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Wed, March 29, 2023 | 16:05

Seoul uses AI technology to monitor digital sex crimes

Seoul uses AI technology to monitor digital sex crimes

The Seoul city government has tapped into artificial intelligence (AI) technology to automatically detect and monitor digital sex crimes around the clock, officials said Wednesday.

2023-03-29 15:21

Korea to allow online permit-free entry for tourists from 22 nations to spur spending

Korea to allow online permit-free entry for tourists from 22 nations to spur spending

Korea will temporarily exempt people from 22 visa-waiver nations, including the United States, Japan and Taiwan, from mandatory online travel permits and transit visa requirements as part of efforts to attract more foreign tourists and boost domestic demand, the finance ministry said Wednesday.

2023-03-29 14:02

COVID-19 isolation period likely to be shortened to 5 days in May

COVID-19 isolation period likely to be shortened to 5 days in May

The mandatory COVID-19 isolation period is expected to be reduced to five days from the current seven starting in early May as the government is considering downgrading the virus to a lower infection level.

2023-03-29 13:52

Civic groups in Gwangju await meeting with Chun Doo-hwan's grandson

Civic groups in Gwangju await meeting with Chun Doo-hwan's grandson

Civic groups connected with the Gwangju Democratic Uprising said Tuesday that they will accept a proposed visit by the grandson of former authoritarian leader Chun Doo-hwan, as he has vowed to apologize to the bereaved families and victims of the government's deadly suppression of the pro-democracy movement.

2023-03-28 16:51

Remains of some 40 Korean War massacre victims unearthed in Asan

Remains of some 40 Korean War massacre victims unearthed in Asan

Multiple remains believed to be civilians massacred for collaborating with North Korea during the Korean War (1950-53) have been discovered in central Korea, a state truth panel said Tuesday.

2023-03-28 15:25

Four labor group officials arrested for alleged unauthorized contact with N. Korea spies

Four labor group officials arrested for alleged unauthorized contact with N. Korea spies

Four current or former executives of a major umbrella labor group have been arrested on charges of making unauthorized contact with North Korean spies, according to court officials Tuesday.

2023-03-28 09:12

Jeju seaways get busy with cruise ships, new trade route to Qingdao

Jeju seaways get busy with cruise ships, new trade route to Qingdao

The waters around Jeju Island are busier than ever, as the country's No.1 tourism destination is increasingly sought by tourists and opened a new trade route with China to spur bilateral business exchanges. The economic invigoration of Jeju is marked by visits from large cruise ships and a meeting in Qingdao on Sunday between its governor and the president of China's biggest ...

2023-03-28 08:18

Chun Doo-hwan's grandson apprehended at Incheon Int'l Airport over drug use

Chun Doo-hwan's grandson apprehended at Incheon Int'l Airport over drug use

Police apprehended a grandson of late former President Chun Doo-hwan at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday over suspected illegal drug use.

2023-03-28 07:25

4 young Nigerian siblings killed in house fire in Ansan

4 young Nigerian siblings killed in house fire in Ansan

Four young Nigerian siblings were killed in a fire that engulfed a three-story residential building in Ansan, south of Seoul, on Monday.

2023-03-27 15:43

Incheon, Gimpo airports resume additional flights to and from Japan, China

Incheon, Gimpo airports resume additional flights to and from Japan, China

Korean Air resumed regular late-night flights between Incheon International Airport, the gateway to Seoul, and Tokyo's Haneda International Airport on Monday, three years after they were suspended due to COVID-19.

2023-03-27 13:46

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Top 10 Stories

1	Revised Japanese textbooks distort wartime forced labor, catching Korea off guard

2	Clock ticks for China's massive repatriation of N. Korean defectors

3	Gold price nears all-time high amid financial jitters

4	Ramsar wetland in Han River cleaned up for protected birdlife

5	BMW launches new XM

6	Civic groups in Gwangju await meeting with Chun Doo-hwan's grandson

7	CJ CheilJedang sees chicken as next big seller after frozen dumpling

8	North Korea unveils tactical nuclear warheads

9	2024 budget to focus on tackling low birthrate

10	Jeju seaways get busy with cruise ships, new trade route to Qingdao

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