Asia · Saturday, 7 November 2026
South Korea
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera · NetShort · DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts · Procreate · DramaWave - Dramas & Reels. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,333 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- 'AI 데이터센터 완판·5G 요금 인상'…통신 3사, 2027년 '이익·배당 르네상스' (etoday.co.kr)
- 장인의 '감' 대신 데이터로…K-주얼리, AI 날개 단다 (zdnet.co.kr)
- 12.3 내란의 밤에 출동한 군인 중 '사람'은 봐줍시다 (ohmynews.com)
- [Photo News] Black Eagles soar over Busan (koreaherald.com)
- Democracy and elections More than usual
- "민주당 중간선거 압승에 세계증시 시총 하루 4773조원 증발" (etoday.co.kr)
- 이수희 "민선 9기 강동, '젊은 도시' 방점…배달드론 시범 지구 검토" [민선 9기 기초단체장을 만나다] (heraldk.com)
- POSCO union votes down tentative wage deal (koreatimes.co.kr)
- 서울 마포구, '2026 일자리박람회' 개최…16개 기업 참여·27개 부스 운영 (womannews.net)
- 레인필드투자자문, 신촌 공동주택 후순위 500억투자 성사 (heraldcorp.com)
- 8% 향하던 은행 고정형 대출, 채권금리 급락에 어느새 6% 중반으로[머니뭐니] (heraldcorp.com)
- 올겨울 패딩 안사도 되나? '역대 최강 엘니뇨'…"따뜻하고 눈비 많을 듯" (heraldcorp.com)
- 오늘 '입동' 내륙 대부분 '영하의 아침'…서울도 첫얼음 (heraldcorp.com)
Survey · 2023 93% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.2positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.9The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual3.4 words per 1,000usually 3.5The GDELT Project
- Fear1.2× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.1× usual5.9 words per 1,000usually 5.2The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual7.0 words per 1,000usually 6.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.1× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 5.9The GDELT Project
Also in the news
- Economic policy uncertainty369.4from newspaper coverage; 100 = long-run averageJul 2026 · −23.1 since Jun 2026Baker, Bloom and Davis (2016), PolicyUncertainty.com · CC BY 4.0
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
Pro The news mood day by day for the last 90 days, with each issue’s share, as CSV and PDF. Try Pro free for 7 days →
Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
Original: Jeong Inho Transcription: History Net, National Institute of Korean H…, Public domain Rising
MBC PD수첩, CC BY 3.0 Rising
The White House, Public domain Rising
Daniel Torok, Public domain Rising
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acrofan.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Cars & transport
Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0 Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0 Everyday app
Nature, climate & disasters
Watchers Club, CC BY 3.0
Crime & justice
Robert on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Antonychris, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Books, arts & history
Walter Crane, Public domain New
J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain
Food & drink
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Gaming
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Money & crypto
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Movies & TV
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Celebrities & creators
Politics & world affairs
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Original: Jeong Inho Transcription: History Net, National Institute of Korean H…, Public domain Rising
The White House, Public domain Rising
Science & space
MBC PD수첩, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Sports
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WiiWii, CC BY 4.0 Rising
삼성 라이온즈 TV, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Tech & AI
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Travel & places
Ansgar Koreng, CC BY-SA 3.0 de UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 29Music 18Gaming 15Government & public sector 8Sports & fitness 6Tech & software 3Telecom & internet 1Science & research 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation2.8%Jul 2026 · −0.4 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment2.8%Jul 2026 · +0.1 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Consumer confidence100.4100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.0 since Apr 2026OECD
- Central bank rate3.00%Sept 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Aug 2026BIS
- Real house prices-0.5%Q2 2026 · −0.2 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth1.0%2025 · −1.0 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment6.7%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro1,517.0KRW per euro6 Nov 2026 · euro +1.7% since 30 Oct 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Business
- Business confidence99.2100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · +0.1 since Mar 2026OECD
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Molecular Biology
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Society
- People online97.9%2024 · +0.5 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government37.1%OECD Trust Survey2023 · −11.7 pts since 2021OECD Trust Survey
- Say humans mainly cause climate change54.4%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority72.4%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Doctor X: Mafia in White
2Dead-End Job
New
3100 Days of Deception
Falling
4I am Solo
5The Ballad of Us
6World Dice Tour
Falling
7The Wonder Coach
8Where the Mask Ends
9Marriage of Convenience
10Take Charge of My Heart
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Surviving Hurricane Otis
Breakout
2The Ultimate Duo
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3The Drop
4Nowhere to Run
5The Eyes
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6Collision Course
7Evil Dead Burn
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8Kubi
9Armored
10My Boss My Hero
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1손에 잡히는 경제
2송은이 김숙의 비밀보장
3컬투쇼 레전드 사연
4이강민의 잡지사
5그것은 알기 싫다
6여둘톡
7JTBC 뉴스룸
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8손석희의 12시
9Hey Tablo
Falling
10두시탈출 컬투쇼
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-08
App Store · Free apps
1네이버플러스 스토어
2피클: 나만의 AI 에이전트
3Claude by Anthropic
4DramaWave - Dramas & Reels
Rising
5ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV
6하나은행, 새로워진 하나원큐를 경험해 보세요
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7캐치테이블
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8Duolingo
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9유니클로 UNIQLO - 쇼핑
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10NetShort
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App Store · 2026-11-08
App Store · Paid apps
1YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera
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2BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam
Falling
3オルディ Oldi - Phone Camera
Falling
4Analog Wedding
5filmhwa - @hwa.min's filter
6GIKA 기카 - 독보적인 올드폰 감성 카메라
7iY2K - 올인원 카메라 어플
8REVLUME
9Procreate
Rising
10DayGrid: 데일리스케줄, 하루 계획표
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App Store · 2026-11-08
Steam · Top sellers
1Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
2PUBG: Battlegrounds
3Phantom Blade Zero
Breakout
4Eternal Return
Rising
5Crimson Desert
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7Football Manager 27
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8Limbus Company
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9Once Human
Falling
10Aniimo
Rising
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.