It was only a matter of time before someone tried this. It makes me wonder how many people got away with this before the test examiners caught on to what was happening?:
Cheating attempts using artificial intelligence (AI) smart glasses were caught during a Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) last month, the first such cases detected on one of Korea’s most widely taken English proficiency exams.
YBM Korea TOEIC Committee, which administers the exam in Korea, said Tuesday that two such attempts were caught during last month’s regular session, with proctors noticing examinees wearing the devices.
One examinee wore glasses that can be purchased through an overseas online retailer, while the other wore a model not yet available in Korea.
AI smart glasses are wearable devices that combine cameras, microphones and speakers with generative AI. First released in Korea last month, the glasses can analyze whatever the camera captures and display the results directly on the lens, with no smartphone required. An examinee looking at a test sheet could see answers and translations appear in real time, making the devices highly susceptible to misuse.
To address the risk, the committee has been training proctors to identify various forms of electronic device-based cheating, including AI smart glasses. At test venues, it conducts identity verification, device management and patrol supervision, and follows up after exams with answer similarity analysis and checks for irregular test-taking patterns.
You can read more at the link.
With the number of protesters dropping to just 950 this shows that the government’s vow to investigate what happened with the ballot shortage must have helped defuse the situation. It will probably be blamed on incompetence of some kind and someone being fired:
Hundreds of protesters rallied for a fourth straight day Monday outside a vote-counting facility in Seoul, demanding a new election over ballot shortages during last week’s local elections.
As of 9:30 a.m., approximately 950 protesters surrounded SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Songpa Ward, according to an unofficial police estimate. Protesters blocked the stadium’s 10 entrances to prevent the removal of ballot boxes.
It marked a sharp drop in the number of protesters after around 8,000 people gathered around midnight Sunday.
The protests have continued after voting was temporarily suspended at 22 polling stations nationwide on Wednesday due to a lack of ballot papers, according to the National Election Commission (NEC).
You can read more at the link.
This professor came to Korea to monitor the upcoming elections and has now put himself at risk of being jailed:
Police on Monday applied to the Ministry of Justice for an exit ban on Morse Tan, a Korean American professor and former U.S. ambassador at large for global criminal justice under the first Trump administration, amid an ongoing investigation into defamation charges tied to false claims he made about President Lee Jae Myung.
Tan, also known by his Korean name Dan Hyun-myung, returned to Korea on Thursday, citing intentions to personally monitor and verify the June 3 local elections for irregularities.
Officers traveled to Incheon International Airport on the day of his arrival, formally notifying him to appear for questioning the following day. Tan declined to comply, submitting a written statement explaining his rejection of the summons and filing a separate request to have the assigned investigating officers replaced.
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According to the article the explosion happened when cleaners were trying to clean propellant residue off of tools of some kind. I would not be surprised to find out someone was cutting corners with safety:
Five people were killed Monday while two others were injured following an explosion at a Hanwha Aerospace factory in the central city of Daejeon, officials said.
Fire authorities received a report of the explosion at the defense company’s factory at 10:59 a.m., mobilizing some 100 personnel to put out a blaze at the site, according to the fire and police officials.
The explosion left five people dead and two people hurt — one with full-body burns and the other with minor injuries. The late victims were all found dead at the site. Two were contract employees in their 20s, while the others were permanent employees, with two in their 50s and one 30-something-year-old.
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Was there any doubt on what the findings were going to be? Korea has been nothing but diplomatic with the Iranians over the years, and what do they have to show for it? Missiles launched against one of their commercial ships:
Anti-ship missiles developed and used by Iran are believed to have been used in an attack against a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
The ministry, however, reserved a decision on which actor in Iran launched the attack or whether it was intentional.
“Technical analysis concluded that the unidentified airborne objects were likely Noor-series anti-ship missiles developed by Iran,” First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo said at a press briefing announcing the outcome of the government’s weekslong probe into the incident.
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I guess we will see if this apology will shutdown the controversy or not. As we all know leftists love to have something to be outraged about:
Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin on Tuesday apologized to the public in person, eight days after Starbucks Korea, run by Shinsegae Group, sparked controversy with its “Tank Day” marketing event, which critics say inappropriately referenced Korea’s pro-democracy movement of the 1980s.
“Regardless of the reason, the fact that we have hurt the hearts of our citizens carries a heavy responsibility,” Chung said during a press conference. “I will make no excuses. All responsibility for this matter lies with me. It is my fault.“
“Everyone at Shinsegae, including myself, will remember our society’s history and sacrifices, and always deeply understand and respect the hearts of the public. The responsibility lies with the organization and the management, including myself.”
You can read more at the link.
It looks like President Lee wants to be like the U.K. and start jailing people for online speech he does not agree with:
President Lee Jae Myung called Sunday for a public debate on introducing tougher measures against those who post hateful and derogatory content online or engage in such behavior.
Lee made the remarks in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, sharing a report that young people believed to be linked to a far-right online forum had engaged in provocative acts mocking former liberal President Roh Moo-hyun near the site of a memorial ceremony held on the anniversary of his death.
“There are differing views on whether expressions that incite social division and conflict through mockery and insults, such as (those seen on) Ilbe, should be protected under freedom of expression or (face) sanctions, including punishment,” Lee said in the post.
You can read more at the link, but the recent Starbucks controversy was brought up in the article. So does President Lee think the Korean Starbucks CEO should be sent to jail for a bad promotion event?
