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Bed bugs invade South Korea

Christie Hwang, Social Media Manager/Copy Editor | Nov 28, 2023

The first sighting of bed bugs was reported in September at a university dormitory in the southwest of Daegu. Subsequent to this, the incidence of bed bug cases has surged, reaching a total of 30 suspected...

OpenAI dismisses CEO Sam Altman

OpenAI dismisses CEO Sam Altman

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Nov 22, 2023

OpenAI’s board of directors fired Sam Altman, then CEO of OpenAI, on Nov. 17. After talks between Altman and OpenAI on Nov. 18-19, the board of directors opposed reinstating Altman as CEO, instead appointing...

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Olympic medalist’s fiancé alleged fraud shocks South Korea

Taerin Kim, Reporter | Nov 14, 2023

Jeon Cheong Jo, 27-year-old ex-fiancé of the South Korean Olympic medalist Nam Hyun Hee was under arrest on Oct. 31 for fraud and attempted fraud.  In July, Nam Hyun Hee, 42-year-old Olympian publicly...

G20 Summit: will there be an Asian union?

G20 Summit: will there be an Asian union?

Jiyu Hong, Reporter | Nov 8, 2023

On Sep 19 ~ 20, 2023, the G20 Summit was held in New Delhi. The conference was primarily attended by various Asian nations including South Korea, Japan, Australia,  China (which later pulled out), Indonesia...

Source: Hankook Ilbo

Itaewon, one year after

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Nov 8, 2023

Almost a year since the Itaewon Halloween tragedy, families continue to mourn their lost ones with a memorial opening in Seoul Plaza on Oct. 29. But what has changed since the tragedy? The memorial,...

X tests new subscription model

X tests new subscription model

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Oct 27, 2023

Starting Oct. 17, X (formerly Twitter) began implementing “Not a bot,” a one-dollar-per-year subscription method for new users to be able to post content, like content, reply, repost, and bookmark....

South Korea hosts Seoul’s largest airshow

South Korea hosts Seoul’s largest airshow

Taerin Kim, Reporter | Oct 23, 2023

Seoul ADEX 2023, Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, was held from Oct. 17th to 22nd at Seoul Airport. It drew a large crowd of attendees who had high expectations for this year’s airshow.  Seoul...

Seasons are no longer equally dispersed

Seasons are no longer equally dispersed

Jiah Hwang, Multimedia Editor/Copy Editor | Oct 17, 2023

Temperatures reached an average high of 24.7 degrees Celsius this summer, with high humidity as the precipitation levels were also up 291.2 mm from the average of 727.3 mm, ranking fifth in history since...

Indian citizens watch LVM-3, the rocket with Chandrayaan-3, launch.

India successfully lands on the moon

Eric Hyunseung Cho, Editor in Chief | Oct 16, 2023

On Aug. 19, Luna 25, a Russian spacecraft intended to land on the moon’s south pole, crashed into the moon. According to Yury Borisov, there was a problem with the spacecraft’s engines as the engines...

Source: Reuters

Rupert Murdoch steps down from Fox

Eric Hyunseung Cho, Editor in Chief | Oct 16, 2023

On Sep 21, Rupert Murdoch announced that he would step down as chairman of Fox Corporation and Executive Chairman of News Corp. Murdoch informed his colleagues through a letter, noting that he was in good...

Source: SBS News

Vehicles go out of control

Andrew Shin, Reporter | Oct 13, 2023

Despite 766 cases of suspected unintended acceleration of vehicles according to the Korea Transportation Safety Authority, there was not one court case where unintended acceleration was recognized as the...

Franke and her family pose in a photo. (Source: Insider)

Ruby Franke arrested for child abuse

Hannah Yi, Managing Editor | Sep 27, 2023

On Aug. 30, family vlogger Ruby Franke, who ran the popular YouTube channel “8 Passengers,” was arrested on aggravated child abuse charges after her 12-year-old son climbed out of a window and pleaded...