Day: February 1, 2024

S. Korean carmakers’ sales up 4.3 pct in Jan.

Sales of carmakers in South Korea rose more than 4 percent on-year in January thanks largely to strong overseas demand, according to industry data Thursday.

Five automakers in South Korea — Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Corp., GM Korea Co.,

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2 firefighters found dead in meat factory fire

Two firefighters were found dead early Thursday after they were trapped at a burning meat processing factory in the central city of Mungyeong while on a mission to search for fire victims, authorities said.

Rescuers retrieved the bodies of

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 1)

Respect for bereaved families

Parties should renegotiate Itaewon investigation bill

As widely expected, President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed a bill on Tuesday to launch a special committee for investigations into the deadly crowd crash that occurred in I…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Feb. 1)

No self-reflection whatsoever, as expected

Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung ferociously attacked the Yoon Suk Yeol administration in his New Year’s press conference Wednesday. He claimed that the country faces four major crises, with peopl…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Feb. 1)

Deepfakes pose real threat

Spread of explicit AI-generated fake images call for more proactive measures

Sexually explicit fake images of Taylor Swift, widely believed to have been generated by artificial intelligence tools, spread on social media l…

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