Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Tuesday that crimes involving deepfake pornographic material should be tackled to the same degree as drug crimes. Han made the remark during a meeting with reporters following the discovery of numerous chat rooms suspected of creating and distributing pornographic content using doctored photos of ordinary women and teenagers. “I think […]
The plan to integrate the southeastern city of Daegu and surrounding North Gyeongsang Province has failed, the mayor of Daegu, Hong Joon-pyo, declared Tuesday. Hong said in a social media posting that “it would be hard to expect consent from the provincial assembly of North Gyeongsang Province” for the proposed integration of the local governments. […]
The first video, featuring his pet dog, surpassed 300,000 views within 10 days. However, following a barrage of user reports, the channel was shut down by YouTube in about two weeks. Regarding the closure, YouTube told the Hankook Ilbo, “The ‘Go! Young-wook’ channel was terminated in accordance with our Creator Responsibility guidelines, which prohibit behavior […]
The size of rice paddies in Korea fell 1.5 percent on-year to hit an all-time low in 2024, data showed Tuesday. The country’s rice paddies totaled 697,714 hectares in 2024 compared with 708,012 hectares a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea. The figure has been on a constant decrease, dropping from more than 1 million […]
Injury Ward KT Adjusts Starting Rotation… Right-Hander Han Cha-hyun Joins Starting Lineup Sovereign, who performed poorly in the LG match, moves back to the bullpen. ‘Injury Ward’ KT Wiz changed the starting rotation again. Ju-won, who moved from the bullpen to the starter, moves back to the bullpen, and fourth-year right-handed pitcher Han Cha-hyeon (25) […]
Canoe Signs Cho Kwang-hee and Jang Sang-won Narrowly Miss Out on Participating in the Paris Olympics 2nd place in the final qualifying round by 0.189 seconds… Cho Kwang-hee’s third consecutive Olympic appearance canceled. Korea’s canoe team, Kwang-hee Cho (Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall) and Sang-won Jang (Incheon Yeonsu-gu Office), who teamed up to win a silver […]
‘2 Errors’ Doosan – ‘8 Bases Left on Base’ Lotte, Tie After 12 Extra Innings Professional baseball’s Doosan Bears and Lotte Giants were unable to decide on a win or loss even after 12 extra innings. Doosan and Lotte drew 3-3 in the professional baseball 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League match held at Jamsil […]
The Celtic Wins 3-2 Against St Mirren in the Final Match… Korean Trio Absent Celtic’s Yang Hyun-jun and Oh Hyeon-gyu, and St. Mirren’s Kwon Hyuk-gyu are all excluded from the list. Celtic, who achieved their third consecutive Scottish Premiership title, defeated St Mirren in the final match of the regular season. The Celtic achieved a […]
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that the questioning of first lady Kim Keon Hee outside the prosecution office was not due to preferential treatment and took place per relevant protocols. Prosecutors questioned Kim at a presidential security facility instead of the prosecution office on July 20 over a series of allegations, including her acceptance […]
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. The court ruled unanimously that […]