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Raccoons become new friends on city walking trails

On November 25, signs warning of raccoons filled Seoseoul Lake Park in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul. Pictures depicting their diamond-shaped faces with black mask-like markings were labeled ‘Raccoon Dog Sighting Area.’ Resident Lee said, “When I come for a walk at night, they just walk right beside me,” adding, “Raccoon dogs are a natural presence of this place.”As raccoon sightings increase in urban areas, these creatures are becoming familiar to city residents. Social media is filled with posts...

2025.11.27 16:43

Egyptian human rights lawyer detained at Incheon Airport for 4 months granted access to refugee review

An Egyptian human rights lawyer, Mr. A, who has been detained at Incheon Airport for over four months, has been granted the right to undergo a formal refugee review by a court ruling.Judge Lim Jin-su of the Incheon District Court's Administrative Division 1 overturned the decision made by the Director of the Incheon Airport Immigration and Foreigners' Affairs Office on July 11 to not refer Mr. A's case for refugee status determination. The court ruled that the Immigration Office's applic...

2025.11.27 16:41

Lee Soon-jae, Korea’s iconic actor, dies at 91

Actor Lee Soon-jae, who remained active as the ‘oldest working actor’ in the industry, passed away in the early hours of November 25 at the age of 91. The late actor was a ‘national actor’ who transcended genres such as broadcast, film, and theater, constantly broadening his acting spectrum while resonating with the times.Born in 1934 in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, as the eldest son among three brothers and one sister, he moved to Seoul with his grandparents at age four. His offic...

2025.11.26 17:23

A helping hand from Segok-dong scholarship foundation

In Segok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, there's a somewhat special ‘study room.’ Every Tuesday evening, 20 middle and high school students living in Segok-dong visit the Segok-dong Community Center for one-on-one tutoring. The teachers instructing the children are servicemembers from the Air Force's 15th Special Mission Wing.This year marks the 14th year since the ‘Segok Youth Study Room’ opened its doors. Since first opening in 2012, it has never closed once, except during the COVID-19 pandem...

2025.11.26 17:19

Kim Sung-rok on December 3: Guarding Speaker Woo fromall danger

Kim Sung-rok, Chief of the National Assembly Speaker's Security Unit (Superintendent) at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's National Assembly Security Command, accompanied Speaker Woo Won-shik scaling the National Assembly wall during the illegal martial law declaration on December 3 last year. He was also the one who took the photo of Speaker Woo climbing the wall. Meeting Superintendent Kim at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on November 19, he recalled the events of a year ago...

2025.11.26 17:10

Special Counsel seeks 15-year prison term for Han Duck-Soo over ‘abetting insurrection’···“Abandoned prime ministerial duties and aided the martial-law move by Yoon Suk-yeol”

On the 26th, the special counsel team on the insurrection case led by Cho Eun-Seok asked the court to sentence former Prime Minister Han Duck-Soo, who faces charges including aiding the leader of an insurrection, to 15 years in prison. The bench will deliver its verdict in January after hearing the defense closing arguments.At the first-instance closing hearing in Criminal Division 33 of the Seoul Central District Court (presiding judge Lee Jin-Gwan) for Han, who is charged with aiding the l...

2025.11.26 15:10

Has increased every year, but still··· ‘low floor buses’ nationwide adoption rate 44.4%

As of the end of last year, the penetration rate of low floor city buses, which have no steps and a low body so wheelchair users and older adults can board and alight more easily, was about 45%. Operations of low floor buses have been expanding every year, but they still account for less than half of all city buses, and regional disparities in adoption are large.According to the 2024 Survey on Transportation Convenience for Persons with Reduced Mobility released by the Ministry of Land, Infr...

2025.11.26 14:07

Nvidia “Glad about Google’s success… still, we are ahead”

As projections emerged that Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) chips could threaten its dominance, Nvidia moved to push back, saying, “We are a generation ahead.”On the 25th (local time), Nvidia said via its X account, “We are very pleased with Google’s success,” and “They have made major progress in AI, and we continue to supply Google.”Nvidia said, “We are a generation ahead of the industry,” calling its offering “the only platform that can run all AI models and operate wherever compu...

2025.11.26 14:07

The Board of Audit and Inspection reports Yoo Byung-ho for abuse of authority··· “Disadvantageous measures such as ‘placement on standby·inspection’ against employees who opposed him”

The Board of Audit and Inspection said on the 26th that on the 24th it filed a complaint against former Secretary General Yoo Byung-ho (now an Audit Commissioner) on charges including abuse of authority. This is seen as taking direct aim at the former secretary general who led audits targeting the Democratic Party of Korea and the Moon Jae-in administration at the Board of Audit and Inspection under the Yoon Suk-yeol government.The Operations and Reform Task Force (TF) of the Board of Audi...

2025.11.26 14:07

SK hynix unveils semiconductor-concept snack ‘HBM Chips’

SK hynix said on the 26th that, together with convenience store 7-Eleven, it has launched a semiconductor-themed snack product, ‘Honey Banana-flavored HBM Chips (Chips)’.HBM Chips is an abbreviation of ‘Honey (Honey) Banana (Banana) Mat (taste) Chips’. The company intentionally used a double meaning that evokes high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI, where it leads the global market, as well as chip(Chip) meaning semiconductors.The product is made in a square shape modeled after a semiconducto...

2025.11.26 11:08