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Police begin investigation into skull found on banks of Geum River in Sejong

A human skull was discovered along the banks of the Geum River in Sejong on Saturday. Police have begun investigations to determine the skull's origins.

2026-01-25

Unification Church’s main headquarters raided again as bribery investigation continues

Police carried out another raid at Cheon Jeong Gung, the Unification Church’s main headquarters, as part of the investigation into allegations that political figures received money and valuables from the church.

2025-12-18

Search continues for two missing crew members of capsized fishing boat in Taean County

A large-scale search and rescue operation entered its second day Friday after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Taean County, South Chungcheong, the previous evening.

2025-12-05

'KPop Demon Hunters,' 'When Life Gives You Tangerines' and presidential election top Korea's 2025 Google search history

Though Koreans may have found moments of peace and fun in hit films like “KPop Demon Hunters” or the “Chill Guy” meme, their online searches reflected a year dominated by anxiety regarding politics, personal finances and internet safety.

2025-12-04

Search operations resume for four missing workers at Ulsan tower collapse site

Rescue workers resumed search operations Tuesday after demolishing two boiler towers that had obstructed efforts to locate four workers trapped in last week’s collapse at Ulsan Thermal Power Plant in Ulsan.

2025-11-11

Naver blocks AI summary for 'Dokdo' after it identifies the islets as Japanese

An AI-generated answer displayed at the top of search results on Korea’s largest portal site Naver identified Dokdo as Japanese territory, prompting a protest from Seo Kyoung-duk, a professor known for his efforts to protect the islets.

2025-10-30

Police consider digital forensics over death of woman, daughters after fall from building

Police have been considering conducting digital forensic analysis in the search for evidence to investigate the death of a woman and her two daughters after they fell from a 12-story building in Seoul, officials said Wednesday.

2025-08-27

Search in Sancheong continues for men swept away by floodwaters

Firefighters and villagers pressed on Monday to locate survivors in Sancheong, South Gyeongsang, combing through mud, rocks and wreckage with whatever tools they could find — including bamboo sticks and borrowed wooden beams.

2025-07-21

ChatGPT and AI tools eclipse community knowledge-sharing platforms

Once heralded as the future of collaborative information sharing, online knowledge platforms like Wikipedia and Naver Knowledge iN are rapidly losing ground to generative AI.

2025-05-31

Kakao to revive Daum's independence with strategic spin-off

Kakao will spin off its portal service Daum, 11 years after merging with the platform, in a bid to allow more autonomous management and reinvigorate the brand.

2025-05-23