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Culture newsSeptember 27, 2026
Korea culture brief: French hit Lacrima traces a royal wedding dress across Paris lace shops and Mumbai embroidery floors
Dong-A Ilbo reports Strasbourg National Theatre's Lacrima — praised at Avignon, Paris Odéon, and London Barbican — opens its Korean premiere October 2–3 at Seongnam Arts Center Opera House, following 9,057 hours of labor behind one gown.
Food & travel newsSeptember 27, 2026
Korea food-travel brief: union-led Baekdu Heaven Lake tour maps Yanji routes and border crossings
A four-day KCTU Manufacturing Alliance pilgrimage to Yanji and Baekdusan Cheonji highlights Korean-tourist infrastructure, new Tumen road links, and what organized cross-border travel still cannot reach.
Society newsSeptember 27, 2026
Korea society brief: Mangong column argues legacy press built a prosecutor-friendly opinion cartel
Ddanzi columnist Mangong, in episode 105 of his lecture series, claims mainstream Korean journalists systematically glorify prosecutors while downplaying misconduct — and ties that alliance to how public opinion shielded the prosecution through the Yoon era.
Business newsSeptember 23, 2026
Korea business brief: KOSPI holds 7,080 with a Chuseok-eve 'strong open, softer close' session
Segye Ilbo reports KOSPI rose 0.90% to 7,080.92 on Sept. 23 for a fourth straight gain, but gave back an early 1.94% advance as institutions bought and individuals sold ahead of the Chuseok holiday.
Culture newsSeptember 23, 2026
Korea culture brief: Dear Evan Hansen returns to Seoul with a lonely teen's letter and viral grief drama
Dong-A Ilbo reviews the Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen at Chungmu Art Center — a second Seoul season through November 1 that turns therapy letters, social-media virality, and parent-child distance into family-friendly theater.
Food & travel newsSeptember 23, 2026
Korea food-travel brief: DPK's 100-day local-government audit flags Jeju airport delay, spotlights Incheon and Daejeon
Seoul Shinmun reports Democratic Party local-government chair Yeom Tae-young's first 100-day review of 12 regional governments — with Jeju Second Airport mediation delayed, Daejeon Ontong 2.0 restarted Sept. 1, and Incheon housing upgrades completed.

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