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Social Affairs
Strong winds even blew out apartment windows… Accidents are occurring all over Jeju
On the 26th, the third day of the Chuseok holiday, heavy rain and high wind advisories were issued for most areas of Jeju, and damage caused by the wind and rain continued to mount. Strong winds toppl…
Social Affairs
"We Don't Hold Ancestral Rites"... Ancestral Rite Goods Shops See a Drop in Customers Even During the Chuseok Peak Season
Piles of wooden ritual bowls at a shop in the tableware district of Namdaemun Market in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 18th. (Photo:Kim Tae-seop, Trainee Reporter)
As the Chuseok holiday season approaches…
Legal Affairs
Supreme Court Issues 'Rebuttal,' Blue House Issues 'Counter-Rebuttal'… Stalemate Over Re-hearing Request (Comprehensive)
The conflict between the Blue House and the Supreme Court over the resubmission of Supreme Court justice nominees has been escalating day by day. After Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae rejected the Blue Hous…
Legal Affairs
Prosecutors Indict DEUTSCH MOTORS INC. Chairman and His Wife for ‘Steering 100 Billion Won in Construction Contracts’
Prosecutors have indicted the chairman and his wife of the DEUTSCH MOTORS INC.(067990) Group on charges of exchanging fraudulent tax invoices while funneling exhibition hall and interior construction …
Local Government
AI Bidding Verification System Can Prevent Conflicts of Interest Before They Arise
Artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining attention as a solution to enhance fairness and transparency in the selection process for event management agencies for regional festivals, performances, and ot…
Local Government
Amid a "rigged" bidding frenzy… Festivals Falling Apart
The bidding process for the “Island Day” (August 8) commemorative event in Yeosu, Gwangju, South Jeolla Province—which has been underway since January of this year—has been held three times due to con…
Local Government
World Korean Business Leaders Conference, Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration Expo… This Week’s Major Events
The BeLT, the tourism and MICE news team of the comprehensive daily economic newspaper Edaily, presents a variety of updates from the domestic and international MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions…
Social Affairs
Hong Myung-bo Appointed Based on False Grounds… Police: "Korea Farmers' Association Leadership Deceived the Board of Directors" (Comprehensive)
Former Korea Football Association (KFA) President Chung Mong-kyu and other key KFA officials at the time have been referred to prosecutors on charges of improperly interfering in the 2024 appointment …
Science
SKT-KTCorporation and KISTI Develop World's First 'Digital Twin' Technology for Quantum Cryptographic Communication Network
SKTelecom and the Korea Information & Communication Science and Technology Information (KISTI) announced on the 22nd that they have developed digital twin technology to pre-verify the performance and …
Local Government
Jindo Premium Specialty Products Pickup Center Opens on the Second Basement Level of Seoul Station, Significantly Improving Convenience for Foreign Tourists
The “Specialty Product Pickup Center (Global Digital K-Food Hub),” where visitors can conveniently pick up high-quality specialty products produced in the pristine natural environment of Jindo County …