Seoul stocks tumble as KOSPI and KOSDAQ slide SEOUL, July 29 (AJP) - An electronic board shows the KOSPI and other market indexes at the dealing room of Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul. The benchmark KOSPI closed at 5,663.24, down 360.42 points, or 5.98 percent, from the previous session, while the tech-heavy KOSDAQ finished at 662.68, down 43.17 points, or 6.12 percent, on July 29, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun July 29, 2026

Gwanghwamun Square becomes splash zone Children play in a fountain at Gwanghwamun Square as the daytime high in Seoul reached 32 degrees Celsius on July 28, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun July 28, 2026

Heatwave hits Seoul kids find fountain fun Children play in a fountain at Gwanghwamun Square as the daytime high in Seoul reached 32 degrees Celsius on July 28, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun July 28, 2026

Frozen Summer: 'Frozen' musical Pop-Up brings winter wonderland to Lotte Jamsil The 'Frozen Summer' pop-up store for the musical 'Frozen' is seen at Trevi Square in Lotte Department Store Jamsil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, July 26, 2026. July 28, 2026

Frozen Summer: 'Frozen' musical Pop-Up brings winter wonderland to Lotte Jamsil Children try making their own postcards at the 'Frozen Summer' pop-up store for the musical 'Frozen,' held at Trevi Square in Lotte Department Store Jamsil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, July 26, 2026. July 28, 2026

Frozen Summer: 'Frozen' Musical Pop-Up Brings Winter Wonderland to Lotte Jamsil Visitors pose at a photo zone during the 'Frozen Summer' pop-up store for the musical 'Frozen,' held at Trevi Square in Lotte Department Store Jamsil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, July 26, 2026. July 28, 2026

Tourists find relief at Cheonggyecheon stream Foreign tourists cool off at Cheonggyecheon Stream as the daytime high in Seoul reached 32 degrees Celsius on July 28, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun July 28, 2026

Seoul's heatwave relief canopy at crosswalks Pedestrians wait for the traffic light under a heatwave shade canopy installed at a crosswalk in front of Daehanmun Gate at Deoksugung Palace in Jung-gu, Seoul, on July 28, 2026. Seoul’s daytime high reached 32 degrees Celsius. AJP Yoo Na-hyun July 28, 2026

More South Korean tidal flats listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites SEOUL, July 27 (AJP) - More getbol, or tidal flats in South Korea have been added to or expanded as UNESCO World Heritage sites at the global body's annual gathering in Busan over the weekend, the Korea Heritage Service (KHS) said on Monday. The decision was made during the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which kicked off last week and runs through Wednesday at BEXCO in the southeastern port city of Busan, marking the first time South Korea has hosted the ga July 27, 2026

FANOMENON 2027 plan announced in Seoul SEOUL, July 27 (AJP) - Co-chair Park Jin-young speaks during a press briefing on the 2027 FANOMENON implementation plan at the Multi-purpose Space on Basement Level 1 of the Seoul Education Center, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on July 27, 2026. July 27, 2026