Social Media Minute

1. College students rush to delete tutor-matching apps after Busan murder 2. Pride parade 2023 to take to Euljiro streets after Seoul Plaza refusal 3. Han River unlikely to be designated as prohibited drinking zone anytime soon

1. Korean dads lose out on OECD's longest paternity leave 2. Real-time monitoring system to let commuters check subway crowding 3. Volunteers remove 120 kgs of coins thrown into Iguaçu Falls in Brazil

1. YouTuber's unauthorized disclosure of suspect's identity stirs controversy 2. Local governments prepare to welcome summer vacationers as Covid enters endemic phase 3. ‘Barbie’ movie’s pink paint splurge partially caused a global supply shortage

1. 22-year-old Korean baritone Kim Tae-han wins prestigious music competition 2. Korean-American expedition team crosses the Pacific Ocean in a yacht to mark 120 years of Korean immigration to the U.S. 3. Handwritten lyrics suggest Freddie Mercury had once considered an alternative title for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

1. National Museum of Korea presents artworks from Britain's National Gallery 2. Baby panda at Everland is tourist magnet 3. Transgender cyclist looks to spark wider social debate in a historic appearance

1. Sirens, alerts stun residents in chaotic Seoul morning 2. Luxury fashion houses join hands with street brands to target teen consumers

1. Local governments appeal to young generations through YouTube 2. Study shows under-40 women most are frequently victimized by ‘romance scams’ 3. Taipei’s hottest new menu item is a 14-legged giant crustacean

1. Korean travelers return home from typhoon-hit Guam 2. Children run for charity in a Busan marathon on the final day of the long weekend 3. American lawyer uses ChatGPT in federal court and it goes horribly wrong

1. Asiana Airlines: Passenger arrested for opening plane door during South Korea flight 2. Exhibition explores Korea's deep affection for seafood 3. Celine Dion cancels upcoming shows and ‘will likely never tour again’

1. Brain implants help paralyzed man to walk again 2. A joke ends up rescuing a man stranded out at sea in Jejudo 3. One scoop of the world’s most expensive ice cream will set you back nearly $7,000

1. Yoon gives school children tour of presidential office as launch of Nuri gets postponed 2. Month-Long ballet fest to be staged in June 3. Man gets jail time for 'playing doctor' for 27 years

1. South Korean garden designer wins gold medal for her Jirisan-inspired design at the 2023 Chelsea Flower Show 2. Seoul offers same-day luggage delivery service 3. Johanna Spyri and Heidi archives included in Memory of the World Register of UNESCO

1. Reconstructed Dondeokjeon hall in Deoksu Palace to open to public in September 2. Chinese students hire proxies on social media platforms to attend classes for them 3. Korea hit by worst dust storm in 22 years

1. Ukraine publishes school textbooks that include 'Miracle on Hangang River' for the first time 2. FIFTY FIFTY breaks K-pop girl group record on Spotify 3. Once-in-a-century floods ruin crops and drown livestock in one day in Italy’s prized food valley

1. 10,000 cyclists to descend on Seoul for annual bike festival on Sunday 2. Seoul city to turn purple in celebration of BTS' 10th anniversary in June 3. Video of Cambodian athlete finishing 5000m race in torrential rain goes viral

1. Bank of Korea employee caught after twin brother fakes job test 2. People in Japan are taking lessons to relearn how to smile 3. Mamamoo's Hwasa under fire over racy choreography at college festival

1. Foreigners now can report emergencies in five different languages 2. Martha Stewart, 81, becomes oldest Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model 3. Italian man fined nearly €900 for fixing a pothole hits out at ‘injustice’

1. Gucci to stage long-awaited Cruise 2024 Show at Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace today 2. Cheap barbecue attracts deluge of visitors to the industrial Chinese city of Zibo 3. Five Korean films head to this year’s Cannes Film Festival

1. IU’s agency shares update on plagiarism accusations, ensures firm against malicious claims 2. American couple who sheltered Korean tourists in blizzard visit Korea 3. Italy’s government convenes talks amid skyrocketing pasta prices

1. World-famous baguettes, but no wine: Olympians to eat gourmet at Paris Games 2. A North Korean school asks students, ‘Do you wanna build a snowman?’ 3. First-time home buyer finds at least 10 snakes living inside walls of her Colorado home

1. A cluster of earthquakes hits East Sea 2. FIFTY FIFTY becomes first K-pop girl group to break Billboard Hot 100’s Top 20 3. KORAIL to offer jobs to homeless people at subway stations

1. ‘No senior zone’ establishments spark controversy 2. Controversy after biz owner reveals identity of children who stole snacks from his unmanned store 3. Korean War veteran from Luxembourg dies, asks for Arirang to be played at his funeral

1. School parents worry as popular stars appear on Youtube with a drink in hand 2. Fans at home and abroad are furious at the surging prices of K-pop concert tickets 3. Soprano Jo Sumi congratulates Kim Min-jae on Napoli's first Serie A win in 33 years

1. Gov’t mulls new set of laws that would allow children to have the right to delete private records of their past 2. Hangang Moonlight Market returns 3. Robots begin to replace humans in F&B industry

1. Survey: Children most want to hear parents say ‘I love you’ on Children’s Day 2. Seoul city denies LGBTQ community permission to use Seoul Plaza for pride parade 2023 3. Italian historian claims to have identified bridge in Mona Lisa backdrop