Asia · Tuesday, 10 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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Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
Top today
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Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
SJ, CC BY 4.0 Rising
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The White House, Public domain New
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9신랑
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10엽기떡볶이
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Everyday apps here: 예스24 티켓 · GigClick: Metronome, Setlist · Brim: Full-Width Browsing · MUJI KR · 위플 가계부 Pro. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
Franchises and brands here
- The Hobbit series
Topics that belong to the same franchise, brand, series or maker on Wikidata, among the topics on the country pages today.
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 4,257 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- [인터뷰] 안영주 KOTRA 부사장 "AI 수출비서로 수출문턱 대폭 낮춘다" (newspim.com)
- "삼성전자 향후 2년 영업익 1021조원 전망…美 AI 규제 우려 선반영"-KB證 (fnnews.com)
- 주택담보대출 변동형 금리가 고정형보다 높아져 (chosun.com)
- [날씨]일교차 큰 가을…내일부터 기온 오름세 (ichannela.com)
- 특검 '경기교육감 개표 조작 정황' 포착…경기 선관위 등 압수수색 (edaily.co.kr)
- [속보] "경기교육감 선거 개표상황표 사후 위조 정황"…특검, 경기 광주선관위 압수수색 (pressian.com)
- Seoul Metro union threatens Nov. 25 general strike over wage, hiring disputes (koreatimes.co.kr)
- Australia Home Loan Data Due On Wednesday (finanzen.ch)
- Is Europe warming up to iced coffee? (koreaherald.com)
- 쿠팡, '폐전자제품 재활용' 협약…자원순환 실천 강화한다 (heraldcorp.com)
Survey · 2023 93% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- 대사관, 20일 이민정책 특별 간담회 (koreatimes.com)
- 김여정, 유엔 사무총장 대화 촉구에 반발…"한국 군사도발 비호"-정치ㅣ한국일보 (hankookilbo.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.8positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.9The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual3.9 words per 1,000usually 3.5The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual4.7 words per 1,000usually 5.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.5 words per 1,000usually 6.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.1 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
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
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MBC PD수첩, CC BY 3.0 Rising
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Gavieiro Juan M, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
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Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0 Rising
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
The White House, Public domain New
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Gavieiro Juan M, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Cars & transport
Mwkruse, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Damian B Oh, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Crime & justice
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Photo by Max Morse for TechCrunch TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0 Rising
Robert on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 Weekly
Books, arts & history
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J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain
Fashion & beauty
K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Gaming
Back
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Movies & TV
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Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
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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
Daniel Torok, Public domain Weekly
Science & space
MBC PD수첩, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Society & beliefs
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3여둘톡
Travel & places
JeongAhn, Public domain Rising
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 라성민, CC BY-SA 3.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 21Gaming 12Music 11Sports & fitness 7Fashion & beauty 2Tech & software 2Cars & mobility 2Government & public sector 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Travel & tourism 1AI 1Education 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 euro1,501.6KRW per euro10 Nov 2026 · euro −0.1% since 3 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
1Dead-End Job
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2Doctor X: Mafia in White
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3100 Days of Deception
4I am Solo
5Romance School : First & Again
6World Dice Tour
7The Ballad of Us
8The Wonder Coach
9Marriage of Convenience
10Where the Mask Ends
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 4.0 1Possible Love
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2Collision Course
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3One Year to Live, Buy a Man
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4The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
5The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
6The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7Me Before You
8Heist
9Nowhere to Run
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10The Ultimate Duo
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1A2O & A2O LITE
2Rescene
3Illit
SJ, CC BY 4.0 5Bestie
6머무르
7Ive
9Tuide
10Cortis
Apple Music · 2026-11-11
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1손에 잡히는 경제
2송은이 김숙의 비밀보장
3Hey Tablo
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4컬투쇼 레전드 사연
5JTBC 뉴스룸
6그것은 알기 싫다
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7여둘톡
8이강민의 잡지사
9손석희의 12시
10CBS 박성태의 뉴스쇼
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-11
App Store · Free apps
1엽기떡볶이
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2네이버플러스 스토어
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3피클: 나만의 AI 에이전트
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4Trip.com: Flight, Hotel, Train
5하나은행, 새로워진 하나원큐를 경험해 보세요
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6Claude by Anthropic
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7카카오페이
829CM
9포켓CU
10세븐일레븐
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App Store · 2026-11-11
App Store · Paid apps
1YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera
2BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam
3オルディ Oldi - Phone Camera
4iY2K - 올인원 카메라 어플
5Analog Wedding
6filmhwa - @hwa.min's filter
7회독JLPT
8AnkiMobile Flashcards
9Brim: Full-Width Browsing
Rising
10GIKA 기카 - 독보적인 올드폰 감성 카메라
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App Store · 2026-11-11
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.