August 30, 2024

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Aug. 30)

A presidential sense still detached from reality

President Yoon Suk Yeol clarified his position on various issues in a briefing and the following Q and A session on Thursday. His face-to-face meeting with the press corps just three months after his …

Abuse against children declines last year

Confirmed cases of abuse against children in South Korea fell last year, but 44 children died of abuse, a government report showed Friday.

The number of confirmed child abuse cases recorded by authorities reached 25,739 in 2023, down some 8 percent …

Number of users on dark web software more than doubles this year

The number of South Koreans using an anonymity software capable of providing access to the dark web anonymously has more than doubled this year, data showed Friday, as the nation has vowed to tackle deepfake sex crimes.

The software, known as Tor, h…