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The heat wave is continuing despite the passing of traditional seasonal divisions indicating autumn's arrival, as the representative fall holiday, Chuseok, is only a week away.
The area around Seoul's Gimpo International Airport will be redeveloped into an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) hub by 2030, the Seoul city government said Sunday.
Over 20,000 Koreans from all walks of life gathered in a massive rally in the heart of Gangnam District, Seoul, Saturday, calling for immediate action from both the government and individuals to address the climate crisis.
Actor Yoo Ah-in was sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday for habitual drug use.
Despite the law enforcement authorities' warning of a stern response to sexually explicit deepfakes, perpetrators here are boasting about their crimes on social media and online communities, confident that they "cannot be caught."
A former foreign ministry official was given a suspended jail term, Friday, for sexually harassing a foreign employee of the same sex seven years ago while working at the Korean Embassy in New Zealand.
As reports of deepfake sex crimes spread in Korea, a "deepfake map," which displays the current status of allegedly affected schools has gone viral here.
The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the nation's carbon reduction law does not conform with the Constitution as it fails to protect people's basic human rights beyond 2031. It asked the National Assembly to revise the law by Feb. 28, 2026. Otherwise, the current law will cease to have effect.
Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism granted Mohegan Inspire a license to operate a foreigner-only casino in January. It was the first time since 2005 that the government granted such permission and it was also the first license of its kind issued to a foreign investor.
Korea's ruling and opposition parties have initiated a National Assembly-level response to the issue of deepfake sexual exploitation crimes. These crimes involve combining and distributing photos of acquaintances or social media users with explicit content.