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AI tech used to battle spycam video crimes

The South Korean government has begun to use artificial intelligence technology in its fight against illegal sex videos. The state agencies said Monday that they have started applying the AI technol...

July 23, 2019
Technology
[Trending] Kid YouTube star’s family buys $8m building in Gangnam

The family company of a 6-year-old South Korean YouTube celebrity has garnered enough money to purchase a building in one of the richest areas of Seoul. According to a report from Maeil Business New...

July 23, 2019
Television
S. Koreans use social media more for entertainment than communication: survey

More South Koreans are utilizing social media for sources of entertainment contents than as a means of communications with friends, according to a report released by DMC Media on Monday. According t...

July 22, 2019
Technology
[Video] Views of South Koreans on boycotting Japanese products

People in Korea have shown mixed reactions to deepening boycotts of Japanese products prompted by Tokyo’s sudden export controls of high-tech materials to South Korea. In a Realmeter survey of 506 r...

July 22, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Designer dismayed at ‘sexy’ hanbok in beauty contest

Renowned hanbok designer Park Sul-nyeo expressed disappointment at the way the country’s traditional attire was reinterpreted for a recent beauty contest. In an interview with a KBS1 radio show on W...

July 18, 2019
Fashion
Popular online community of Korean travelers to Japan goes on hiatus in protest

South Korea’s biggest online community dedicated to travel in Japan declared a hiatus Wednesday in a show of support for widespread protests here that increasingly involve boycotts of Japanese goods ...

July 17, 2019
Travel
[Trending] Teen soccer star Lee Kang-in entangled in ‘love-stagram’ incident

Korean soccer star Lee Kang-in, 18, might have embarked on a new relationship, considering subtle moves he has made on Instagram in recent days. The guesswork has prompted some fans to call for an ex...

July 17, 2019
Soccer
FINA President Maglione receives honorary degree from Honam University

FINA President Julio C. Maglione received an honorary doctorate degree from Honam University on Monday for his contributions to promoting world peace through the proliferation of sports. The Gwangju...

July 15, 2019
People
[Exclusive] Open-water swimmers embrace new challenge, aim for Tokyo Olympics

Despite being brand new, South Korea’s fledgling open-water swim team hopes to popularize the sport here by turning in a strong performance at the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju. ...

July 13, 2019
More sports
FINA makes a splash in Gwangju, despite low turnout

GWANGJU -- The 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships kicked off Friday, bringing athletes and tourists to Gwangju from all over the world, but the venues were far from packed and a number of people ...

July 12, 2019
More sports
[Weekender] Expect faster swims at Yeosu open-water races

It is quite a spectacle to watch dozens of athletes jump into the ocean at once and swim to the horizon. Athletes dive during the open-water swimming event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships i...

July 12, 2019
More sports
Festival heating up Gwangju with music, culture on eve of FINA

On the eve of the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships, which kick off in Gwangju on Friday, the host city is holding a cultural festival. According to the city government and the organizing commi...

July 11, 2019
More sports
[Weekender] High diving: Plunging 27 meters in 3 seconds

Just the sight of a makeshift diving platform standing 27 meters tall beside a round pool of water is enough to give viewers goose bumps. Imagine athletes performing a death-defying plunge, doing som...

July 11, 2019
More sports
[Weekender] Behind South Korea’s ‘fatcaron’ sensation

Around 8 o’ clock on a recent Sunday morning, more than 30 people waited in line outside a building in eastern Seoul. At the end of the line stood a sign reading “You will not be able to buy from her...

July 5, 2019
Food&Beverage
[Breaking] 2 injured from wall collapse at construction site near Sinsa Station

Part of a building under construction near Sinsa Station in Seoul collapsed Thursday afternoon, crumbling on to cars parked nearby. (Yonhap) According to Seoul Seocho Fire Station, the exterior wal...

July 4, 2019
Social affairs

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