Hacker News with Generative AI: South Korea

South Korean regulator accuses DeepSeek of sharing user data with ByteDance (bbc.com)
South Korea has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of sharing user data with the owner of TikTok in China.

Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, China, South Korea, Regulation

243 points by devonnull 3 days ago | 135 comments

Death of South Korean actor at 24 sparks discussion about internet culture (apnews.com)
South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron’s death this week has triggered an outpouring of grief and calls for changes to the way the country’s celebrities are treated in the public arena and on social media, which critics say can foster a culture of harassment.

Celebrities, Social Media, South Korea, Internet Culture, Mental Health

12 points by geox 3 days ago | 6 comments

South Korea blocks downloads of DeepSeek from local app stores (techcrunch.com)
South Korean officials on Saturday temporarily restricted Chinese AI Lab DeepSeek’s app from being downloaded from app stores in the country pending an assessment of how the Chinese company handles user data.

South Korea, AI, Regulations, Privacy, China

11 points by vinni2 4 days ago | 1 comments

South Korea bans new DeepSeek AI downloads (bbc.com)
South Korea has banned new downloads of China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, according to the country's personal data protection watchdog.

South Korea, AI, Chatbots, Regulations

36 points by Erikun 4 days ago | 15 comments

Seoul airport officials confiscated almost 11 tons of kimchi last year (cnn.com)

Seoul, Airport Security, Food, South Korea, Customs

13 points by speckx 11 days ago | 5 comments

South Korea's Democracy Saved Itself (2024) (carnegieendowment.org)

South Korea, Democracy, Politics, International Relations

64 points by huijzer 28 days ago | 75 comments

South Korea's impeached president is arrested over a martial law declaration (apnews.com)

South Korea, Politics, Impeachment, Martial Law

21 points by serialx 34 days ago | 0 comments

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested, local media reports (cnbc.com)

Politics, South Korea, Impeachment, Law Enforcement

53 points by r721 38 days ago | 26 comments

Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording before crash: transport ministry (koreatimes.co.kr)
The black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the crashed Jeju Air flight that left 179 people dead stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.

Aviation Safety, Accidents, South Korea

24 points by gslin 41 days ago | 26 comments

Black boxes from Jeju Air 2216 stopped recording four minutes before crash (cnn.com)

Aviation, Accidents, South Korea

93 points by BostonFern 41 days ago | 94 comments

Before Squid Game, there was Battle Royale (tokyoweekender.com)
In less than a week, the second season of Squid Game — a show about desperate people participating in deadly challenges for money — was viewed nearly 70 million times, becoming the most popular Netflix show in 92 countries.

Netflix, Television, South Korea, Streaming, Pop Culture

224 points by ecliptik 43 days ago | 290 comments

YouTube populists are driving South Korea's political instability (theconversation.com)
In the space of three weeks, South Korea has seen a brief declaration of martial law, its sudden repeal and the impeachment of its president, Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korea, Politics, Social Media, Political Instability

6 points by PaulHoule 45 days ago | 0 comments

Taiwan asks South Korea for help over Chinese ship after subsea cable damaged (ft.com)

Taiwan, South Korea, China, International Relations, Infrastructure

11 points by gslin 47 days ago | 7 comments

Korean Assembly Speaker's adherence to procedure key to making troops stand down (aljazeera.com)
South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has emerged as an unlikely symbol of leadership during the country’s ongoing political turmoil, triggered by President Yoon Suk-yeol’s brief declaration of martial law on December 3.

Politics, South Korea, Leadership

9 points by gsf_emergency 50 days ago | 0 comments

South Korean adoptees and families rocked by fraud allegations (apnews.com)
Her greatest fear, dormant for decades, came rushing back in an instant: had she adopted and raised a kidnapped child?

Adoption, South Korea, Fraud, Family

8 points by achristmascarl 52 days ago | 0 comments

Why was there a wall near runway at S Korea plane crash airport? (bbc.com)
Aviation experts have raised questions about an "unusual" concrete wall near the runway and its role in the South Korea plane crash that killed 179 people.

Aviation, Accidents, South Korea, Infrastructure

135 points by vinni2 53 days ago | 334 comments

Second Jeju Air plane experiences landing gear malfunction (joins.com)
A day after a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla, another Jeju Air airplane, also a Boeing 737-800, experienced a landing gear malfunction.

Aviation, Accidents, South Korea, Jeju Air, Boeing 737

11 points by siva7 53 days ago | 1 comments

From Squid Game to Blackpink, how South Korea became a culture powerhouse (bbc.com)
South Korean pop bands like Blackpink are a big hit globally - and among the country's best-known cultural exports

South Korea, Culture, Music, Entertainment, Global Culture

7 points by TMWNN 55 days ago | 0 comments

At least 28 dead in South Korea plane crash – reports (bbc.co.uk)
An aircraft carrying 181 people has crashed at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 28 people, the Yonhap news agency reports.

South Korea, Aviation Accidents, News, Tragedy

9 points by zeristor 55 days ago | 3 comments

Jeju Air Jet Crashes in South Korea With Over 170 Dead or Missing (bloomberg.com)
A Jeju Air Co. plane landing in South Korea crashed on an airport runway and caught fire, resulting in more than 170 people dead or missing.

Aviation Accidents, South Korea, Air Travel

240 points by toomuchtodo 55 days ago | 251 comments

South Korea greenlights the largest semiconductor hub (tomshardware.com)

South Korea, Semiconductor Industry, Technology, Business

6 points by rbanffy 56 days ago | 0 comments

S Korean crypto-boss Do Kwon to be extradited to US (bbc.com)
South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon will be extradited to the United States from Montenegro over the collapse of two digital tokens - TerraUSD and Luna tokens.

Cryptocurrency, South Korea, United States, Extradition

84 points by ceejayoz 56 days ago | 48 comments

South Korea's population faces point of no return (newsweek.com)
One in five South Koreans is now aged 65 or older, the government said Tuesday.

Demographics, South Korea, Aging Population

26 points by GeoAtreides 58 days ago | 53 comments

South Korea deploys Skylight laser weapon to protect Seoul capital from drones (armyrecognition.com)
As reported by Mason on December 8, 2024, South Korea has initiated the deployment of the Laser-Based Anti-Aircraft Weapon Block-I, a stationary 20kW-class fiber laser system capable of neutralizing drones within a range of 2–3 kilometers, to frontline units and selected urban locations, including Seoul.

Military Technology, South Korea, Drones, Defense

5 points by danboarder 66 days ago | 0 comments

South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President over his martial law order (apnews.com)
South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order

Politics, South Korea, Impeachment, Martial Law

81 points by Geekette 69 days ago | 23 comments

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Impeached over Martial Law (koreatimes.co.kr)
The National Assembly passed a motion, Saturday, to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law declaration, with some lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party joining in support of his removal from office.

South Korea, Politics, Impeachment, Martial Law

14 points by rtcode_io 69 days ago | 2 comments

South Korea's mountain of plastic waste shows limits of recycling (japantimes.co.jp)
South Korea has won international praise for its recycling efforts, but as it prepares to host talks for a global plastic waste agreement, experts say the country's approach highlights its limits.

South Korea, Recycling, Environmental Issues, Plastic Waste, Global Agreements

12 points by PaulHoule 71 days ago | 7 comments

South Korea's Yoon Apologizes for Martial Law, Leaves All Decisions to Party (nhk.or.jp)
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has apologized for imposing emergency martial law on Tuesday night.

South Korea, Politics, Apology, Martial Law

5 points by jpcom 77 days ago | 0 comments

South Korean Lawmakers Vote to Defy President, Demanding an End to Martial Law (nytimes.com)
President Yoon Suk Yeol announced the extraordinary move amid a bitter fight with the political opposition, and protesters clashed with police outside the assembly.

South Korea, Politics, Law, Protests

15 points by miles 80 days ago | 2 comments

South Korea declares martial law (koreaherald.com)
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday in an emergency briefing that South Korea has declared martial law.

South Korea, Martial Law, Politics

38 points by RyeCombinator 80 days ago | 22 comments