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Newsweek
29-06-2025
- Health
- Newsweek
South Korea's New Government Faces Alarming Social Issue
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The deaths of three high school students in the port city of Busan last week sent ripples through South Korea and brought a mounting crisis back into the spotlight. Last year, a record 221 high, middle, and elementary school students took their own lives—seven more than the previous year and more than twice as many as in 2015, according to a new education ministry survey reported by Yonhap News Agency. Why It Matters South Korea has the highest suicide rate among developed nations. Last year, the rate climbed to a 13-year high of 14.4 cases per 100,000 people, according to data from the Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention. While older South Koreans remain most at risk, suicide is now the leading cause of death for those aged 10 to 39. Stagnant wages, soaring rents, and cultural stigma around discussion of mental health have compounded the challenge. Newsweek reached out to the South Korean embassy in Washington, D.C., via emailed request for comment. What To Know The stress of keeping up with grades, anxiety about the future, and conflicts with family and peers are often cited by South Korean adolescents who have considered taking their own lives. Students arrive at the Yeouido Girls High School in Seoul on November 14, 2024, to take the annual College Scholastic Ability Test, known locally as Suneung. Students arrive at the Yeouido Girls High School in Seoul on November 14, 2024, to take the annual College Scholastic Ability Test, known locally as Suneung. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images A 2020 survey found that nearly one in three middle and high school students had contemplated suicide in the past year due to the academic burden. This same motive was given in the notes left by two of the three high school girls who died after falling from a Busan apartment building Saturday in what police suspect was a group suicide. Middle school students appear to be particularly at risk, accounting for more than half—9,753—of the 17,667 students identified as at risk for suicide in a survey last year by the education ministry. High school students made up another 7,880, with 16 elementary students and 18 from special schools also included in the at-risk group. What People Have Said Lim Myung-ho, professor of psychology at Dankook University, told local newspaper the Joongang Ilbo: "Although the country has made economic progress compared to the past, society has become less livable for young people as competition has intensified and a results-only evaluation structure has become entrenched. "In particular, the development of social media has led to youth being exposed unfiltered to negative incidents, resulting in increased feelings of helplessness, depression, and trauma. The government and society need to take more interest in adolescents both inside and outside of school and strengthen the support infrastructure." What's Next Seoul hopes a raft of new government strategies and programs will help it achieve its goal of cutting the national suicide rate by 30 percent by 2027. The education ministry has also created a screening test in a bid to detect mental health issues early. The screening is currently targeted at students in the first and fourth grades of elementary school, and the first levels of middle and high school.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man tries to sell cocaine at GA business, deputies say
Georgia deputies said a 46-year-old man is behind bars after he tried to sell illegal drugs at a business. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] On Thursday, Crisp County officials said Anthony Wallace, 46, of Smithville, Ga. scheduled to meet at a business in Crisp County to sell cocaine. Officials said that after the deal was done, the Mid-South Narcotics Task Force intercepted and Wallace was arrested. He was taken to the Crisp County Jail. Wallace is charged with the sale of cocaine and the use of a communication facility in a drug transaction. TRENDING STORIES: North GA man shoots, kills wife, girlfriend before turning gun on himself, police say 3 companies own nearly 38,000 metro Atlanta homes Officer who arrested Ximena Arias-Cristobal resigns from department [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Wall Street Journal
06-05-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Wynn Resorts Logs Lower Profit, Sales
Photo: anthony wallace/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Wynn Resorts WYNN 0.65 %increase; green up pointing triangle logged lower profit and revenue in the first quarter as each of its segments posted sales declines, including its key casino unit. The Las Vegas operator of casinos and resorts on Tuesday posted a profit of $72.7 million, or 69 cents a share, compared with $144.2 million, or $1.30 a share, a year earlier.
Newsweek
24-04-2025
- Business
- Newsweek
China Pressures US Ally to Block Rare Earths to US
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Beijing has reportedly threatened South Korean companies over exports to the United States that contain critical metals from China, according to South Korean media. The report comes as both Washington and Beijing pressure trade partners to pick sides in their tit-for-tat trade war. Why It Matters President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs, or taxes on foreign imports, on scores of nations earlier this month in a bid to reshape the global trade order and bring back factory jobs. The 90-day pause he abruptly announced soon after excluded China, the U.S.'s third-largest trade partner. Beijing's retaliatory measures included reciprocal tariffs and export restrictions on rare earth elements. China dominates the refining of these metals, which are key to technologies ranging from artificial intelligence chips to jet engines and the development of next-generation weapons platforms, including sixth-generation fighter jets. Newsweek reached out to the Chinese embassy in South Korea and the South Korean embassy in the United States via email for comment. China's embassy in the U.S. declined to comment, referring Newsweek to the "competent authorities." What To Know The Korean Economic Daily reported Tuesday that China's government ordered at least two South Korean transformer manufacturers to halt exports of power equipment containing Chinese-sourced heavy rare earth metals to the U.S. military or its contractors. The letters reportedly warned that failure to comply could result in regulatory action, including sanctions. According to a South Korean government official cited by the newspaper, companies in the electric vehicle, display, battery, medical device, and aerospace industries had received similar notices. The report, which Newsweek has not independently verified, would mark the first time China had formally targeted a third country in its trade dispute with the U.S. Containers stacked up on berthed cargo vessels at a terminal in the southeastern port city of Busan on November 24, 2024. Containers stacked up on berthed cargo vessels at a terminal in the southeastern port city of Busan on November 24, 2024. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images China–South Korea relations are hitting new roadblocks amid Seoul's concerns that Chinese installations in the Yellow Sea may be part of a broader campaign to assert territorial claims. Beijing maintains that the structures are intended solely for aquaculture. If Beijing—Seoul's top trade partner—moves to further leverage its economic clout it could have a serious impact on its neighbor's export-driven economy. Meanwhile, China has been working to rally international support against U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies, positioning itself as a responsible and stable alternative to the United States. Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping embarked on a whirlwind tour of Southeast Asia to bolster China's influence in the region. On Tuesday, Japanese media reported that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida received a letter from Chinese No. 2 Premier Li Qiang, urging him to join Beijing in resisting protectionism. What People Are Saying Han Ah-reum, researcher at the Korea International Trade Association, told The Korean Economic Daily: "As China is expanding its list of US companies that will face Beijing's export bans on top of its retaliatory tariffs in response to Washington's duties, major Korean conglomerates leading the country's exports could take a bigger hit." A spokesperson for China's Commerce Ministry told reporters on April 4: "The relevant items have dual-use properties, and it is a common international practice to impose export controls on them. As a responsible major country, [the move] reflects its consistent position of firmly safeguarding world peace and regional stability." Mark A. Smith, CEO of U.S.-based minerals development company NioCorp Developments, told Access Newswire: "The U.S. has long known that it walks a fine line by relying so heavily on China for rare earths. With this new move, Beijing is jamming its fingers on the pressure points of American deterrence." What Happens Next Following reports that the Trump administration was pressuring trade partners to reduce imports of Chinese goods or raise barriers against them, China warned against what it described as a policy of "apeasement." In the wake of Beijing's stiff pushback, Trump appeared to soften his rhetoric, stating on Tuesday that he has a good relationship with Xi and suggesting tariffs could "come down substantially." China's Foreign Ministry said the country is open to negotiations but on Thursday demanded that the U.S. first remove "all unilateral tariffs imposed on China" as a sign of good faith.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Yahoo
Images of 'exhausted South Korean firefighters' bear signs of AI generation
"They are truly, truly admirable," reads the Korean-language caption of an image shared on Threads on March 27, 2025. It shows a group of firemen -- some sitting on the ground, others standing in the rain -- looking completely exhausted, with part of a fire engine visible behind them. In a separate post the following day, the Threads user shared another image of a firefighter -- his face smudged with soot and an inferno blazing in the background -- with the caption: "This single photo says it all. They are working incredibly hard... Please do your best until the very end." The pictures circulated as more than a dozen fires scorched wide swathes of South Korea's southeast and forced around 37,000 people to flee (archived link). Thirty-one people have been killed in the fires, the country's largest and deadliest on record, as of April 4 (archived link). The images were also included in similar posts elsewhere on Threads, X, Instagram and Facebook, and the image was featured in a media report with credit given to an unnamed reader. The pictures, however, are inconsistent with photos of firefighters taken during the wildfires. The firefighters' clothing and the fire engine in the circulating images differ from how they appear in photos taken by AFP photojournalists Anthony Wallace and Yasuyoshi Chiba amid efforts to contain the deadly wildfires. "Both images have clear visual artefacts as AI-generated," Siwei Lyu, director of the University at Buffalo's Media Forensic Lab, told AFP in an April 4 email (archived link). Lyu said figures and objects in the first image, including the firefighters' clothing and the fire engine, are misshapen and "lack realistic details". In the second image, there is an "extra hand near the glove". Moreover, the AI detection tool Hive found both images were 'likely to be AI-generated'. AFP has debunked other misinformation about South Korea's wildfires here and here.
