People enjoy the waves at Woljeong Beach, Jeju, on Aug. 17, during the Liberation Day long weekend.YONHAP
Happy Monday! I hope you are enjoying the last day of the Liberation Day long weekend. Here are the stories you need to know in Korea.
In today's news, the U.S. Army has opened missile testing facilities to Korean firms, but costs may be a barrier to actual usage. In other stories, weighted highlight lenses are becoming increasingly important to K-pop idols' outfits. And flooding in southeastern Korea has resulted in the death of at least one person amid heavy rains.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Today's top story
BUSINESS
Open fire: Korean missile makers can now use U.S. test ranges, but should they?
Korean missile manufacturers are cautiously approaching whether to participate in the U.S. Army's newly opened test range opportunities, citing cost and potential logistical complications.
The U.S. Army has opened five missile test ranges to private and allied companies, opening up Korean defense firms a way past a certification bottleneck that has long slowed their entry into the U.S. market. The measure comes as reports arise of munitions quickly depleting due to the Iran war, making Korea's participation in the test range a part of the effort to replenish weapons through allied nations.
'Pro-Japanese ancestor scanner' goes viral following actor Ha Young's family controversy
Users can search their clan on the "pro-Japanese collaborator scanner" to check whether their ancestors were recognized as contributors to Korea's independence movement or as pro-Japanese collaborators.
HD Hyundai Electric develops environmentally friendly 420-kilovolt circuit breaker for European markets
HD Hyundai Electric's breaker, which avoids a potent greenhouse gas widely used as an insulating material, marks the first product of its kind developed by a Korean power equipment maker and only the third in the world.
Soaring rents push young Koreans farther from schools, workplaces
Jeonse (lump-sum payment) home listings have been on the decline since real estate measures were implemented by the government last year, causing monthly rents to rise and causing young people to choose lengthier commutes.
