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Suspicions of ‘AI cheating’ in a Konkuk University midterm···over 600 students to take an in-person retest
Evidence of cheating using artificial intelligence (AI) emerged in an online midterm for a general education course at Konkuk University, prompting over 600 students to take an in-person retest. According to Konkuk University on the 23rd, Professor A at the university conducted an online midterm on the 19th via a video conferencing program with live proctoring and recording.
“I killed my stepmother,” reported a woman in her 40s; it turned out to be her ‘biological mother’···Police seek arrest warrant
Police have requested an arrest warrant for a woman in her 40s who killed her biological mother, in her 60s, at their home in Gangseo District, Seoul. The Seoul Gangseo Police Station said on the 23rd that it had applied the previous day for an arrest warrant for a woman in her 40s, Ms. A, on suspicion of killing a lineal ascendant. Ms. A is suspected of killing her biological mother, in her 60s, at her home in Gangseo District on the morning of the 22nd.
Police place daughter in her 40s under emergency arrest in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, after she turned herself in for ‘killing her mother’
A woman in her 40s who killed her biological mother in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, was arrested by police on the 22nd. The Seoul Gangseo Police Station said it had urgently arrested a woman in her 40s, identified as A, on suspicion of murder. A is alleged to have killed her biological mother, who is in her 60s, in the Ujangsan-dong area of Gangseo-gu.
Cold wave alerts in effect across inland areas nationwide… morning temperatures drop 10 degrees from the previous day
On Thursday the 22nd, the country will be mostly clear, but morning temperatures will drop sharply and it will be cold. As cold air moves in from the northwest, cold wave alerts are in effect for most inland areas nationwide. Morning temperatures have fallen by about 10 degrees from the previous day. In particular, parts of northeastern Gyeonggi and inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon will drop below freezing.
“After saying he would never go back” he returned about a year after release and committed arson··· Will seek an arrest warrant for the ‘Yeoksam-dong arsonist’
The police plan to seek an arrest warrant on suspicion of arson of an occupied structure causing injury against A, a man in his seventies who set fires at two buildings in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Although four years ago the court, noting “I am remorseful,” sentenced A to two years and six months for a gasoline-based special intimidation case, about a year after his release he returned to the same location and committed arson.
Human skull and leg bones found at the southern end of Hangang Bridge···Police investigating the possibility of a crime
Police launched an investigation after confirming several skeletal fragments at the southern end of Hangang Bridge in Songpa District, Seoul. According to police on the 21st, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul received a report that several skeletal fragments were at the southern end of Hangang Bridge and is examining the facts. A human skull and two leg bones were reportedly found in a drainage channel along the Hangang riverbank at the scene.
Police to request an arrest warrant today for the ‘Yeoksam-dong arsonist’…He stated, “I wanted to scare them”
Police said on the 21st that they will apply for an arrest warrant for A, a man in his 70s suspected of committing arson in succession at two buildings in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. He is believed to have committed the crime to intimidate patent law firms located in the two buildings, whom he thought had defrauded him.
Police investigating ‘arson suspicions’ over Yeoksam-dong Shinmyeong and Hanyang Building fires
Police are investigating whether arson was involved in fires that broke out simultaneously on the 20th at two buildings near the Yeoksam Elementary School intersection in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
Only ‘260,000 won’ recovered from Cho Ju-bin over five years… Annual recovery of criminal proceeds stuck in the 0% range
It has been five years since Cho Ju-bin, operator of the Telegram ‘Doctor’s Room’ who produced and distributed sexual exploitation materials, received a final Supreme Court ruling, yet the amount recovered through forfeiture is only 260,000 won. Each year, the overall execution rate for recovering criminal proceeds remains in the 0% range, and more than 20 billion won is being classified as unrecoverable. According to materials that Rep.
For 53 years, there has been no letup over the ‘national team military service exemptions’… Young people say “the problem is not the system but the attitude toward military service”
On the 3rd, in the men's football at the ‘2026 Aichi·Nagoya Asian Games,’ the national team defeated Japan and hung gold medals around their necks. At the previous World Cup, there had been much debate and controversy about the abilities of the national soccer team. Amid this, the national team reaching the summit of Asia was fully deserving of applause. However, the words and actions of the gold medalists became the spark.
Pace picks up in stalled asset-recovery suits over pro-Japanese collaborators’ property… 2.9 billion won remains uncollected despite state victories
It has been found that unjust enrichment totaling 2.9 billion won remains uncollected, even after the government won asset-recovery lawsuits brought against descendants of pro-Japanese collaborators.
“Vague anxiety” “We will only know after a month”···Police have ‘mixed expectations and concerns’ about leading investigations on the first day of the new Criminal Procedure Act
On the 2nd, when the new criminal justice system took effect, the police, now exclusively in charge of investigations, gathered investigative personnel at provincial and metropolitan police agencies and frontline precincts nationwide to focus on preparing for a smooth rollout. On the front lines, there were both concerns about a shortage of investigators and calls to reaffirm responsibility as the lead authority in investigations.
PSPD “The Prosecution Service has vanished into history… a self-inflicted outcome of prosecutors who misused and abused their authority”
The civic group PSPD said on the 2nd, regarding the enforcement of the amended Criminal Procedure Act, that “the Prosecution Service vanishing into history is a self-inflicted consequence of prosecutors who have misused and abused their authority.” In a commentary that day, PSPD stated, “The misuse and abuse of power by prosecutors, who monopolized investigative and indictment authority for 78 years, caused serious social ills.” With the amended Criminal Procedure Act, centered on abolishing...
“Even indirect troop deployment violates the Constitution”…‘Armed Forces Day’ civil society·five progressive parties speak with one voice to say ‘Oppose deployment’
Civil society groups and lawmakers from five political parties urged the government on the 1st, Armed Forces Day, to halt its review of dispatching troops to the Strait of Hormuz, saying “Even indirect deployment violates the Constitution.” ‘Emergency Action to Stop the U.S. War of Aggression and Oppose Dispatch of Korean Troops’ held a joint press conference on the steps in front of the main National Assembly building on the 1st and made this statement.
Hinting at suicide while contacting 84 times over four days… Teenage male wielded a weapon after being told of a breakup
It was determined that the incident in which, in broad daylight last July, a teenage male stabbed a peer-aged woman with a weapon in a residential area of Gangseo District, Seoul, was a ‘relationship-based crime’ committed against an ex-partner who had notified him of a breakup.
“The final film screening has ended”… The last day of Megabox Sinchon after 20 years
Auditorium 1 of Megabox Sinchon in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, on the night of the 21st. Even after the end credits rolled, audience members could not easily leave their seats. Applause broke out across the auditorium. The screen displayed the message, ‘The final film screening has ended. Goodbye… please get home safely, everyone.’ The theater, which opened in September 2006, closed its doors after 20 years. That day, the final title shown at Megabox Sinchon, <Project Hail Mary>, was sold out.
“Drugs have invaded even classrooms”… Teen narcotics-related inmates surged 7.8-fold in three years
The number of teenage narcotics-related inmates has jumped by about eightfold over the past three years. One in three drug offenders is re-incarcerated for a drug crime within three years, indicating a high recidivism rate. Observers say early countermeasures are urgently needed to address drug problems spreading among adolescents.
National flu vaccination for children·pregnant women begins today ··· flu is spreading earlier than in previous years
As the spread of influenza (flu) accelerates this year, the national flu vaccination program for children and pregnant women began on the 21st. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency moved up the vaccination schedule to respond to the earlier-than-usual flu circulation.
A 500-won train-ticket debt from 48 years ago, repaid ten-thousandfold by ‘the Grandma from Nangok-dong’···“I vowed to repay it before I die” cash and a letter wrapped in newspaper
‘To the Grandma from Nangok-dong’ appears on the Yeongdeungpo Station notice board Staff: “We will not forget the kindness you showed us” A reply is posted because no name or contact was left Citizens: “Both the grandmother·Yeongdeungpo Station stories are moving” On the morning of the 15th at Yeongdeungpo Station in Seoul, a letter stood out among citizens trying to board their commuter trains.
‘Kim Seung-won solicitation allegations’ broker Yang suspected of falsifying Kyung Hee University doctoral dissertation···University launches inquiry
The whistleblower claims ‘at least five bibliographic entries were fabricated or falsely recorded’ If misconduct is confirmed, the doctoral degree will be revoked Kyung Hee University has launched a preliminary inquiry after allegations emerged that businessman Mr. Yang, who is implicated with nominee for Minister of Justice Kim Seung-won in the ‘request to expedite approval of a clinical trial for a new COVID-19 drug’ case, falsified his doctoral dissertation.
“Dependence on foreign powers is a bad habit”···The pride of ‘Young Nepal’ and the hardening mud and debris
On the 26th of last month, the massive floods that swept Nepal left not only Nepalis but also people from some 30 countries, including Korea, China, and India, dead or missing. Governments announced they would dispatch specialized rescue teams to search for and aid their nationals, but the Nepali government refused. At the root of the refusal of foreign assistance even under a national state of emergency lies the trauma of the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
Music platform ‘Mupot’ with 950,000 members suffers personal data leak from hacking
Names·email addresses·mobile phone numbers leaked At ‘Mupot’, a platform that provides royalty-free music and video sources, member personal information was leaked due to external hacking. Mupot has said that although no indications of secondary damage have yet been identified, it has advised members to be cautious about contacts from unclear sources. According to Kyunghyang Shinmun reporting on the 10th, Mupot Co., Ltd.
331 cases of murder and attempted murder after domestic violence over four years··· Is ‘smartwatch’ really the answer
It has been found that there were 331 cases of murder and attempted murder following domestic violence over the past four years. During the same period, households labeled as ‘at risk of domestic violence recurrence’ roughly doubled, but there is criticism that most victim protection measures remain at the level of monitoring, such as issuing smartwatches.
Seoul National University presidential preliminary candidates narrowed to four: Lee Jae-young·Kim Hyun-chul·Choi Hae-chun·Kang Jun-ho···‘Bid for another term’ Yoo Hong-lim is eliminated
The preliminary candidates for the 29th Seoul National University presidential election have been narrowed to four: Professors Lee Jae-young·Kim Hyun-chul·Choi Hae-chun·Kang Jun-ho (in order of receipt). Incumbent President Yoo Hong-lim, who sought a second term, failed at the first hurdle.
“Working with Nepal’s military authorities, we will decide how many days to camp based on the situation”···Government joint rapid response team enters a second day of overland searches
The government’s joint rapid response team, deployed to rescue nine Korean workers missing due to the Nepal floods, is set to conduct a second day of search operations in Dunche, near the accident site, together with Nepal’s military authorities.
Government joint rapid response team sets out on overland search for nine missing···Helicopter and drone searches on standby
A joint government rapid response team deployed to find the nine South Koreans missing in the Nepal floods will move on foot to near the accident site and conduct an overland search. Other team members and company officials plan to resume helicopter searches as soon as takeoff clearance is granted for the chartered helicopters.
“Steep slopes and ground subsidence make landing difficult”…South Korean rapid response team in Nepal, no results despite helicopter searches
On the 29th (local time), the South Korean government launched helicopter searches to find nine South Korean nationals missing after large-scale flooding in Nepal, but produced no results. Nepal military authorities also landed at the site and conducted operations but did not find any survivors. The government plans to continue searches using helicopters.
“If you do not believe, you will go to hell”···Pastors fined for proselytizing and causing a disturbance on a plane
Pastors who were indicted for causing a disturbance by loudly proselytizing aboard a plane during flight have been fined. According to Kyunghyang Shinmun reporting on the 24th, on the 18th Judge Seo Ji-won of the Seoul Southern District Court, Criminal Division 5 (single judge), sentenced Pastor A (64) and Pastor B (68), indicted for violating the Aviation Security Act, to fines of $750 (1,000,000 KRW) each.
“There is 12 billion won in a secret vault in Ghana”… Septuagenarian who extorted 270 million won while incarcerated receives a prison sentence
While in prison, a man in his seventies swindled more than 200 million won by falsely claiming, ‘If you help retrieve money kept in an overseas secret vault, I will pay a large sum,’ and at the first trial he was sentenced to a prison term. According to reporting on the 23rd, Judge Kim Beom-jin of the Seoul Southern District Court Criminal Division 10 recently sentenced Mr. A (77), who had been indicted on fraud charges, to two years in prison.
Suspect under police investigation self-harms in holding cell during meal… transported to hospital, wounds deep
A suspect who was undergoing a police investigation self-harmed during a meal in a holding cell and was transported to a hospital. According to police and others on the 13th, suspect A, who was under investigation by the Seoul Guro Police Station, self-harmed during a meal on the 10th in the holding cell at the Seoul Geumcheon Police Station where the suspect was being detained.
Theater tickets scalped for 110,000 won and website queues in the 9,000s... What exactly is 'YongIMAX'?
Odyssey, the world's first feature shot entirely in IMAX Sold out across the board at the Yongsan IMAX that correctly presents the aspect ratio Scalped tickets over 100,000 won and a frenzy for snagging cancellations For Spider-Man, audiences favor the expanded ScreenX In the social-media era, the pursuit of scarce experiences fuels demand for premium formats "Ah, got it!" At 9:59 a.m. on the 11th, in the lobby of CGV Yongsan IPark Mall in Seoul's Yongsan District, Mr. A let out a cheer.
Even at 1 a.m., ‘Yong-IMAX’ is sold out… “For now, I am heading out for on-site ‘chwigeting’”
“Ah, got it!” At 9:59 a.m. on the 11th, A let out a cheer in the lobby of CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Seoul’s Yongsan District, then headed straight into the auditorium. Moments before showtime, A managed to snag a canceled ticket on-site for the IMAX screening of the film <Odyssey>. Movie theaters, which had felt empty amid the spread of online video services (OTT) and rising ticket prices, are buzzing again as major releases draw crowds.
From free games to a firefly pop-up… Office workers say, “In a heat wave, it is all about mall-cations”
“It is sweltering outside the building; I do not even dare go out” Lunchtime and breaks: ‘short getaways’ as a new trend Malls in Yeouido, Jamsil, and elsewhere are packed As extreme heat continues day after day, ‘mall-cations’ (shopping mall + vacation) enjoyed during lunch hours are taking hold as a new trend among office workers.
Cafe owner who refused a request from a delivery worker to “wait inside the store” amid a heat wave… police investigate amid ‘weapon threat’ controversy
Police launched an investigation after a delivery worker reported that a cafe owner threatened him with a weapon when he said he would remain inside the cafe because of the heat wave. According to reporting by the Kyunghyang Shinmun on the 5th, the Mapo Police Station in Seoul received and is investigating a case on suspicion of special intimidation that occurred at about 1:20 p.m. the previous day at a cafe in Nogosan-dong, Mapo District.
Group that acquired a KOSDAQ-listed company with third-party funds and manipulated the stock price… pocketed 5.7 billion won, sent to trial
A group that acquired a KOSDAQ-listed company with third-party funds and pocketed tens of billions of won in illicit gains through stock-price manipulation has been sent to trial. The Financial Investigation Division 1 of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Min-gu) announced on the 4th that former CEO A of a KOSDAQ-listed company and stock-manipulation expert B were indicted and taken into custody on charges of violating the Capital Markets Act.
As stock prices sink, retail investors step into politics… creating the first-ever ‘shareholder party’
Korea Shareholder Movement Headquarters prepares to launch ‘People and Shareholders’… begins recruiting founding members A shareholder interest group has declared the establishment of a political party. The aim is to secure political representation to protect shareholder rights and interests. On the 30th, the Korea Shareholder Movement Headquarters announced that it had begun preparations to found ‘People and Shareholders’ (provisional name) and started recruiting founding members.
Korea Shareholder Activism Headquarters begins forming the tentatively named ‘The People and Shareholders’ party…attempts ‘political organization’ amid a stock price plunge
The shareholder interest group Korea Shareholder Activism Headquarters declared the establishment of a political party (tentatively named ‘The People and Shareholders’). The aim is to secure political representation to protect shareholder rights and interests. On the 30th, the Korea Shareholder Activism Headquarters announced that it had launched preparations to found ‘The People and Shareholders’ and begun recruiting founding members from the general public nationwide.
A bullet flew in and lodged in the boot of a soldier performing weed-cutting… Army “Investigating the circumstances of occurrence”
A bullet flew in and lodged in the boot (combat boot) of a soldier who was performing weed-cutting near the firing range of the Army Cadet Military School. There were no casualties, but the military authorities have moved to determine the circumstances of the incident.
Prosecutors send eight, including an economic newspaper reporter and an accountant, to trial over ‘9.3 billion won front-running’… attempted to hide assets once the investigation began
Accountants and economic newspaper reporters who pocketed illicit gains worth 9.3 billion won through stock front-running that exploited articles highlighting stocks with unusual movements are now headed to trial in large numbers.
“Because she did not look apologetic when telling me we were breaking up”… ‘Gangdong-gu dating murder’ man in his 20s admits charges at first trial
A man in his 20s who killed a romantic partner who had notified him of a breakup, using a bladed weapon and household items, admitted all charges at his first trial. The 11th Criminal Division of the Seoul Eastern District Court (Presiding Judge Ko Chung-jung) held the first hearing on the 22nd for A (24), who has been detained and indicted on charges including murder.
Two months before early application, admissions sites ‘closing and reopening’… Imminent regulation on the ‘commercial use’ of student records leaves examinees and parents confused
An amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that bans the commercial use of school life records (student records) will take effect on the 29th. As major admissions companies that had used student records to provide strategies for early admissions have temporarily suspended or ended services, examinees and parents ahead of application season are experiencing confusion.
‘Battery Uncle’ Park Sun-hyeok sentenced to a fine of 7 million won at first trial for defaming Chair Kim Hee-young
YouTuber Park Sun-hyeok (55), who was brought to trial on charges of spreading false information such as the “Chinese spy theory” about Kim Hee-young, chair of the T&C Foundation and the live-in partner of SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won, was sentenced to a fine at the first trial.
An empty store with goods gone and even payments halted… The remaining employees worry about their livelihoods
After the ‘Decision to Abolish the Rehabilitation Proceedings’ Even the former top-grossing World Cup branch in Seoul Frying pans on fresh-food shelves Tenants fear unpaid settlements They withdraw from stores or halt card payments Employees say “No work guidelines” and feel powerless Waiting out the 2 weeks set by the court “I came to buy seaweed, but they said card payment was unavailable, so I returned it.
National Assembly Special Committee on State Affairs Investigation enters Jamsil Handball Gymnasium… inspecting the vote counting site
The National Assembly Special Committee on the State Affairs Investigation into the June 3 local election ballot paper shortage entered the interior of Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on the 2nd, where a blockade protest is under way. It is the first time in 27 days since the protest began on the 5th of last month in response to the ballot paper shortage. Acting at the request of the special committee, police helped the entry by forcibly dispersing the blockade demonstrators.
Doxxing of Baejae High School players·hate comments aimed at ordinary students as well…Concerns over excessive ‘cyber violence’ against minors
Following controversy over regionally discriminatory remarks by players on the Baejae High School baseball team, doxxing and malicious comments (hate comments) targeting Baejae High students are spreading. Inappropriate remarks by students should face sanctions, but there are concerns that cyber violence may produce harmful side effects.
Man in his 30s assaults taxi driver during ride… arrested in the act in police station parking lot
A man in his 30s who choked a taxi driver and assaulted him inside a moving taxi was arrested in the police station parking lot. According to Kyunghyang Shinmun reporting on the 17th, the Gwangjin Police Station in Seoul arrested that morning a man in his 30s, identified as Mr. A, in the act on suspicion of assaulting a driver under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.
Police and sports organizations again fail to enter the sealed ballot-counting site···Mediator Jang Dong-hyeok also withdraws empty-handed
The resident sports organizations at the Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul, where the ‘ballot-counting center blockade protest’ has continued for the 12th day, attempted to enter on the 16th together with police and People Power Party lawmakers but failed.
In the end, entry to the Jamsil counting center failed again today… Jang Dong-hyeok “Withdrawal of sports association officials”
At the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul, where a blockade protest of the Jamsil vote-counting center over the June 3 local elections has entered its 12th day, lawmakers from the People Power Party and officials from sports organizations attempted to enter but failed. People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok and officials from individual sports federations tried to enter the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium on the afternoon of the 16th but were blocked by protesters.
Jang Dong-hyeok “Allow two people per organization to enter the counting site, live-stream every step”···It is unclear whether this was coordinated with the police
People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok said on the 16th at the scene of the Jamsil vote-counting site, which is being blockaded by demonstrators, “(Korean Sport & Olympic Committee) Two people per organization will go in and, in sequence, bring out their belongings.” It is unclear whether Jang’s assertion was coordinated with the police or the sports committee.
20s and 30s leave Jamsil, carrying only the ‘suffrage’ slogan and creating independent spaces...“Yearning for a new agenda”
“It has become like a Gwanghwamun rally”…Gathering separately via social media to demand ‘suffrage’ Experts “Those in their 20s and 30s reject existing political grammar and focus on individual rights” Amid the protest that blocked the Jamsil ballot-counting site, sparked by the shortage of ballot papers in the June 3 local elections, some young people in their 20s and 30s who had formed its core are leaving the increasingly radicalized Jamsil scene to create new spaces.
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