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A South Korean court has acquitted a mother in her 30s who faced child abuse charges after she slapped the back of a toddler who had pushed her 15-month-old daughter, knocking the infant down. In a first-instance ruling, Chief Judge Ji Chang-gu of Criminal Division 2 at the Suwon District Court found that the single […]

Voice phishing rings in South Korea—phone fraud schemes often built on impersonating officials or bank staff—are increasingly recruiting through deception: posing first as lenders or employers, they lead targets from innocuous errands to moving illicit funds. Police and courts report that ordinary loan seekers and job hunters are being drawn in, sometimes believing they are

A wedding photographer in his 30s has been arrested in Seoul on suspicion of secretly installing a hidden camera inside a women’s dressing room at a wedding hall and illegally filming female visitors. Police say they have identified more than 10 victims so far and are examining whether additional women were recorded and how long

Fifteen tourists were stung when a swarm of wasps descended on the entrance to the Songdo Marine Cable Car terminal and adjacent Amnam Park in Busan, South Korea, on August 18. The mid-morning incident, which injured infants, children, and several foreign visitors, prompted a large emergency response and the removal of a sizeable nest near

A Tesla test-drive vehicle leaving a parking garage in Seoul’s Yeouido business district struck the entrance sign structure of the International Finance Center (IFC) Mall on the afternoon of Aug. 18, injuring three people in the car who were taken to a nearby hospital. Seoul police said the car was not in autonomous driving mode

As Korea’s AI voucher, smart factory, and digital transformation programs expand, foreign AI solution providers need credible Korean-language news exposure and searchable public trust signals. Seoul, South Korea — Jebowang, a Korea-based press release distribution service, announced that it is strengthening its public relations support for overseas AI companies, startups, and B2B solution providers seeking

Judicial Investigator System as Fears of a “Second Prosecutors’ Office” Surface The government has unveiled legislation to establish the Major Crimes Investigation Agency and the Prosecution Office on the premise of abolishing the Prosecutors’ Office, but resistance has emerged within the ruling party. The core point of contention is the organizational structure of the Major