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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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General Hospital and Autonomous Private High School to be Promoted in Dangjin Songsan: A general hospital and an autonomous private high school are planned for Songsan, Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province, an area wit ...; HONG MOON HWA Senior Reporter 2025.06.28

Reclaiming Youth with '30-Minute Face Yoga'... Experts Say "Effective, But More Research Needed": Recently, "Face Yoga" has gained significant global popularity, particularly across social media platforms and YouTube. Attention ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2025.06.28

"Miracle Obesity Drug" Wegovy Sees Surging Pancreatitis Side Effects, Including Reported Deaths: Concerns about the safety of GLP-1 class obesity treatments, including Wegovy (semaglutide), often dubbed "miracle obesity drugs" ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2025.06.28

SpaceX Starship Crash, Mexico Environmental Pollution Controversy… Signs of Escalation into International Legal Dispute: On June 19 (local time), a large reusable rocket, Starship, led by Elon Musk's SpaceX, crashed during an engine test launch. Debri ...; Graciela Maria Reporter 2025.06.28

'July Japan Catastrophe' Rumor Strikes Japanese Tourism Industry... Even Prophet Author Denies 'July 5': The recent spread of the 'July Japan Catastrophe' rumor has led to a wave of cancellations from tourists in neighboring countries ...; Desk 2025.06.28

Seoul Cracks Down on Pigeon Feeding in Public Spaces: Seoul, South Korea – Beginning July 1, 2025, the act of feeding pigeons in prominent public areas across Seoul will become a ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2025.06.27

Six Americans Arrested on Ganghwa Island for Attempting to Send Aid Bottles to North Korea: Incheon, South Korea – Six American nationals were apprehended by South Korean police on Friday, June 27, 2025, in Incheon's ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2025.06.27

Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Warns of Sustained Rise in Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease Cases: SEOUL – The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has recently issued a public health warning regarding a notab ...; Desk 2025.06.27

Memorial for Deceased North Korean Defectors to Be Erected in New Jersey, Honoring Sacrifices for Freedom: A "Memorial for Deceased North Korean Defectors" will be erected in New Jersey next month to honor over 10,000 North Korean defect ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2025.06.27

Korean Pedestrian Fatally Injured in Johns Creek Traffic Accident, Police Investigation Underway: A tragic accident occurred on Monday, June 23, in Johns Creek, Georgia, where a Korean pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and died ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2025.06.27

U.S. Electricity Bill Surge Puts Political Circles on 'High Alert'... Consumers Burdened Amid Divergent Responses in New York and Georgia: As the surge in electricity bills intensifies across the United States, state governments and political circles are on high alert. ...; Yim Kwangsoo Correspondent 2025.06.27

Rhode Island Leads Circular Economy by Institutionalizing Textile Waste Recycling and Public Education: The state of Rhode Island, USA, is gaining attention for passing groundbreaking legislation to address textile waste and transitio ...; Sharon Yoon Correspondent 2025.06.27

Vermont's Plastic Bag Ban: A Model for Successful Environmental Policy: Vermont's plastic bag ban, implemented in 2020, has achieved remarkable success, opening new horizons for environmental policy. Re ...; Eunsil Ju Reporter 2025.06.27

U.S. Federal Appeals Court Rules Louisiana's "Ten Commandments Mandatory Posting Law" Unconstitutional, Reaffirming Separation of Church and State: A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled as unconstitutional a Louisiana state law that mandated the posting of the Ten Commandments ...; Sharon Yoon Correspondent 2025.06.27

Operation "Dominatus" Dismantles "Extremely Dangerous" Gangs and Arrests Juvenile Recruiters in Chacarita: ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay – A large-scale police operation dubbed "Operativo Dominatus" successfully dismantled three powerf ...; Ana Fernanda Reporter 2025.06.27

Paraguayan Higher Education Council (Cones) Delays Degree Processing, Leaving Professionals "Stranded": Professionals, both domestic and international, are facing severe difficulties due to delays in the processing of degree recogniti ...; Desk 2025.06.27

First Encounter with Daejeon, the Birth of a Great City: Daejeon Mayor Lee Jang-woo held a press conference at City Hall on the 24th to explain the achievements and future tasks of the Da ...; HONG MOON HWA Senior Reporter 2025.06.25

Chungnam Province's Largest Fire Station 'Born': Chungnam Province's largest fire station, which will lead disaster response and realize a safe Chungnam, has opened its doors. Ch ...; HONG MOON HWA Senior Reporter 2025.06.25

Corporate Demonstrations Lead to Investment Attraction: Daejeon City held the '2025 First Half Demonstration Performance Exchange' on June 24th at Lotte Hotel Daejeon, with over 100 part ...; HONG MOON HWA Senior Reporter 2025.06.25

Biggest Jackpot in Philippine History: 28-Year-Old Factory Worker Wins 935 Million Pesos Through BingoPlus: MANILA, Philippines – A historic record was set in Philippine gaming history. A 28-year-old factory worker from Mandaluyong ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2025.06.24