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Shin Chang-won escaped through a ventilation shaft at Busan Prison in January 1997, then fled for 907 days and approximately 40,000 km. Re-examined by Korea JoongAng Daily's 'Korean Crime Files' special in March 2026, his legend is trending on search engines once again.
On March 3rd, Kiwoom Securities raised its Samsung Electronics target price from ₩210,000 to ₩260,000, maintaining a 'Buy' recommendation. Even amid the Middle East-driven KOSPI plunge, the forecast that Samsung's operating profit will surpass ₩200 trillion is emerging as the key variable limiting the downside.
On March 3rd — the 77th anniversary of Korea-Philippines diplomatic relations — President Lee Jae-myung meets President Marcos Jr. in Manila to discuss five key future cooperation areas: nuclear energy, defense, shipbuilding, critical minerals, and AI. Going beyond bilateral diplomacy, the summit with the Philippines — 2026 ASEAN Chair — is a major economic diplomacy event linking K-nuclear exports and defense demand.
With BTS Jungkook's 5th studio album ARIRANG just 18 days away, his raw Weverse Live confession — revealing death threats, criticizing HYBE restrictions, and admitting to smoking — has thrust the structural pressures of the K-pop idol system back into the spotlight. The world's fandom is shaken by the unfiltered side of Jungkook, 18 days before the Gwanghwamun Netflix comeback concert.
Today's GitHub Trending was dominated by Claude & AI agent orchestration tools and AI sandbox platforms. An innovative Rust project that estimates human posture using only WiFi signals recorded 5,080 stars in #1 place, heralding a new paradigm in vision AI.
The result of Samsung Electronics' second NLRC (National Labor Relations Commission) mediation between labor and management comes on March 3. If mediation is suspended, the 63,000-member joint bargaining unit will immediately proceed to a strike vote — potentially making the second general strike in two years a reality amid the semiconductor supercycle.
Opening just 27 days after its release, 'The Man Who Lives with the King' (directed by Jang Hang-jun, starring Yoo Hae-jin and Park Ji-hoon) has surpassed 9 million admissions and is on the verge of becoming 2026's first 10-million film. This article analyzes from 5 perspectives the box office formula that blends tragic history with humor and warmth, as well as the OTT reverse-streaming effect.
Chosun Ilbo and Nate News reported on March 3 that the U.S. is considering redeploying the THAAD battery stationed in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, and the USFK Patriot systems to the Middle East amid the prolonged Iran war. With a precedent set in April 2025 when part of the Patriot battery was rotated to the Middle East before returning in October, concerns are growing that if THAAD is also pulled out during the current Iran crisis, a serious air defense gap could emerge on the Korean Peninsula.
Wolverhampton, sentenced to '100% relegation probability' by Opta, saw Hwang Hee-chan (30) return from a calf injury to lead back-to-back strong performances against Aston Villa (2-0) and Arsenal (2-2). Although relegation is virtually confirmed mathematically, Hwang's return and the team's fight are giving Korean fans a paradoxical sense of inspiration.
During President Lee Jae-myung's state visit to Singapore on March 1–2, 2026, the 'AI Connect Summit' elevated Korea-Singapore strategic cooperation in AI and nuclear energy. This tour presented a concrete blueprint for expanding the K-AI ecosystem into Southeast Asia, using Singapore — ASEAN's AI hub — as a bridgehead.
South Korea and the U.S. are set to conduct the 'Freedom Shield (FS) 26' combined exercise from March 9–19, but field training exercises (FTX) have been cut by more than half — from 51 to 22 compared to last year. The series of disputes over the DMZ Act, the Yellow Sea sortie, and exercise scale are being read as signals of an alliance fracture, with the Lee Jae-myung government's engagement-first stance clashing with the U.S.'s readiness-enhancement posture.
In 2026, with pork belly (samgyeopsal) exceeding ₩4,500 per 100g, consumers erupted with the reaction that without retailers' 'half-price discounts' on March 3rd Samgyeopsal Day, they can no longer afford it. We analyze the 5 structural causes of Korea's dining inflation crisis revealed by a Samgyeopsal Day where 'paying full price without a sale has become a luxury.'