Government, Creditors Press Petrochemical Firms for Ethylene Cuts by Late March South Korea’s petrochemical makers are facing an unprecedented squeeze as instability in the Middle East disrupts supplies of raw materials, but the government and major creditors are holding firm on cutting domestic ethylene output. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and creditor institutions led by the Korea Development Bank are telling companies that if they want government support to weather the downturn, they must produce a voluntary plan by the end of March to reduce March 10, 2026

Inbee Park Tells Korea’s National Team Golfers: Confidence Is Good, Arrogance Isn’t Korean golf star Inbee Park met with younger players on the national team and national reserve squad and offered practical advice, urging them not to become complacent. The Korea Golf Association said it held a call-up training program for the 2026 national team and reserve squad from March 7-8 at the Berlin Hall on the fourth floor of Seoul Olympic Parktel. Park, who serves as an International Golf Federation board member and executive committee member, attended. Park, a seven-time maj March 10, 2026

Dong-A Pharma launches oral spray for infants; Centellian24 debuts Japan limited set; HK inno.N deal; Severance study Dong-A Pharmaceutical launches ‘Champu Oral Spray’ for infants and young children Dong-A Pharmaceutical said March 10 it has launched “Champu Oral Spray,” which can be used starting in infancy. The main ingredient is benzydamine hydrochloride, which the company said may help ease inflammation of the throat, mouth and gums and help relieve pain before and after tooth extraction. It can be used by infants and young children under age 6. The spray is used 2 to 6 times a day, with the reco March 10, 2026

SK Inc. to Cancel All Treasury Shares Worth 4.8 Trillion Won SK Inc. said it will cancel treasury shares worth 4.8 trillion won, the largest such move ever by a holding company and equal to about 20% of its shares outstanding. The company said the decision is part of an aggressive effort to boost corporate value and maximize shareholder value in line with the intent of revisions to the Commercial Act. SK Inc. said it decided at a board meeting on Monday to cancel all treasury shares it holds except those reserved for employee compensation. The cance March 10, 2026

Shinhan Bank CEO visits Seoul Cosmetics, pledges expanded tailored financing Jeong Sang-hyeok, CEO of Shinhan Bank, visited a cosmetics manufacturer to review its research and development work and discuss ways to support the company, in line with the group’s push to expand “productive finance.” Shinhan Bank said Jeong on March 10 toured Seoul Cosmetics, an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) and ODM (original development manufacturing) company in Namdong-gu, Incheon, and met with Chairman Han Gwang-seok and CEO Han Jeong-su to discuss growth support measures. T March 10, 2026

South Korea Reaches WBC Quarterfinals for First Time Since 2009 After Beating Australia South Korea advanced to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals for the first time since its 2009 runner-up finish, breaking a three-tournament streak of group-stage exits. Ryu Ji-hyeon’s team beat Australia 7-2 on March 9 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo in Pool C play. South Korea finished 2-2, tied with Taiwan and Australia, but claimed second place behind Japan (3-1) on the tournament’s minimum runs-allowed rate tiebreaker. The stakes were clear: South Korea needed to win by at least f March 10, 2026

Volleyball Star Kim Yeon-koung Wins IOC GEDI Champions Award for Asia The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee said March 10 that volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung has been named the Asia regional winner of the International Olympic Committee’s Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions Awards, known as the IOC GEDI Champions Awards. The award recognizes individuals who help spread the values of gender equality, diversity and inclusion through sport. Winners are selected to represent the world and each continent. The committee said Kim was honored for cont March 10, 2026

‘Number One’ reunites Jang Hye-jin and Choi Woo-shik after ‘Parasite’ Every production holds many perspectives. Even in the same place and time, directors and actors can experience the moment differently. “Choi Song-hee’s B-Cut” looks beyond the on-screen “A-cut” to the vivid record of what happened off camera. By weaving together interviews with directors and actors, it reconstructs the “B-cut” moments that were often more intense than the finished frame. <Editor’s note> Reunions can be risky, inviting complacency. But on the set of the film “Number O March 10, 2026

Korea’s Internet Banks Gear Up for Check Cards for Kids as Young as 7 Competition among South Korea’s internet-only banks and fintech firms is intensifying as the minimum age for getting a check card is set to drop, effectively opening the market to children in the so-called Alpha generation, born in 2010 or later. The Financial Services Commission is pushing a 시행령 revision in May to improve youth access to financial services by lowering the eligible age for check card use to 7 and older, from 12, the financial industry said Monday. In response, the co March 10, 2026

Choreographer Sharon Eyal on ‘Jakie’: ‘Come with an open mind and feel it’ “Come with an open mind and feel it.” Choreographer Sharon Eyal said at a March 10 talk at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts that dance is about “freedom, connection and emotion.” “Movement makes us better people and brings better things,” she said, adding, “Everyone needs dance.” The Sejong Center will present the Seoul Metropolitan Ballet’s first program of its 2026 season as a double bill: Johan Inger’s “Bliss” and “Jakie” by Eyal and Gai Behar, staged at the Sejong M Theate March 10, 2026