Competition & Market Oversight: South Korea’s FTC has launched another on-site probe into Coupang, seeking up to 10 years of data to check whether the e-commerce giant abused market dominance and interfered with rivals. Urban Life & Food Culture: Seoul’s Gwangjin District rejected a bid to cap the share of Chinese restaurants near Konkuk University, saying country quotas can’t be imposed on individual businesses. Energy Efficiency for Vulnerable Homes: KCC and the Korea Energy Foundation signed an MOU to train installation crews and expand energy-efficiency upgrades for low-income households, including insulation and high-efficiency cooling and boiler replacements. Seoul Climate & Health Tourism: Seoul selected 100 wellness destinations for 2026, ranging from nature-based healing and traditional medicine to food, beauty and arts, to be promoted through a citywide wellness travel week. Pest Control at Heritage Sites: Cesco is expanding smart, IoT-based pest monitoring and sanitation services at cultural tourism hotspots like Bulguksa Temple, aiming to prevent infestations rather than just respond. Climate Diplomacy: A pre-COP leaders meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu is set to draw only a small number of non-Pacific leaders, with South Korea among minister-level attendees. Disaster & Climate Risk: Nepal flood coverage continues as the death toll tops 1,000, with rescues focused on workers trapped in hydropower tunnels—another stark reminder of climate-linked extreme rainfall and glacier-related hazards.