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South Korean AI Models Flunk College Entrance Math Exams, Lagging Far Behind Global Leaders

(C) Seeking Alpha SEOUL— A recent performance comparison of South Korea's leading large language models (LLMs), often dubbed "National AI" contenders, revealed a significant gap
Chinese Tycoons Pursue 'Musk-Like' Progeny via US Surrogacy

(C) Channel3000 (SEOUL/LOS ANGELES) — A growing number of Chinese billionaires are reportedly leveraging American surrogates to rapidly expand their families, a trend some claim is inspired b

Lee Vows Stronger Penalties for Data Breaches: "Make Companies Feel They Will Go Bankrupt"

(C) Modern Diplomacy President Lee Jae-myung on Friday called for significantly stricter penalties against companies responsible for repeated personal data breaches, stating the sanctions must be sev

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Youth Wages Stagnate as Korea's Job Market Ages: Seoul – A new analysis of Statistics Korea's microdata reveals a troubling trend in South Korea's labor market: young worker ...; Yim Kwangsoo Correspondent 2025.02.13

Supreme Court Rules Franchisees Must Pay for In-Store Music: Seoul – In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Korea has overturned a lower court decision, stating that franchise busin ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2025.02.12

Hyundai to Challenge EV Record at Attack Tsukuba 2025 with Ioniq 5 N TA Spec: SEOUL, South Korea – Hyundai Motor Company announced today that it will be competing in the Attack Tsukuba 2025 race at the ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2025.02.12

Telegram 'Vigilante Group' Leader Indicted for Sexually Exploiting 234 People: Kim Nok-wan (33), who operated a cyber sexual exploitation crime group named 'Vigilante Group' on Telegram and is accused of sexua ...; Desk 2025.02.12

Jeonbuk Education to Boost Global Talent Development with Korean Language Initiative: JEONBUK, South Korea – The Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Office of Education is set to accelerate its efforts in f ...; ONLINE TEAM 2025.02.12

Retirement Pension Fees Snowballing, While Returns Lag Behind Inflation: Retirement pension fees charged by financial institutions in South Korea are ballooning, while investment returns remain dismally ...; Desk 2025.02.12

Incheon Modern Literature Museum to Support Author Meet-and-Greets at Local Bookstores: INCHEON – The Incheon Modern Literature Museum has launched a program called 'Shinbaram Neighborhood Bookstore Book Talk' to ...; Min Gyu Mi Reporter 2025.02.12

Yeonsu Hanmaeum Park Project Receives Green Light, Aiming for 2025 Completion: INCHEON – A significant step forward has been taken in the development of the Yeonsu Hanmaeum Park, a planned 82,649㎡ eco-fr ...; Min Gyu Mi Reporter 2025.02.12

Korean Siblings Convicted in Property Dispute Involving Terminally Ill Mother: INCHEON, South Korea – A Korean couple has been convicted of assault and trespassing after a violent confrontation with thei ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2025.02.12

Trauma Center Dilemma: The More Lives Saved, the Deeper the Deficit, What is the Solution?: The deficit problem of regional trauma centers, which was widely known through Professor Lee Guk-jong's National Assembly remarks ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2025.02.12

Gyeonggi Province Faces Dilemma: Balancing Public Transportation Fare Hikes with Economic Hardship: Gyeonggi Province is grappling with a difficult decision: whether to raise public transportation fares amidst a prolonged economic ...; Desk 2025.02.12

Incheon Airport Only Airport in Korea with Rising Bioterrorism Suspicion Reports: Incheon, South Korea – Incheon International Airport is the only airport in Korea that has been consistently receiving repor ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2025.02.12

Gyeonggi-do Farmers Resist Government's Rice Policy: Farmers in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, are up in arms against the government's latest initiative to control rice production, citing ...; Min Gyu Mi Reporter 2025.02.12

Extended Retirement Age and Re-employment: A Hotly Debated Issue: Controversy over extending the retirement age is escalating as the government plans to raise the age for receiving national pensio ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2025.02.12

Over Half of Businesses Reject Refund Settlement in 'T-Mep' Incident, Leading to Lawsuit: SEOUL – The 'T-Mep' incident, involving TMON and WeMakePrice (collectively known as T-Mep) and causing a massive delay in re ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2025.02.12

Stricter Regulations on Auxiliary Batteries on Passenger Planes from Next Month: Starting next month, passengers will be required to take safety measures when bringing auxiliary batteries on board passenger plan ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2025.02.11

Vietnamese Navy Deploys Ship for Multinational Komodo 2025 Exercise in Indonesia: BA RIA-VUNG TAU, Vietnam – The Vietnamese Navy has dispatched Ship 09 of Naval Region 2’s Brigade 171 to participate i ...; Pedro Espinola Special Correspondent 2025.02.11

Vietnam Reigns Supreme as Top Family Travel Destination for Koreans: SEOUL – For the second consecutive year, Vietnam has cemented its status as the most popular international travel destinatio ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2025.02.11

Man Arrested After Alleged Attempted Assault on Priest in Singapore Church: SINGAPORE – A 22-year-old Singaporean man has been arrested following an alleged attempted assault on a priest at the Church ...; Eugenio Rodolfo Sanabria Reporter 2025.02.11

Circle Line Service Restored After Morning Rush Hour Disruption: SINGAPORE – Commuters faced significant delays on the Circle Line during Tuesday morning's rush hour due to a signaling syst ...; Ana Fernanda Reporter 2025.02.11