• 
  Supreme court upholds life sentence for brutal murder convict SEOUL, August 29 (AJP) - The Supreme Court of Korea upheld a life sentence for a man convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering a woman in Seoul last year. Choi Yun-jong, 30, brutally attacked a total stranger, attempting to rape and severely beating her on a hiking trail in southern Seoul in August of last year. The victim, an elementary school teacher was taken to a hospital but died two days later. Prosecutors had sought the death penalty in both the first and second tr August 29, 2024
• 
  Baseball attendance set to reach 10 million this season SEOUL, August 29 (AJP) - The number of spectators for this year's professional baseball league is on the brink of reaching a new milestone of 10 million. According to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), the cumulative number of baseball fans who have visited stadiums across the country has surpassed 9 million as of early this week. Many baseball fans were undeterred by this summer's record heatwave, as attendance reached 8.48 million last Sunday, surpassing the previou August 29, 2024
• 
  Korean researchers develop advanced fault-tolerant quantum technology SEOUL, August 29 (AJP) - Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a fault-tolerant quantum technology that surpasses the capabilities of global leaders in quantum computing, the institute said on Thursday. The team, led by Dr. Lee Seung-woo at KIST Center for Quantum information, designed a fault-tolerant quantum computing architecture based on their error correction technique. Their method achieved a maximum photon loss threshold of 14 perc August 29, 2024
• 
  SK hynix develops world's first 10nm-class 6th generation DRAM SEOUL, August 29 (AJP) - SK hynix said Thursday it has successfully developed the world's first 16Gb DDR5 DRAM using 10nm-class 6th generation (1c) process technology. This breakthrough pushes the boundaries of memory process technology into the early 10nm range. The company expanded on its industry-leading 5th generation (1b) platform to create the 1c DDR5, minimizing potential errors and efficiently transferring performance advantages. By applying new materials to specific EUV August 29, 2024
• 
  Authorities face technological, legal hurdles in combatting deepfake porn SEOUL, August 29 (AJP) – Korean authorities are struggling to combat the rapid spread of deepfake pornography as detection and control technologies lag behind the artificial intelligence (AI) tools used to create such content, experts say. The government has recently pledged a tougher crackdown and heavier sentencing in response to the proliferation of sexually explicit deepfake images targeting women and girls. However, law enforcement is ill-equipped to handle the surge August 29, 2024
• 
  Large sinkhole injures elderly couple in Seoul SEOUL, August 29 (AJP) - A large sinkhole suddenly opened up on a busy four-lane road in Yonhui-dong, western Seoul on Thursday. The sinkhole suddenly appeared around 11:20 a.m., swallowing a Tivoli vehicle. The unexpected collapse caused a car to plunge into the hole, which measured 6 meters wide and 4 meters long, leading to serious injuries for the driver and a passenger. The female passenger in her late 70s was found in cardiac arrest but was revived through immediate CPR eff August 29, 2024
• 
  NCT's Taeil leaves group amid sexual crime allegations SEOUL, August 29 (AJP) - Taeil, a member of K-pop boy band NCT has left the group, after being accused of a sexual crime, his agency SM Entertainment said on Wednesday. Specific details of the alleged offense remain undisclosed, but the 30-year-old is reportedly under investigation by police in southern Seoul. "Given the seriousness of the matter, we have determined that it is no longer possible for him to be with us," the agency wrote in a post on X. Making his deb August 29, 2024
• 
  Nurses' nationwide strike averted at eleventh hour SEOUL, August 29 (AJP) - Just hours before their planned nationwide strike, nurses and other medical workers called it off after reaching an agreement through last-minute negotiations on Thursday. Their major walkout was averted as some 59 out of 62 medical institutions under Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union (KHMU) accepted a proposal over wages and working conditions. The decision just came after a bill, which legalizes the medical practice of Physician Assis August 29, 2024
• 
  OPINION: Away from battlefield, diplomatic wrangling hots up with Modi visit to Kyiv SEOUL, August 29 (AJP) - Ukraine's three-week incursion has been countered recently by an intensifying Russian drone campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure. Russian troops have also made steady gains in the battle for the strategic logistics hub of Pokrovsk in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, in the background, the diplomatic wrangling in the more than 30-month-long war has also increased. But there's no sign of a breakthrough or an indication that we migh August 29, 2024
• 
  PHOTOS: Forum explores Korea-China economic cooperation SEOUL, August 28 (AJP) - The 4th Korea-China Digital Economy Partnership Summit was held Wednesday at the building of China Construction Bank in central Seoul. The summit, co-hosted by Aju Daily and China Construction Bank, explored ways to strengthen economic and business cooperation between the two countries and their future partnerships. August 28, 2024