SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A series of random stabbings in South Korea has given rise to the emergence of X (formerly known as Twitter) accounts and websites dedicated to gathering information on atrocious crimes and disseminating it. The X account titled “Updates on Stabbings and Various Terror Guides,” created earlier this month, has [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — After a series of indiscriminate stabbing attacks targeting local citizens, armored vehicles and special forces armed with machine guns emerged in major areas, including Seoul’s Gangnam Station, Gimhae International Airport, and Jeju International Airport. Sunday morning brought an unexpected sight near Gangnam Station — armored vehicles instead of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the city-run operator of the subway system in Seoul, said Monday it will establish a communication system aimed at facilitating interactions between subway staff and foreigners through real-time translation. The organization intends to choose a developer to design and implement an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system and initiate a [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — On Saturday, lifeguards were seen blowing their whistles, guiding beachgoers away from Haeundae Beach in the southeastern port city of Busan. At the beach, a sign was put up that read “Do not enter.” Tourists had no choice but to watch the sea from afar. The decision to close [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Minors accounted for more than half of the suspects apprehended for posting online threats of copycat crimes in the wake of recent back-to-back deadly stabbing rampages, police said Monday. Since July 21, when a 33-year-old man wielding a knife killed one person and injured three others near a subway [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The demand for self-defense items in South Korea is on the rise following recent consecutive deadly stabbing rampages. Interpark Shopping, a mobile shopping platform, witnessed a 123 percent increase in purchases of self-defense items compared to the previous year, between July 22 and August 3. This surge in purchases [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Sunday they have tracked down 54 people in connection with online murder threat posts across the country amid concerns of copycat crimes following a recent stabbing rampage at a department store south of Seoul. Police said they are reviewing the circumstances and criminal charges against those identified [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Police intensified their investigation Saturday into a wave of online posts threatening copycat crimes following a recent stabbing rampage at a department store. On Thursday afternoon, a man drove a car onto a sidewalk and attacked people with a knife at a department store in Seongnam, south of Seoul, [...]
BUAN, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) —The 2023 World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, taking place amid a severe heatwave with temperatures surpassing 35 degrees during the day, is likely to be canceled. In an official statement released on August 4, the World Scouting Organization expressed its recommendation to the Korean Scout Federation to consider concluding the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The happiness index, representing the level of life satisfaction, remains low among South Korean adults. According to a report from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, a research team conducted a study of 226,545 adults over 19 years of age who participated in the community health survey in [...]