February 23, 2024

S. Korea table tennis coach hoping for miracle vs. mighty China

With South Korea preparing to take on the mighty China next at the ongoing table tennis world championships, head coach Joo Sae-hyuk said Friday it would take nothing short of a miracle to get past the world’s top-ranked team.

South Korea set up a s…

S. Korea, U.S. stage joint air drills with F-35 fighters

South Korea and the United States staged joint air drills with advanced F-35A fighter jets Friday, the Air Force said, amid joint efforts to strengthen deterrence against North Korean threats.

The exercise took place over South Korea, involving the …

Yoon appoints new vice science ministers

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday appointed experienced bureaucrats as new vice science ministers, his office said.

Lee Chang-yune, the secretary-general of the Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology, was appointed to replace Cho …

(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Feb. 23)

Deepfake risks in election

Election watchdog, portals urged to step up deepfake detection amid advance of AI video

Threats of “deepfake” videos and photos are mounting ahead of South Korea’s parliamentary election slated for April 10, posing a seri…