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Presidential AI committee to devise nat'l AI strategy early next year

The presidential artificial intelligence (AI) committee plans to devise a national strategy within the first three months of next year to make Korea one of the world's top three leaders in the AI industry, the science ministry said Monday.

Dec 2, 2024By Yonhap

Presidential AI committee to devise nat'l AI strategy early next year

Korea's prison population is aging rapidly

Korea’s aging population is driving changes in many sectors of society, and its prisons are no exception.

Dec 2, 2024By Jung Min-ho

Korea's prison population is aging rapidly

60,000 non-regular school workers to go on strike Friday

Around 60,000 non-regular school workers will go on strike this week to demand better pay and working conditions, their union said Monday.

Dec 2, 2024By Yonhap

60,000 non-regular school workers to go on strike Friday

Yoon vows to ease burden on small merchants from delivery platform commissions

President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged Monday to introduce measures to ease the burden on small merchants from delivery app commission fees, as part of efforts to boost sluggish domestic consumption.

Dec 2, 2024By Yonhap

Yoon vows to ease burden on small merchants from delivery platform commissions

Funeral flowers become it item for K-pop fans, protesters

Wreaths of white condolence flowers have become the new favorite item for K-pop fans and protesters to make their voices heard, revitalizing the local flower market, according to industry officials on Monday.

Dec 2, 2024By Lee Hae-rin

Funeral flowers become it item for K-pop fans, protesters

1 dead in 14-car pileup on icy highway in Anseong

One person died and five others were injured after a truck skid on an icy highway in Anseong, about 65 kilometers south of Seoul, on Monday, police said.

Dec 2, 2024By Yonhap

1 dead in 14-car pileup on icy highway in Anseong

Supreme Court confirms mental damage compensation for Gwangju uprising victims

The Supreme Court has upheld lower courts' rulings in favor of psychological damage compensation for hundreds of victims of the brutal crackdown on the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju, judicial officials said Monday.

Dec 2, 2024By Yonhap

Supreme Court confirms mental damage compensation for Gwangju uprising victims

Yoon calls for proactive measures to boost domestic consumption

President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed his senior aides Monday to prepare proactive measures to stimulate domestic consumption to address economic challenges at home and abroad, his office said.

Dec 2, 2024By Yonhap

Yoon calls for proactive measures to boost domestic consumption

1 dead, 2 injured in apartment fire in Pohang

One person died and two others were severely injured in a fire presumed to have been started by a butane gas explosion in an apartment building in the southeastern city of Pohang on Monday, officials said.

Dec 2, 2024By Yonhap

1 dead, 2 injured in apartment fire in Pohang

Assembly speaker shelves downsized 2025 budget bill at plenary session

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik on Monday decided to put an opposition-led downsized budget bill for next year on hold, urging the ruling and opposition parties to reach an agreement by next week.

Dec 2, 2024By Yonhap

Assembly speaker shelves downsized 2025 budget bill at plenary session

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Society

Presidential AI committee to devise nat'l AI strategy early next year

Korea's prison population is aging rapidly

60,000 non-regular school workers to go on strike Friday

Yoon vows to ease burden on small merchants from delivery platform commissions

Funeral flowers become it item for K-pop fans, protesters

1 dead in 14-car pileup on icy highway in Anseong

Supreme Court confirms mental damage compensation for Gwangju uprising victims

Yoon calls for proactive measures to boost domestic consumption

1 dead, 2 injured in apartment fire in Pohang

Assembly speaker shelves downsized 2025 budget bill at plenary session

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