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WORLD1d agoSouth Korea warns students cheating with smart glassesSOUTH KOREA — South Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use, a government official told Agence France-Presse (AFP) Friday. Sales of smart glasses—which allow the wearer to shoot photos and videos, and interact with an artificial intelligence (AI) […]... Keep on reading: South Korea warns students cheating with smart glassesinquirer · philippines
WORLD1d agoSouth Korea To Prosecute Students Cheating With Smart GlassesEnormous pressure placed on students in South Korea's ultra-competitive education system has been partly blamed for teenage depression and suicide rates that are among the highest in the world. The post South Korea To Prosecute Students Cheating With Smart Glasses appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
WORLD2d agoSouth Korea captain, LA star Son Heung-min backed by coach amid rift rumourRobert Moreno names captain Son Heung-min in South Korea's squad for Saudi Arabia and Qatar games despite rift rumours.Al Jazeera [en]
WORLD2d agoCall of Duty-maker under fire in South Korea over use of Seoul disaster imagesIn Zuid-Korea is met afschuw gereageerd op een fragment in het schietspel Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Daarin zijn beelden te zien die afkomstig lijken te zijn van het dodelijke halloweendrama in Seoul in 2022, vandaag vier jaar geleden. Nabestaanden van de ramp willen dat de beelden worden verwijderd. In de korte filmpjes zijn beelden te zien van iemand die wordt gereanimeerd. Ook worden rijen lichamen die op de weg liggen getoond, en een slachtoffer dat op een brancard wordt afgevoerd. De beelden, die enkele seconden duren, zijn gebruikt voor de openingsscène van de nieuwste uitgave van hNOS Buitenland
WORLD4d agoByung-Chul Han, South Korean philosopher: "The society of the 21st century is no longer disciplinary, but a performance society"The essayist analyzed the paradigm shifts of current society in "The Burnout Society". "This form of exploitation is much more efficient because the individual voluntarily decides to exploit themselves," he assures.Clarín
WORLDOct 22Shark returns to South Korea canal after failed rescue attemptAn endangered shark swam back into a canal in South Korea after rescuers had led it back out to sea.Al Jazeera [en]
WORLDOct 22Celebrity shark guided out of South Korea canal refuses to swim out to seaBukangi the shark became an unlikely sensation after it was spotted in a canal in Busan weeks ago.BBC World
WORLDOct 21‘Mourning run’ or clout chase? South Korea divided over runner’s death tributesSouth Korean social media posts displaying users’ running records to honour a local woman who died at a Seoul marathon have raised debate over the appropriateness of the gesture for mourning. Yoo Ji-won, a 25-year-old graduate student at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science Technology, collapsed just 500 metres (1,600 feet) from the finish line of the 2026 Seoul Race half-marathon on October 11, local media reported. The cause of her death has not been disclosed. Yoo was a running influencer,...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 20Busan, the city in South Korea that seems to have its own favelas: "A country can modernize while preserving its essence"It is the second most populated city in the country: it combines urban beaches, modern buildings, and neighborhoods that preserve part of their history. A tour of its landscapes and customs raises a reflection on how to transform past difficulties into an opportunity for growth.Clarín
WORLDOct 18‘Outrageous’: Taiwan Mandopop band member allegedly assaulted by South Korean diver underwaterPalau authorities are investigating an alleged underwater attack by a South Korean divemaster on Taiwanese musician Devon Song and his Bangladeshi divemaster. Song, a member of the music group Nan Quan Mama, posted on social media that he and his divemaster, Sobuj Patwary, were attacked by a South Korean divemaster known as “Romeo”. Song said they were diving at Siaes Corner, a popular site west of Koror, when Romeo suddenly charged at them from below, about 25 metres underwater. Romeo allegedly...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 16Suspect held after stabbing spree in South Korean supermarketheraldglobe.com · United States
WORLDBREAKINGOct 16Suspect held after stabbing spree in South Korean supermarketirishsun.com · Ireland
WORLDOct 15South Korean boss jailed for shooting industrial air gun into Thai worker’s anusA South Korean manufacturing company owner accused of severely injuring a migrant worker by firing high-pressure air from an industrial air gun into his body has been sentenced to three years in prison. Judge Koo Na-young of the Suwon district court on Thursday sentenced the owner of a metal-cleaning company, a man in his 60s identified only as A, to three years in prison on charges of aggravated bodily injury and violations of the Labour Standards Act. The court dismissed the case against A’s...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 15South Korea’s offender tracking under scrutiny after stabbing spree exposes ‘serious gaps’A stabbing rampage by a repeat violent offender wearing an electronic ankle monitor has raised questions about whether South Korea’s system can adequately supervise those deemed high-risk and prevent attacks before they happen. The 59-year-old suspect told investigators he had become frustrated over what he perceived as mistreatment at a hospital, police said on Wednesday. Three criminal profilers were helping investigators establish the motive for Tuesday’s attack at a shopping centre in...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 13South Korea shopping centre stabbing leaves 8 injuredSouth China Morning Post
WORLDOct 13At least 8 people injured in supermarket stabbing in South Korea's IncheonJapan Today
WORLDOct 6Ukraine apologizes for revealing North Korean POWs’ transfer to South Korea. Seoul says apology isn’t enough, vows ‘firm measures.’South Korea has received an apology from Ukraine over its disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul but considers the apology insufficient, South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said.Meduza [en]
WORLDOct 6Byung-Chul Han, South Korean philosopher: "It's difficult to rebel when victim and executioner are the same person"La trampa actual de la autoexplotación.Cómo retomar la capacidad de elegir.Clarín
WORLDOct 4South Korea captain 'deeply sorry' for gloating about military exemptionSouth Korea's Asian Games soccer captain apologized on Sunday for boasting that his gold medal meant he did not have to do military service. South Korea defeated hosts…Japan Today
WORLDOct 2Shark remains stranded in South Korean canal after second rescue attemptA second attempt to guide a shark stranded in a canal in the South Korean port city of Busan back to the open sea ended without success on Friday, with the animal staying in the waterway into its third week. Rescuers, who had been using a net to try to coax it out, had to end the operation after a two-hour chase due to ‌the risk of their huge net getting caught on rocks. They now hope that the shark will eventually swim out to the open sea on its own, after leaving the net in place to limit how...South China Morning Post