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South Korea turns to AI as personnel shortage strains military medical system
30+ min ago (165+ words) South Korea's military has begun work on a plan to incorporate artificial intelligence into its medical system, as a sharp decline in military doctors raises co...
PM nominee apologizes for data leak in state-sponsored startup contest
24+ min ago (265+ words) Han Seong-sook, prime minister nominee and current SMEs and Startups minister, apologized for the data leak involving some 5, 000 participants in the ministry's...
'Tail wagging the dog': FSS chief warns on leveraged ETF boom
28+ min ago (265+ words) Financial Supervisory Service Gov. Lee Chan-jin signaled possible regulatory measures on single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds Monday, saying the product...
Craftsmanship, elegance of Thai masterpieces on show at National Museum of Korea
36+ min ago (292+ words) A Buddha stands upon a lotus pedestal, stepping forward with the left foot while the right heel is slightly raised. His left hand is lifted near the chest with...
Lee says politics is about responsibility, not power
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (26+ words) Politics is about taking responsibility for the nation, not about seizing power, President Lee Jae Myung wrote on his X account Monday, in an apparent continuat...
2 South Korean-linked vessels clear Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran deal
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (524+ words) Two vessels operated by South Korean shipping companies have safely exited the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the first South Korean-linked ships to pass through si...
Foreign shoppers increasingly planning Korea trips around Olive Young sales
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (146+ words) The number of foreign tourists who returned to Korea for Olive Young's sale season in both its March and June rounds this year was 11 times higher than three ye...
[Uzbekistan Forum] Uzbekistan looks to Korea for airport city, data center development
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (518+ words) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan " Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev and Jung Won-ju, chairman of Herald Media Group, Jungheung Group and Daewoo Engineeri...
S. Korea slams N. Korea's expanded border fencing as armistice agreement violation
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (256+ words) The South Korean military on Monday denounced North Korea's intensified border fencing as a violation of the armistice agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean...
Seoul offers AI-assisted career counseling for migrant-background students
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (155+ words) Migrant-background students in Seoul will be offered customized career and college admissions counseling from the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education startin...