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An aerial view of the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in eastern Japan on Thursday, the first day that the Tokyo Electric Power Company began releasing radioactive water used to cool the melted nuclear reactor into the Pacific Ocean. [YONHAP/KYODO]

Water discharge from Fukushima nuclear power plant begins

Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo called on Tokyo to be “transparent and responsible over the next thirty years” in its sharing of information regarding the release of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant that began on Thursday.

2023.8.24

Police and other officials enter the SK C&C building in Pangyo, Gyeonggi, on Monday to inspect the site. Kakao servers were knocked out as a result of a fire at a Pangyo data center that started Saturday afternoon. The company's messenger and services offered by related companies were unavailable, degraded or intermittent anywhere from 10 hours to two days as backup systems failed to kick in fast enough. [NEWS1]

Shock, anger and action as Kakao's tech fails dramatically

The dramatic failure of Kakao services over the weekend left users wondering about a company on which they have become dangerously dependent and the government hinting of intervention into what has become critical infrastructure. Kakao servers ...

2022.10.17

'I thought a war broke out because Kakao and Naver were down'

Kakao’s meltdown, which was started by a fire on Saturday afternoon, caused chaos among users of a series of Kakao apps including Kakao Talk, Kakao Map and Kakao T, the company’s mobility service application.

2022.10.17

Kakao co-CEO Hong Eun-taek takes questions from National Assembly representatives in a meeting held on Sunday afternoon at the SK C&C building in Pangyo, Gyeonggi, following a fire on Saturday. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Kakao companies promise compensation after service malfunction

Kakao companies are promising users compensation following a service malfunction over the weekend. Most services were restored as of Monday morning. Kakao Webtoon and music service Melon will extend users’ subscription benefits by three days ...

2022.10.17

[Today's Cartoon] 2022.10.17

Kakao’s meltdown for over a day raised serious questions about the leading IT company’s tech expertise and crisis management abilities.

2022.10.16

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Do Kwon plays dumb as Terra-Luna investigations continue

Do Kwon insists that he has heard nothing from the authorities, despite investigations ongoing in Korea into the collapse of crypto currencies he created and other actions being taken in the United States.

2022.8.16

KoFIU delaying registration decision on Paycoin's PayProtocol

Financial regulators are delaying their decision on registering PayProtocol as a virtual asset service provider.

2022.7.20

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

After Luna crash, authorities say not much they can do

Financial authorities are keeping an eye on the cryptocurrency market following the crash of TerraUSD cryptocurrency and its sister token Luna, but admit there's not much they can do immediately.

2022.5.15

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