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Schools urged to enhance sex education amid rising deepfake crimes among youth

Calls are growing for a comprehensive overhaul of school sex education in Korea as deepfake exploitation materials spread rapidly among teenagers, according to school officials and experts, Sunday.

Sep 1, 2024By Jung Da-hyun
Schools urged to enhance sex education amid rising deepfake crimes among youth

Questions arise over conscript found dead in isolation last year

A sergeant who had just a month remaining until the end of his mandatory military service was found dead in isolation over punitive measures last year, military authorities said Sunday, raising questions over possible negligence.

Sep 1, 2024By Yonhap
Questions arise over conscript found dead in isolation last year

Gov't approves new secondary school history textbooks

A state institute in charge of curricula has approved new secondary school history textbooks, the education ministry said Friday, a move that could spark public scrutiny over their perspective on the country's checkered modern history.

Aug 30, 2024By Yonhap
Gov't approves new secondary school history textbooks

Deepfake map made by middle school student goes viral nationwide

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.

Aug 30, 2024By Lee Hae-rin
Deepfake map made by middle school student goes viral nationwide

Court again orders Japanese firm to compensate forced labor victims

Another Korean court ordered a Japanese company on Friday to offer compensation to victims of Japan's wartime forced labor.

Aug 30, 2024By Yonhap
Court again orders Japanese firm to compensate forced labor victims

Concerns grow over frequent sinkholes in roads

Drivers and road management authorities in Seoul are increasingly alarmed as a sinkhole swallowed a car on Thursday and a subsidence of a road was detected nearby one day later.

Aug 30, 2024By Kim Hyun-bin
Concerns grow over frequent sinkholes in roads

Number of users on dark web software more than doubles this year

The number of Koreans using an anonymity software capable of providing access to the dark web anonymously has more than doubled this year, data showed Friday, as the nation has vowed to tackle deepfake sex crimes.

Aug 30, 2024By Yonhap
Number of users on dark web software more than doubles this year

Unification ministry issues English version of report on N. Korea's economic, social situation

The unification ministry said Friday it has published the English version of its report on North Korea's economic and social situation in a bid to help the international community better understand evolving changes in the North's society.

Aug 30, 2024By Yonhap
Unification ministry issues English version of report on N. Korea's economic, social situation

Gov't-hosted forum adds more women to panel after British ambassador's boycott over gender imbalance

The unification ministry has added more women as panelists for an upcoming security policy forum after Britain's top envoy to Korea snubbed the event due to a skewed representation of female speakers.

Aug 30, 2024By Yonhap
Gov't-hosted forum adds more women to panel after British ambassador's boycott over gender imbalance
  • British ambassador to Korea withdraws from gov't forum due to women's underrepresentation

UAE ambassador highlights Emirati women's contributions to country's development

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Korea Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi commemorated Emirati Women's Day, an occasion that marks the country's commitment to the empowerment of women.

Aug 30, 2024By Kim Hyun-bin
UAE ambassador highlights Emirati women's contributions to country's development
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