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'Anti-Ilbe Storehouse' bill drafted to enforce removal of online hate speech

A liberal lawmaker has drafted an anti-hate speech in online spaces law that would push operators of online platforms to remove posts containing derision or hate speech. The proposed legislation was prompted by public backlash over a series of perceived mockeries of citizens of the Jeolla provinces and the Korean democratic movement. Starbucks Korea came under fire for its "Tank Day" tumbler promotion on the anniversary of the Gwangju Democratic Uprising on May 18. In 1980, the military, under m

우주산업 동향 보고 투자·협업 제안…K-우주 비즈매칭 장 열렸다

[이 기사에 나온 스타트업에 대한 보다 다양한 기업정보는 유니콘팩토리 빅데이터 플랫폼 ‘데이터랩’에서 볼 수 있습니다.] 대한민국 우주산업 생태계의 협력을 이끌기 위해 출범한 'K-우주포럼' 공식 홈페이지(K-SPACEFORUM.com)가 우주산업 관련 기사 모아보기 코너를 추가했다. 우주산업과 관련된 기사들을 한 곳에서 확인하고 '협업 매칭'까지 지원해 구성원들 간 협력을 가속화한단 구상이다. 신설된 '우주 뉴스' 코너에서는 머니투데이와 스타트업 미디어 플랫폼 유니콘팩토리에 보도된 국내외 우주산업 동향과 주요 이슈, 포럼 회원사들의 소식 등을 전달한다. 우주산업 종사자들에게 꼭 필요한 뉴스들만 한 곳에서 종합해 보여줘 편리성을 높였다....

Mirae Asset's SpaceX offering sells out in minutes

Mirae Asset Securities' first round of subscription for SpaceX shares sold out minutes after opening Friday, reflecting strong domestic demand for the highly anticipated listing. Mirae Asset is offering $500 million worth of SpaceX shares to registered professional investors, including individuals and corporations. Individual professional investors are those considered capable of assuming investment risks, taking into account their knowledge and experience in financial instruments and the scale

DAPA chief pays respects to victims of Hanwha Aerospace explosion

The chief of South Korea's defense procurement agency on Friday paid his respects to the victims of a recent explosion at a Hanwha Aerospace factory in the central city of Daejeon, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration said. DAPA Minister Lee Yong-cheol visited the facility in the city, located about 140 kilometers south of Seoul, to inspect ongoing recovery efforts and discuss prevention measures, according to the agency. The explosion occurred Monday, leaving five people dead and two

Tears and tributes for Hanwha Aerospace explosion victims

Bereaved family members, friends and colleagues of victims of the explosion at Hanwha Aerospace's Daejeon facility gathered at joint memorial altars on Thursday morning to mourn the loss of their loved ones. Hanwha Aerospace, the defense affiliate of Hanwha Group, has established joint memorial altars across 10 of its business sites nationwide to honor those killed in the explosion, including one at the Yuseong District Office near its Daejeon facility. Other locations include the company's head

작가 50명 정리·직원 20% 감축…페이스가 던진 미술시장의 경고

세계 4대 메가갤러리 가운데 하나인 페이스(Pace Gallery)가 작가 50명과 직원 50명을 감축하는 대규모 구조조정에 나섰다. 미술시장의 침체가 이어지는 가운데 페이스 최고경영자(CEO) 마크 글림처는 “현재의 갤러리 모델은 망가진 정도가 아니라 고칠 수 없는 상태(unfixable)”라고 밝혀 파장을 낳고 있다.5일 미국 뉴욕타임스와 아트넷뉴스, 아트뉴스 등에 따르면 페이스는 현재 135명 규모의 작가·에스테이트 명단 가운데 약 50명을 정리하고, 전 세계 직원 250명 중 50명을 감축하기로 했다.마크 글림처(Marc Glimcher) 페이스 최고경영자(CEO)는 성명을 통해 “미술계는 지난 10년 동안 극적으로 변했다”며 “현재의 갤러리 모델은 단지 망가진 정도가 아니라 고칠 수 없는 상태(unfixable)”라고 밝혔다.그는 “모든 갤러리가 더 이상 작동하지 않는 시스템을 유지하기 위해 임시방편과 타협을 반복하고 있다”며 “이제는 갤러리의 규모를 줄이고 핵심 작가

Blast-hit Hanwha facility handled volatile solvents, propellants: report

The building at the center of the deadly explosion at Hanwha Aerospace's Daejeon facility handled large volumes of volatile solvents and materials for rocket propellants, according to safety reports Thursday. Reports submitted by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency to Rep. Cho Ji-yeon of the People Power Party show that Building No. 56 — the site of Monday's blast — used roughly 8.2 metric tons of cleaning solvents and 36 metric tons of propellants each month during the second half o

Hanwha Aerospace halts production nationwide after deadly blast

Hanwha Aerospace has temporarily shut down production at all of its major domestic facilities and launched safety inspections following a deadly explosion at its Daejeon plant that killed five workers earlier this week. Hanwha Aerospace said that all nonessential domestic production line operations would be suspended from Thursday to Friday, except for essential processes, to conduct special safety inspections and employee safety training. It marked the first time the defense affiliate under Han

Could SpaceX, OpenAI IPOs derail Korea's chip rally?

The blockbuster IPOs of SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic could trigger a bout of profit-taking in South Korea's soaring chip stocks, as investors rotate capital into some of Wall Street's most anticipated listings. Elon Musk's rocket and satellite maker SpaceX aims to list its shares as early as June 12, in what could become the biggest initial public offering of all time. Anthropic, developer of the Claude AI model, has also recently filed to go public, setting the stage for a closely watched IPO r

헤드셋 착용했더니 내 눈앞에 전쟁이... 이 경험 왜 필요하냐면

고양이는 자신을 잃은 상실감의 충격으로 정신병원에 입원한 어린 주인과 병원 시스템을 어떤 시선으로 바라볼까. (이프 유 씨 어 캣 'If You See a Cat') 기후위기로 갑작스레 홍수가 난 집안에 갇힌 느낌은 어떨까. (아웃 오브 노웨어 'Out of Nowhere') 가정폭력 생존자의 심리와 상황은 어떨까. (스페이스 포 액션 'Space for Action') 외신의 접근이 완전히 차단된 가자지구에서의 일상은 어떤 모습일까 (언더 더 세임 스카이 - 가자 Under the same sky – Gaza 360°') 이는 올해 체코의 원월드국제영화제와 독일의 뮌헨 다큐영화제에서 소개된 가상현실 (VR: Virtual Reality) 영화가 던진 화두다. 우리는 평소에 다양한 타인의 삶을 재현한 영화를 보면서, 울기도 하고 웃기도 하면서 주인공에 감정이입 한다. 하지만 스크린과 다소 거리를 두고 의자에 앉아 감독이 정해준 2차원 프레임을 수동적으로 감상하는 전통적인 평면 영화 형식 (Flat Film: 플랫 필름 )은 작품성이 훌륭하다고 해도, 물리적인 거리만큼이나 정서적 몰입이 쉽지 않을 때도 있다. 특히, 자연재해나 전쟁처럼 극단적인 상황에 놓여본 적이 없는 관객이라면 더 그렇다.이때 가상현실 (VR) 미디어 감상은 우리의 공감대를 더 높이지 않을까. VR 영화는 관객이 직접 시점과 공간의 주도권을 쥐고 3차원 가상 세계 속으로 들어가 사방을 둘러보는 능동적인 경험을 제공한다. VR 형식 영화의 장점 지난 5월 28일 만난 체코의 원월드영화제의 토마시 포슈툴카 (Tomáš Poštulka) 수석프로그래머는 'VR 형식 영화가 우리의 공감대를 높이고 기후 위기 등에 대한 인식을 제고하는 데 더 효과가 있는지' 묻자 "충분히 가능하다고 믿는다"라고 답했다. 그러면서 "우리가 선보였던 프로젝트를 예로 들면, 가자 지구의 거리 한복판에 서 있는 듯한 경험, 가정 폭력에 직면했을 때 느끼는 불안감과 안전한 공간 및 지원의 부재를 체감하는 경험, 낯선 타국에서 이민자로서 느끼는 감정을 체험하는 경험 등 모든 주제는 VR 헤드셋을 착용하고 몰입했을 때 훨씬 더 강렬하고 깊이 있게 다가온다. 오직 자신만의 경험과 마주한 채 홀로 그 상황 속에 놓이게 되기 때문"이라고 설명했다. 이어 "우리가 이 기술을 지속적으로 활용하는 이유다. VR기술은 우리가 관객에게 전하고자 하는 인권 콘텐츠에 새로운 차원과 깊이를 더해준다"고 평했다. 특히 전쟁지역에서의 가상 체험이 인상적이었다. 360eh 영상으로 촬영한 다큐멘터리, 를 제작한 VR 체험 디지털 플랫폼인 '프런트라인 인 포커스 XR' (Frontline in Focus XR)'은 자체 웹사이트에서 "우리의 주요 고객층은 국제 언론 매체와 비정부기구"라고 밝혔다. 그러면서 "팬데믹과 각종 안보상의 위협으로 국제 기구들이 전쟁 지역에 직접 접근하는 일은 갈수록 어려워지고 있다. 언론인, 실무진, 후원자들이 직접 갈 수 없는 현장으로 이동해 현장과 진정한 교감을 나눌 수 있도록 한다. 숙련된 현지 언론인들이 직접 찍은 전쟁 지역 및 접근이 어려운 머나먼 현장 VR 체험 영상을 제공한다"고 밝혔다. 실제 38분간에 걸쳐 이 가상현실 체험에 직접 참가했다. 뉴스와 소셜미디어에서 봐 온 짧은 동영상과는 다른 층위의 참혹함이 느껴지는 평생 잊지 못할 독특한 경험이었다. 전체 내용보기

Hanwha Aerospace to Halt Production Lines for Safety Inspections following Daejeon Explosion

[Economy] : Hanwha Aerospace will suspended all of its production lines until Friday for special safety inspections following an explosion at a Daejeon facility on Monday that killed five workers and injured two others. The company announced on Thursday that it will halt operations at nine locations for two days, ... [more...]

Zombie thriller 'Colony' hits 4 mln admissions

The Korean film "Colony" continued its upward streak, drawing more than 4 million admissions since its release last month, data showed Thursday. The star-studded blockbuster reported 4,043,762 accumulated admissions as of Wednesday, adding 331,493 admissions from the previous day, according to the data released by the Korean Film Council. The milestone came on the 14th day of its release, marking the fastest pace by a film released in South Korea this year. "Colony" is the latest zombie thriller

Hanwha Aerospace to suspend production lines after deadly explosion

Hanwha Aerospace Co., a defense affiliate of Hanwha Group, said Thursday it will suspend operations at all of its production facilities and conduct special safety inspections following a deadly explosion at its Daejeon facility. The company said it will halt operations at its nine business sites nationwide for two days starting Thursday, marking the first companywide production shutdown since its establishment in 2023. Some essential production processes, however, will be exempt from the suspens

Hanwha safety oversight under scrutiny after deadly blast

Police have identified all five workers killed in Monday's explosion at Hanwha Aerospace's Daejeon plant, as investigators examine whether shortcomings in the company's safety management system contributed to the accident. Authorities said Wednesday that the victims included two contract workers in their 20s and three full-time employees — two in their 50s and one in his 30s. The bodies were expected to be returned to their families later in the day. The explosion occurred Monday at Hanwha Aeros

Kospi rally fuels market swings unseen since financial crisis

South Korea's stock market is swinging at a pace not seen since the global financial crisis, as a record-setting Kospi rally collides with rising leverage and forced selling. Sidecars, which halt program trading for five minutes when futures move more than 5 percent for at least one minute, were triggered 20 times in the first five months of the year. Of those, 11 were triggered on the buy side and nine on the sell side. This year's tally already accounts for a quarter of the 80 sidecars since t

Korea's beloved sci-fi story is hitting the screen. Is the animation up to it?

"Pilgrims" is built on the two things Korean cinema just can't seem to pull off. On paper, that's a recipe for disaster; on screen, it gets about halfway to proving otherwise. Start with the sci-fi problem. Koreans have proven time and again they can do period epics, gangster pictures, zombie thrillers — you name it — but science and speculative fiction remains the white whale. Homegrown titles of the past few years, from the lavishly mounted "Space Sweepers" to the 28-billion-won belly-flop "Th

All 5 Victims Killed in Hanwha Aerospace Explosion Identified

[Domestic] : All of the five victims who were killed in an explosion at a Hanwha Aerospace plant in the central city of Daejeon earlier this week have been identified. According to the Daejeon Metropolitan Police on Wednesday, the National Forensic Service matched the DNA from the victims with genetic samples from ... [more...]

Police identify all 5 victims killed in Hanwha plant explosion

Police said Wednesday they have identified all five victims killed in the Hanwha Aerospace factory explosion and plan to return their bodies to their families. The Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency said the identities of the five victims were confirmed through DNA analysis by the National Forensic Service. "We cross-referenced the victims' DNA with that of their family members to identify them," a police official said. "We plan to return the bodies to the families." A funeral is expected to be

Another deadly explosion casts shadow over Hanwha Aerospace’s cutting-edge image

Swim, bike, run, chill by the Han River this weekend

Seoul will hold a three-day noncompetitive triathlon event along the Han River this weekend, inviting residents and visitors to swim, cycle and run at their own pace. The third annual My Pace Hangang Triathlon Festival will take place from Friday to Sunday around Ttukseom and Jamsil Han River parks, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday. The city expects a large turnout after last year’s festival drew 650,000 visitors. The festival centers on three activities — swimming, cycling and run