Ground was broken Tuesday for Hyundai Motor Group’s $5.54 billion electric vehicle (EV) factory in Georgia.  
The facility will be the largest Korean automaker’s first U.S. plant dedicated to making EVs. The groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday in Georgia, about six months earlier than originally anticipated as the U.S. passed the Inflation Reduction Act. 

The first World Bio Summit brought 300 heads of international organizations and CEOs of biopharmaceutical companies to Seoul from Tuesday to Wednesday. 

China's envoy in Seoul said Washington should mind its own business when it comes to Taiwan affairs on Wednesday. 

Half a million public housing units will be built by 2027, 68 percent for Koreans under 40. Of the apartments, 72 percent will be built in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon.

President Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration and the People Power Party (PPP) declared a war on drugs, saying they would  eradicate a "cancer" on Korean society. 

The Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s carbon neutrality commission officially started work about six months after the president took office, and promised “a balance between nuclear energy and renewable energy.” 

Actor Kim You-jung is still waiting to find love — just like her character in Netflix film “20th Century Girl.”
“20th Century Girl” revolves around a 17-year-old high school student portrayed by Kim. Set in 1999 before the turn of the century, the turbulence of the times represents what the protagonist goes through as she tackles problems in romance and friendship for the first time in her life. 

Hanbok, or Korean traditional clothing, made a statement on the runway at Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer (S/S) 2023, which was held in late September.
Two local fashion brands, BlueTamburin and Leesle, successfully flaunted their respective new collections.