Humanoid robots dance at the grand opening event of the Galaxy Robot Park in Gangdong District, eastern Seoul, on Aug. 21.YONHAP
Happy Friday! It's wet underfoot, but the mood is high as we head into the weekend. Here are the stories you need to know in Korea.
In today's news, concerns have been raised after Chinese-made components were discovered in videoconferencing systems used by the Korean Army. In other stories, Korean temple cuisine is being hailed as a new way of developing a more sustainable global food culture. And BTS's RM is under fire over a recent photo where he and fellow member J-Hope pose with U.S. singer Chris Brown.
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Chinese components found in Army communications systems
Chinese-made components have been found in key parts of videoconferencing systems used by Korean Army units for command and communications in wartime and peacetime. The discovery is raising concerns about vulnerabilities in military communications as worries grow at home and abroad over malware and data leaks involving Chinese-made equipment.
Of the 11 types of components used in the equipment, two types of codecs — key devices that convert analog video and audio signals into digital signals for transmission — were found to be made in China. They included the MeetingEye 500, made by Yealink, a videoconferencing company headquartered in Shenzhen, China.
Korean temple cuisine asks a hungry world to slow down, waste less and eat with gratitude
Korea gave the world mukbang. And people loved it. Millions watch others devour delicious, often over-the-top and sometimes bizarre foods in quantities that can be hard to believe.
But Korea has another way of approaching food that could hardly be more different.
Anti-violence nonprofit suspends BTS leader RM from role-model list after Chris Brown photo
The Pixel Project cited RM's silence after he attended Chris Brown's Toronto concert and appeared in a backstage photo with the U.S. singer who pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.
