one actor’s photo at Starbucks

A hot night, a cool morning swim

Weekend highs to hit 34 C Sunday as Korea braces for early-summer heat wave

Debate on Korea's holdback policy begins, aims for August conclusion

S. Korea launches public-private committee to shape film 'holdback' rules

제일기획 'AI 마케팅'의 미래…한남동 사옥서 오늘까지

ScreenX gains momentum with genre movie audiences

Warmer world creates bigger and more damaging hailstones, study says

Race tightens in key battlegrounds as blackout period begins Thursday

Extreme Heat, Tropical Nights Expected to Intensify This Summer

Early heat wave shatters Europe records

Lee Hye-young explores artistic value, freedom, desire through Hedda