Stories from South Korea

Developers and sellers of a malicious program that illegally modified the KakaoT taxi driver app have been arrested. The modification allowed drivers to prioritize dispatch to preferred areas.

South Korea and China are engaged in a competition for AI dominance, with the landscape shifting. The Ministry of Interior and Safety launched an AI government technology advisory group to strengthen public-private cooperation.

Hyundai Motor Group is reportedly moving to extend its hydrogen business by signing an agreement with KOREA SOUTHERN POWER CO., LTD. This development was reported by Korean media sources.

A member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council will travel to South Korea on the 13th. South Korean President E.J. Myung informed President Hur that he would support discussions between Washington and Beijing. The Blue House in Seoul announced the president's stance.

Voice phishing cases specifically targeting seniors are surging to record levels in South Korea. Experts are urging preventive measures, including locking parents' smartphones, to combat this rise in fraud.

South Korea will no longer provide a special long-term holding deduction benefit.

The Fair Trade Commission referred Myeongnyundang to a subcommittee on suspicion of violating the pseudonym business law.

A woman in her 20s, identified as a co-conspirator and director of a taekwondo studio, was arrested yesterday. Investigations are continuing today following the arrest yesterday of a female taekwondo studio director in her 20s, who is described as an accomplice.

An evaluation assessed a TV broadcaster's most aggressive defense in response to various media pressures exerted by the President.

South Korea has announced the criteria for a second payment of high oil price damage support funds.