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‘Fandom’ as a mask for sexual objectification… short-form videos that fixate on female athletes’ bodies, a legal blind spot A short-form (short video) titled ‘Track Powerhouse 000 Athlete’ was uploaded to Naver TV on the 13th. The video, shot in close-up, plays in slow motion, showing the back and front of a high-school female athlete competing in a track meet in a form-fitting uniform. On this short, which lays bare the athlete’s physique, dozens of comments evaluating the athlete’s face and body, as well as lewd remarks, were posted. A short-form on YouTube titled ‘Drawing Attention 0000’ closely filmed a high-s...

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Korea Music Copyright Association Opens the Way for Copyright Registration of ‘AI-Utilized Music’···Political Circles Apply the Brakes Over “Legal·Institutional Gaps”
It has been made possible to register music created using generative artificial intelligence (AI) as works, but friction has arisen from the outset due to insufficient related regulations. After the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) officially became the first in the country to allow the registration of AI-utilized music as works, political circles moved to apply the brakes, saying “social·legal standards must come first.”Rep. Kim Jae-won of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party held a press ...

2026.08.10 17:24
Hanwha Group secures over 15% stake in KAI… to apply for a business combination review
Hanwha Group has additionally acquired shares of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), raising its stake to over 15%. Hanwha Group will soon apply to the Korea Fair Trade Commission for a business combination review.On the 10th, Hanwha Group said that Hanwha Systems purchased a 3.45% stake in KAI on the open market over the past month. As a result, Hanwha Group now holds a total of 15.89% of KAI through Hanwha Aerospace (9.90%), Hanwha Systems (4.98%), and Hanwha Aerospace USA (1.01%).On the...

2026.08.10 17:23
“A wild boar at a Jeju golf course···” Golfers evacuate amid commotion
A wild boar appeared at a golf course in Jeju, prompting golfers to evacuate.According to the Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters, at about 8:49 a.m. on the 10th, a report was received from a golf course in Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo City, stating that “a wild boar has appeared on the course and is eating.”The boar was an adult estimated to weigh about 100㎏, and it reportedly foraged as it moved around the course.Fire authorities, working with police, evacuated golfers and mobilized a hunt...

2026.08.10 17:23
“An unwanted facility, but an opportunity amid an extinction crisis”···Jecheon City grapples with ‘hosting a prison’
Jecheon City in North Chungcheong Province is moving to attract a prison, which is classified as an ‘unwanted facility’.This is to stem the outflow of population from Jecheon, which has become a population extinction risk area, and to revive the local economy. Prisons are generally classified as an ‘unwanted facility’ that communities prefer not to host. However, Jecheon has concluded that a prison could become a new ‘opportunity’.As recently as 10 years ago (2016), the population of Jec...

2026.08.10 15:32
“Exhausted to the limit” Dutch port city pushed to the brink of demolition by wind power construction
A village in the Netherlands is facing an existential crisis due to the expansion of renewable energy facilities. With the new government that took office last month changing its policy stance, a small spark of hope has been lit that the village can survive, yet residents still suffer from anxiety.AFP reported on the 10th (local time) that the small Dutch port village of Moerdijk faces a threat to its existence after being designated as a site for wind power supply facilities. Home to about ...

2026.08.10 15:31
KDI “Manufacturing output, including automobiles·machinery, is rebounding”···‘Jobless growth’ persists
The state research institute the Korea Development Institute (KDI) assessed that production in most manufacturing sectors, including automobiles and machinery equipment, which had been in a slump, is rebounding. However, the pattern of ‘jobless growth’ appears to be continuing.In the August issue of ‘KDI Economic Trends’ released on the 10th, KDI stated that “exports and facility investment are showing strong growth led by semiconductors, and consumption has also seen a wider increase center...

2026.08.10 15:31
National Human Rights Commission publishes the first elementary school human rights textbook in the country, <Protecting Precious Human Rights Together>
The National Human Rights Commission has published the first approved elementary school human rights textbook in the country.On the 10th, the National Human Rights Commission stated that it had published an approved textbook for grades 5-6, <Protecting Precious Human Rights Together>, and that distribution to schools would begin at the end of this month.An approved textbook is an instructional book used with approval by the Minister of Education when there is no state-authored or gov...

2026.08.10 15:31
“Resisting the ‘Samjeonnix Republic’ through a shift to an agriculture-centered system”···[Meet and Listen]⑥‘Radical democrat’ Chae Hyo-jeong
On the wall hang a map of the Gaza Strip and a Palestinian flag, along with a notice for a Korean-language class for migrants. The restroom bears a sign reading ‘Restroom for Everyone,’ and the front door displays a poster declaring ‘No Climate Justice Without Animal Liberation.’ Affixed to the blackboard is a poster for the Mountain Village Film Festival. This is the landscape of the ‘Autonomy and Self-sufficiency’ (hereafter ‘Jaja’) space.On the 29th of last month, we met Chae Hyo-jeong at J...

2026.08.10 14:55
Will Daegu find a breakthrough for the ‘construction of an Islamic mosque’···District office proposes a relocation plan
Regarding the Daegu Islamic mosque, where construction has been halted for years (reported on page 12 of the July 7 edition of the Kyunghyang Shinmun), the local government has proposed the idea of purchasing a public building and swapping it with the existing site. Attention is on whether this could serve as a chance to resolve the conflict.Buk-gu in Daegu announced on the 10th that around the end of last month it proposed to the developer of the mosque relocating to the site of the former ...

2026.08.10 14:54
“280 million won to erase a Banksy mural”···Art, or vandalism
It has emerged that about 150,000 pounds (about 286 million won) in public funds have been spent to remove and manage works by Banksy, the ‘faceless artist’ from the United Kingdom. As views that its artistic value and tourism benefits should be recognized clash with criticism that taxpayer money should not be used for damage to public facilities, the controversy has flared again.On the 9th (local time), the BBC reported, based on data obtained through a freedom of information request, that ...

2026.08.10 14:54