Asia · Monday, 9 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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Official Youtube account of 식신로드 (Gourmet Road) ts twitter account has a link t…, CC BY 3.0 Breakout
Everyday apps here: GigClick: Metronome, Setlist · 폴럽 이글루 - 나만의 스티커 제작소 · Chromagraph Camera · 엽기떡볶이 · TypeDraw. 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 3,805 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- "AI와 디지털 자산이 바꿀 금융의 미래"…삼정KPMG 'K-핀테크' 성장 해법 논의 (heraldcorp.com)
- "논문 56만편 분석·출장신청서 자동 작성"…기초지원 硏 AI 전환 본격 추진 (heraldcorp.com)
- 한화에어로, 육군과 야전정비지원센터 추가 건립 추진 (knnews.co.kr)
- [제19회 진해마라톤대회] 쌀쌀한 가을 바람도 막지 못한 달림이 열정 (knnews.co.kr)
- 인천 미추홀구, 11일 채용박람회 개최…50개 기업 참여·현장면접 진행 (womannews.net)
- US jobs market shows broad-based recovery in October as hiring beats estimates (indiatimes.com)
- 30~40대 남성 2명 중 1명 비만... 성인비만율 10년새 26.9%↑ (ohmynews.com)
- 인천시, 감염병 표본감시기관 연찬회 개최…의료기관 대응 협력체계 강화 : 연합시민의소리 (cunews.net)
- Climate More than usual
- 한전, 에너지절약시 전기요금 할인가구 200만호…제주 가정 1년 전력량 (heraldcorp.com)
- 한전,'탄소중립·녹색경영대상'기후부장관 표창…녹색경영 공적 인정 (busan.com)
Survey · 2023 93% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- '분당 못가자 산본' 거래량 108% 급증 [부동산360] (heraldcorp.com)
- 씨티 "반도체 꺾이면 금리인상 조기종료…내년 하반기 인하" (fnnews.com)
- 선관위 특검, '올공 반출 투표지' 공소청·국과수에 정밀감정 의뢰 (heraldcorp.com)
- '여론조사·컨설팅' 정치자금 지출 의원 '톱5'는? (ohmynews.com)
- Immigration More than usual
- [Graphic News] 5.4% of population have migrant background (koreaherald.com)
- 육사는 지방, 해·공사 존치는 또 뭔가-오피니언ㅣ한국일보 (hankookilbo.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.5positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.9The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual3.3 words per 1,000usually 3.5The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual4.1 words per 1,000usually 5.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual6.1 words per 1,000usually 6.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.0 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.
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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.
The White House, Public domain New
MBC PD수첩, CC BY 3.0 New
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螺钉, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
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Nature, climate & disasters
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Crime & justice
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Books, arts & history
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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
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Politics & world affairs
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Original: Jeong Inho Transcription: History Net, National Institute of Korean H…, Public domain Rising
Science & space
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Sports
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roger.badsoul on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
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Travel & places
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 라성민, CC BY-SA 3.0 Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC, Public domain
Industries here
Media & entertainment 14Gaming 12Music 11Sports & fitness 8Government & public sector 6Science & research 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Tech & software 1AI 1Finance & banking 1Education 1Nonprofits & NGOs 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 euro1,507.5KRW per euro9 Nov 2026 · euro +0.1% since 2 Nov 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
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2The Ultimate Duo
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3The Drop
4Nowhere to Run
5The Eyes
Falling
6Collision Course
7Evil Dead Burn
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8Kubi
9Armored
10My Boss My Hero
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1A2O & A2O LITE
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3Illit
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5BESTie
6Ive
7머무르
9Tuide
10Cortis
Apple Music · 2026-11-10
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1손에 잡히는 경제
2송은이 김숙의 비밀보장
3컬투쇼 레전드 사연
4JTBC 뉴스룸
5Hey Tablo
6여둘톡
7이강민의 잡지사
8손석희의 12시
9김종배의 시선집중
10두시탈출 컬투쇼
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-10
App Store · Free apps
1네이버플러스 스토어
2피클: 나만의 AI 에이전트
3하나은행, 새로워진 하나원큐를 경험해 보세요
4Claude by Anthropic
5Trip.com: Flight, Hotel, Train
6카카오페이
7다이소몰
8Google Gemini
929CM
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10Duolingo
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App Store · 2026-11-10
App Store · Paid apps
1YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera
2BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam
3オルディ Oldi - Phone Camera
4Analog Wedding
5iY2K - 올인원 카메라 어플
6filmhwa - @hwa.min's filter
7DayGrid: 데일리스케줄, 하루 계획표
8AnkiMobile Flashcards
9회독JLPT
10GIKA - Vintage Phone Cam
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App Store · 2026-11-10
Steam · Top sellers
1PUBG: Battlegrounds
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2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
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3Football Manager 27
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4Eternal Return
5Once Human
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6Crimson Desert
7Phantom Blade Zero
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8Limbus Company
9DJMax Respect
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10Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03
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.