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He continued "I wonder if you really washed the container and the spray nozzle itself is a heavy metal "We have filed a complaint with the National Newspaper and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety." ※ This service is provided by machine translation tool Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker All Headlines North Korea Sports Top News Most Viewed Korean Newspaper Headlines Today in Korean History Yonhap News Summary Editorials from Korean Dailies The 2023 Global Barbecue Festival is under way in the county of Hongseong All News National Economy/Finance Biz Culture/K-pop Images Videos Korean Newspaper Headlines Korea in Brief Useful Links Weather Advertise with Yonhap News Agency It didn't take long for Linda Latelle to bond with Ellen a Maltese she will introduce to human affection Released from her crate after a daylong journey in a semitrailer truck driven from Canada to the Elmhurst Animal Care Center Tuesday the little dog dashed across the floor of the veterinary hospital and accepted Latelle's embrace petting the matted hair covering the dog's face Latelle doesn't know if Ellen will have lingering medical problems or trauma from a life spent in a dog meat farm in South Korea with no veterinary care and apparently no grooming. But Latelle, the president of a Hillside rescue group is still accepting the challenge of acclimating the dog to a new life as a family pet “When you see even the smallest transformation it just gives you such happy tears and goose bumps,” she said Animal welfare activists from Humane Society International rescued Ellen and nearly 200 other dogs from a farmer who was raising the animals for slaughter and the pet trade Dog-meat consumption is a centuries-old cultural practice but activists say demand is declining among younger generations of South Koreans as they highlight abuses in the industry “They're extremely inhumane places,” said Andrew Plumbly They look more like junk heaps with lots of wire cages containing dogs.” “They don't have bedding for the most part,” Plumbly said stand and sleep on wire mesh for their entire lives There's no veterinary care provided because it reduces profit.” Activists next week are set to shut down the farm about a two- to three-hour drive southwest from Seoul after flying out the last group of dogs bound for a Humane Society shelter near Toronto Volunteers representing more than a dozen rescue groups in Illinois and other parts of the Midwest received 64 dogs in Elmhurst Tuesday Three suburban groups — Latelle's Magnificent Mutts & Meows Rescue Animal House Shelter in Huntley and Chicago French Bulldog Rescue in Wilmette — will care for the dogs before they place them in foster homes and later make them available for adoption an Animal House Shelter volunteer from Rolling Meadows The Humane Society has shut down 13 other dog meat farms in South Korea since a campaign against the industry began in 2015 Activists don't pay for the dogs but provide funding and other means of support to help farmers transition to growing crops or new jobs the Humane Society is providing tuition assistance so the farmer can take computer classes and become a security guard a spokeswoman for the anti-cruelty organization said Activists also are lobbying politicians to take steps to shut down the remaining 17,000 dog-meat farms in South Korea “The big-picture strategy is to essentially educate the government provide them with a blueprint of sorts that closing down farms is something that can be done in collaboration with the farmers,” Plumbly said Humane Society has rescued a total of 17,000 dogs from the 14 shuttered farms Plumbly said the organization and rescue groups share the costs of medical treatment receive vaccinations and are quarantined at the farm or at a temporary shelter for at least a month before traveling overseas A small number of the dogs from Hongseong flew to shelters and rescue groups in Virginia More than half the dogs that flew into Canada are staying there “They've suffered a life of malnutrition and mistreatment so there are a lot of more fundamental issues that can manifest later on Latelle is rising to the challenge after accepting 11 dogs Tuesday and six others last week through her network of foster homes she lent a hand unloading 64 crates holding Chihuahua mixes a Yorkshire terrier and other breeds while volunteers wiped away tears “This is the best feeling ever,” Latelle said A fire burning a solar energy facility in Hongseong A helicopter on Monday continues to extinguish a fire that broke out in Hongseong County Home » South Korea’s 4th Yangyang-class minesweeper handed over to ROK Navy The first three ships of the Yangyang-class (Yangyang Ongjin and Haenam) were launched between 1999 and 2004 Sistership Hongseong was launched in September 2020 and the final ship Goseong was launched in March this year All six minesweepers of the class were built by Kangnam Corporation in Busan head of DAPA’s naval business division said: “The Namhae ship will have improved mine-searching and clearing capabilities compared to the existing minesweeper and will become a strong support for protecting Korea’s major ports and maritime traffic routes.” the second and third ships of the MSH Phase II project are currently conducting sea trials and will be delivered to the ROK Navy sequentially The hull of the ships is made of FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) A variable depth sonar (VDS) is fitted to detect mines and mine clearing equipment and mine clearing tools such as the “Magnetic/Acoustic Combined Mine Sweep” are used to carry out clearing missions she can conduct minesweeping operations remotely using Mine Disposable Vehicles and unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) The Yangyang-class typically carry two Pluto UUVs by Gaymarine with a single 20mm Vulcan main gun and M60 machine guns This is more punch than what is found aboard typical MCM vessels of other navies This is because the ROK minesweeper’s armament is aimed at detonating the mines floating on the surface of the water local company SONARTECH confirmed that they have delivered a set of Multi Beam Side Scan Sonar (SeaView400 M) for Namhae The first three ships of the class belong to the 52nd Mine Squadron in Jinhae-gu Naval News brings you news coverage of the latest naval defense shows & events We are also reporting on naval technology from all over the world National First snow of winter falls in Seoul The first snow of the season fell in many regions The Korea Meteorological Administration explained that the first snowfall in Seoul Friday's measured precipitation in Seoul was not immediately available as of 3 p.m. but the KMA predicted about 1 centimeter of snowfall in the Greater Seoul area until Saturday The weather agency officially announces the first snow in Seoul when an observer at the Seoul Meteorological Observatory in Songwol-dong Seoul saw the first snow of this year three days earlier than average and 12 days earlier than last year the snow came six days earlier compared to the average year and 12 days earlier than the last year also saw the first snow a day earlier compared to the average year and 12 days earlier than the previous year The first snow in Suwon was four days earlier than usual and 16 days earlier than last year Hongseong saw the first snow 12 days earlier than last year The KMA added that more areas would see their first snowfall on Friday as clouds above the central West Sea were moving eastward at the speed of 40 kilometers per hour snow was falling strongly around the west coast of South Chungcheong Province and strong snow is also expected in the Chungcheong area and the North Jeolla area until 6 p.m Lee Jae-myung leads in hypothetical three-way race with Han Duck-soo the presidential candidate of South Korea’s main liberal Democratic Party holds a lead in a potential three-way race for the country’s next election 15% of Korean wage workers have flexible work schedules: data Koryo saram are 'living bridges' of Kazakh-Korean ties 'Smile at me': Cancer-fighting senior influencer inspires with strength Respect wanes: Teaching no longer highly coveted job in S As unused homes increase in rural South Korea Supreme Court’s verdict sours Lee Jae-myung’s presidential bid Korean mothers are opting for C-sections at record rates South Koreans get creative with Parents’ Day gifts Netflix's 'The Devil’s Plan' returns with star-packed season 2 Seoul to host inaugural 'MyK Festa' in June Yoo Seung-ho returns to stage as Brutus in reimagining of 'Julius Caesar' Interview: A legend contemplates usefulness Hong Seong-chan hits a return to Kaichi Uchida of Japan during their men's singles match at the Korea Open on Monday Chung Hyeon answers questions during a pre-match press conference for the 2022 Eugene Korea Open on Monday at Olympic Park Tennis Center in Songpa District Kwon Soon-woo answers questions during a pre-match press conference for the 2022 Eugene Korea Open on Monday at Olympic Park Tennis Center in Songpa District As animal charity Humane Society International (HSI) closed down their thirteenth dog meat farm in South Korea their latest rescue mission has exposed the long-suspected connection between South Korea’s puppy trade and the dog meat industry HSI has found all sizes and breeds of dogs at its previous dog meat farm closures; however this is the first time the charity has discovered puppies being bred for pet trade alongside others destined to be electrocuted and butchered for meat to supply local restaurants Pups that couldn’t be sold as pets could also end up at the slaughterhouse “The lines between puppy mills and dog meat farms are routinely blurred throughout South Korea and with our latest dog farm closure we are exposing the shocking reality of that These dogs are suffering at the hands of two abusive industries their ultimate fate depending on whether they will sell for more money as a pet or for meat “They all start life in this depressing with the lucky few ending up being a loved companion whilst their cage mates are served at a restaurant or enter a chain of auctions where they are sold on to the next farmer to produce litter after litter of puppies Korean consumers will be shocked to see that the dog meat they buy in restaurants or from markets could come from the very same dogs they see in the pet shop window the conditions at this farm are horrifying “The emaciated dogs have matted fur and untreated wounds We found them cowering in rusty cages as they endure the bitter cold of the Korean winter It is an immense relief to be able to rescue them and fly them to North America where we can work with partner organisations and begin their search for adoptive families and we hope that by exposing their suffering we can hasten the end of the entire industry for good.” More than 2.5 million dogs a year are reared on thousands of dog meat farms across South Korea Although most people don’t regularly eat dog it still remains popular during Bok days of summer in July and August when its eaten as a soup called Bonsintang The horrific slaughter of the dogs include electrocution The dog meat industry is currently neither legal or illegal in South Korea but many provisions of the Animal Protection Act are routinely breached such as the ban on killing animals in a brutal way and on killing them in public areas or in front of other animals of the same species HSI works in partnership with dog farmers to rescue their dogs and transition their businesses to alternative humane and more profitable enterprises such as crop growing or service trades is eager to leave his dog breeding days behind him Mr Lee says he feels ashamed to be a dog farmer but had no way out until he was introduced to HSI’s dog farm closure scheme by a former farmer with whom HSI had worked Once HSI closes his farm and removes the dogs for rehoming Mr Lee hopes to become a security guard with the help and financing provided by HSI for him to take a computer literacy training course my entire family has been against my dog farming All my daughters and my wife want me to close it and they have never wanted to visit the farm I feel very ashamed to be a dog meat farmer and a puppy mill farmer so I barely tell anyone what I’m doing “My business is also making no money now and it’s too hard to farm the dogs as I have back pain I’ve had a hard time with my neighbour complaining about the barking which meant I had to move my farm I spend more money on this farm than I make from it HSI/Korea is also rescuing three pigs who live on Mr Lee’s farm Martha and Maggie are mini-pigs originally bred for the pet trade they were highly unlikely to find happy homes As HSI’s legal contract with dog farmers obliges them to transition to strictly animal-friendly livelihoods the pigs will shortly be starting a new life being cared for at a sanctuary being established with HSI’s partner group KARA View of a ward in a public postpartum care center in Hongseong County South Chungcheong [SOUTH CHUNGCHEONG PROVINCIAL OFFICE] military authorities will conduct a joint investigation again this year to find the remains of U.S soldiers who were dispatched to South Korea and oxidized while fighting during the Korean War the Ministry of National Defense's Bureau of POWs and Missing Persons (DPAA) announced that it would investigate the remains of U.S soldiers and missing persons for five weeks from this day to April 18 The target areas are Pyeongtaek-si and Yeoncheon-gun The National Corps has conducted joint investigations two to four times every year since signing an agreement with the US Joint POW and Missing Persons Identification Command (JPAC) The US DPAA dispatched a total of 11 investigators They are put into the field with experts from state-run organizations to conduct a joint investigation "Based on the testimony and combat records of the Korean War participants this joint investigation selected the place where the remains of the U.S military are believed to be buried as the investigation area." The investigation begins with listening to testimony from local residents It will then compare and analyze aerial photographs during the war and the current terrain to identify artificial terrain changes such as burial traces and procedures for finding combat debris will also be carried out The Chuncheon and Hongcheon areas of Gangwon Province Division suffered a lot of damage during combat in 1951 while Yeoncheon in Gyeonggi Province and Pyeongchang in Gangwon Province were the areas where the 7th U.S will conduct an investigation focusing on the spot where a U.S military pilot was reported missing after a fighter jet crashed in Pyeongtaek and Hongseong also plan to jointly excavate remains in Mungyeong North Gyeongsang Province from May to June "We should not forget the veterans of the blood alliance (èĄ€ç›Ÿ) United States who protected the freedom and peace of the Republic of Korea by bleeding numerous times in the Korean War," said Lee Geun-won A video of a middle school student laying down on a teacher’s platform and taking what seem to be photos of his teacher during a class has gone viral on Korean social media filmed at a school in South Chungcheong Province has resulted in heightened public interest in the issue of infringement on teachers’ rights and authority Teachers say more attention should be paid to the lack of institutional means to prevent violations of teachers’ authority in the classroom a 20-second video clip of a student tapping on his phone while lying on his back on a teacher’s platform during class at a middle school in Hongseong County has been spreading like wildfire on Korean social media another student is seen sitting at his desk Some classmates could be heard asking whether this kind of behavior was acceptable while voices of some cursing were also recorded in the videos According to the explanations from the provincial Office of Education and the school the video of the student lying on the teacher’s platform was filmed on Friday The student was reportedly watching TikTok videos while charging his phone at the feet of the teacher the middle-schooler did apparently get down from the teacher’s platform after being instructed to An official from the province’s Office of Education also explained that the video of the student without his shirt on was taken on Aug adding that the student was reportedly cooling off after having played basketball The school is scheduled to launch a committee for the protection of teachers’ authority early next month regarding the student who lied down on the teacher’s platform and the student who filmed the two incidents to check if the student shown lying down in class had filmed or photographed the teacher with his phone a police investigation into the matter has been requested after receiving the student’s consent reportedly does not want any disciplinary action to be taken against the student calls for greater measures to protect the rights and authority of teachers have also been growing One of the concerns has been that there are no clear legal standards for what recourse teachers have to respond to acts that undermine their authority in the classroom teachers can even be reported for child abuse if they take certain kinds of action meant to uphold their authority the measures that the teacher can take are not legally guaranteed the teacher themself would be responsible for the situation,” Jang Seung-jin a high school teacher and member of the policy board of the group World Without Private Education Worries told the Hankyoreh on Tuesday educational authority is “bound to be limited,” Jang says the South Chungcheong Province branch of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union said in a statement on Monday that “the reality is that we must take into account that if there is a physical or psychological conflict during the disciplinary process The Special Act on the Improvement of Teachers’ Status and the Protection of their Educational Activities stipulates that a committee for the protection of teachers’ authority should be established at every school level The act also states that school principals should take necessary measures for the recovery and restoration of the authority of teachers who have had their authority violated lawmaker Lee Tae-kyu of the ruling People Power Party proposed an amendment to the above-mentioned act that would require the protection committees to add the committee’s dispositions to a student’s record Some also say that public education has become marginalized amidst an educational environment that relies on the private education market which has diminished the authority of both schools and teachers “With the growth of the private education market the positions of schools and teachers have also changed a lot,” Jang says “Schools are no longer a place for comprehensive education and the role of teachers has morphed into that of helping students pass entrance examinations.” “Moral authority has waned since what is expected from teachers is not learning or development but information that is beneficial for tests,” Jang says there are also wary voices regarding this recent case Some say that the debate on this subject should not turn into a confrontation that sets students’ rights against those of teachers “It is difficult to say that the behavior of students in the video is not a violation of teachers’ authority,” says Jeon Dae-won a spokesperson for the group Teachers for Practical Education “We should be wary about perspectives that pit teachers’ rights and students’ rights against each other,” Jeon emphasized Jeon argued that “actions such as not hitting students do not harm teachers’ authority.” “We should teach that respecting others’ rights goes together with respect for our own rights." head of the South Chungcheong Province branch of the National Parents’ Association for True Education said it was “questionable” whether the classroom in the videos was an environment where the official school rules were being adhered to “Schools also need to guide students regarding what is acceptable and what is not while both students and teachers need to try to keep promises such as school life regulations.” Please direct questions or comments to [english@hani.co.kr] The father of BDC’s Hong Seong Jun has passed away “BDC’s Hong Seong Jun’s father has passed away on October 29 due to an illness Hong Seong Jun is at the funeral with his family the funeral will be held quietly with family members and close relatives Please give warm support and encouragement to Hong Seong Jun and his family so that they can find peace as soon as possible.” His father’s mortuary is located at Seoul National University’s Bundang Hospital and the procession will take place on October 31 We offer our deepest condolences to Hong Seong Jun and his family Source (1) People Power Party nominee for president Yoon Suk-yeol is resorting to increasingly coarse rhetoric including questionably based real estate conspiracy theories and overt red-baiting Critics are accusing him of crossing the line even when his political aim of shoring up support is taken into account “Can we afford to leave the politics and future of the Republic of Korea in the hands of a minority of dreamers in thrall to communist left-wing revolutionary theory as they seek to slowly transform our society into a socialist state rather than a liberal democracy?” “This administration would like to take the ‘liberal’ out of the ‘liberal democracy’ in our country’s Constitution if they can break past the line for amending the Constitution or reach some form of political compromise to amend it,” he continued he referred to the Moon Jae-in administration as an “administration of activists armed with the left-wing social revolution ideology of the 1980s” and accused them of being “an interest collusion bloc sharing left-wing social revolution ideology.” He also trotted out more anti-China rhetoric “A Democratic Party that has been taken over by left-wing activists cannot stop China’s arrival A scuffle also erupted between Yoon’s supporters and university students at the speech who were protesting with signs reading “What is this talk of a ‘preemptive strike’ [against North Korea]?” Yoon made allegations of conspiracies in the realm of real estate “Documents by the powerful figures who designed this administration’s economic and social policies clearly spell out that the administration’s aim is to allow housing prices to skyrocket so that many people cannot own their own homes and to turn the public into a nation of renters since there would be a stable shift toward conservatism if more people became homeowners.” “This is why they’ve been canceling all the reconstruction and redevelopment projects and failed to supply housing since Park Won-soon was mayor of Seoul.” His remarks suggested that the ruling Democratic Party had deliberately increased real estate prices to secure votes he referred to a politicized controversy surrounding putting up a shopping mall in Gwangju “The Democratic Party blocked [the shopping mall project] because it would be a blow to their ‘democratization struggle’ capabilities,” he suggested This was not Yoon’s first time alleging a real estate “conspiracy.” In another stump speech on Thursday in Seoul’s Seocho District he accused the Moon administration of “deliberately and maliciously allowing housing prices to rise so that people without homes would vote for the Democratic Party.” Myongji University political science professor Kim Hyung-joon warned “While this may be tremendously gratifying to conservative supporters he risks losing moderate votes when he crosses the line.” Yoon mimicked an “uppercut” gesture several times deputy director of this month's editorial award The Korea Editorial Reporters Association (Chairman Kim Chang-hwan) announced on the 10th that it has selected five films you will not be responsible for the ⋯ 'behind,'" Kim Seung-kyun End," deputy director of Kyunghyang Shinmun More than 50 dogs have been rescued from a dog meat farm in Hongseong County Members of the Humane Society International (HSI) and Change for Animals Foundation conducted a four-day operation in Hongseong to free 57 animals bound to be killed for human consumption The dogs were liberated from the cages they were forced to live in and were shipped to San Francisco for physical and psychological rehabilitation before adoption who travelled to South Korea to take part in the operation "The dogs ranged from the yellow Nureongi dog "The dogs will be distributed among partner shelters that have the expertise and resources to treat these animals especially the older dogs who have been in the farm for long time and had a very negative experience of human contact." Lee and his family said they were ashamed and expressed the desire to leave the dog meat industry "Lee was very keen to find opportunities to end his involvement in this field – we hear this repeatedly from both the farmers and the traders in South Korea where predominantly older generations continue the practice of eating dogs whose meat is widely associated to medicinal properties," Webber said Webber explained the attitude of South Korean society towards dogs is changing and more people are starting to see the animals as companions there is a widely held perception of the difference between meat dogs and pet dogs By taking these dogs off the farm and showing that every dog is capable of becoming a companion for humans we are trying to build that momentum that is already happening in the country with more and more people turning against the industry and demanding for change," she said we work by seeking collaboration with the industry itself recognising that many involved in the dog meat solely rely on farming and selling dogs destined to human consumption We show farmers that the change is obtainable and it is something that the government could replicate throughout the country." Webber said: "Seeing the cages of the farm finally emptied was a very emotional moment Every time I visited the farm I made a promise to each dog that I would be back for them and that one day they would know what life outside of the cages was like Fulfilling that promise means the world to me." HSI director of animal protection and crisis response who helped with the rescue once the dogs reached San Francisco explained farmers who leave the dog meat trade tend to switch to agriculture "Although other Asian countries consume dog meat Korea is the only country that farms dogs so we are focusing on helping dog farmers to leave the trade," he told IBTimesUK "The most common option for dog farmers is to transition to agriculture while the farmer [Lee] we are working with now has indicated he wants to move to agriculture "The farmers do see that dog meat is a generational market as mostly older people eat dogs They can see this is not going to be a sustainable business practice in the future so they are motivated to try to find another line of work." the sale price is between 200 million and 300 million an official at a real estate agency in Geoje The local real estate market is being devastated even if people who cannot pay the balance or lease on a deposit basis sell "Mafia" (minus premium) items at a lower price than the sale price blocking the "retreat" of owners of pre-sale rights has 140 items (10.8%) for sale in a 1,288 household complex "Considering the down payment paid by the seller in advance the seller returns about 60 million won in final cash to the buyer." Even these items are not for sale There is also a 109㎡ (42 pyeong) sale for the nearby Geoje Peninsula Yubora The sale price was in the late 400 million won range but it is currently in the late 300 million won range with 84㎡ of jeonse exclusively for the sale price of 300 million won being 160 million won a nearby complex next to the industrial complex that has moved in since December also has 529 (16%) of the total 3,200 households sold Most of the items sold are "Mappi," which is sold at a discount of 20 million won to 30 million won when preparing the balance before moving in jeonse prices are also on the decline due to the large amount of supply in the provinces where "mafi" is pouring the number of jeonse sales surged 342% from 68 a year ago to 301 now As the gap between the jeonse price and the sale price widens owners of pre-sale rights throw sales cheaply This is because jeonse prices are expected to fall in areas with high supply Acquisition tax is a drag even if the owner of the sale right tries to prepare the balance by executing the balance loan The government announced the easing of heavy acquisition tax three-home owners must pay 8% and four-home owners 12% or more If a four-home owner owns an apartment with a sale price of 300 million won the acquisition tax will be 36 million won An official from Geoje's real estate agency said not many people have 30 million to 40 million won in cash to pay acquisition tax so there are not many people who can afford to pay 30 million won in acquisition tax," he said "Investors in pre-sale rights would rather take the pre-sale rights than pay 30 million won in acquisition tax and there are mafias selling with more than cash." Although the government recently announced a policy to "exclude the number of houses" for unsold houses in provincial areas this applies only to the first purchase of unsold houses and does not apply to buying back the right to sell most of the local pre-sale rights are not subject to "deregulation," so investment demand does not flow in An official from Hongseong's real estate agency said "In 2021-22 when the market atmosphere was good investors included a lot of local sales rights "We need to carefully examine future supplies and tax changes." Upvote if you think more people should see this post Baek Jong Won’s company, TheBorn Korea, which has recently been under fire for a string of controversies, including a mislabeling of product origin and spraying sauce with a pesticide sprayer is now facing yet another food hygiene scandal photos and videos were uploaded to an online community showing raw meat left exposed to sunlight without any packaging in the back of a truck at a barbecue festival held in November 2023 in Hongseong a large quantity of raw meat was left outdoors in a truck bed covered only by a thin transparent plastic sheet without any proper hygienic storage equipment Festival staff were seen moving the meat while wearing only short-sleeve shirts and gloves despite the meat being left at room temperature The post further pointed out that the temperature in Hongseong at the time was around 25°C (77°F) which is not suitable for storing meat at room temperature highlighting the lack of hygiene in handling the meat According to Article 44 of the Food Sanitation Act business operators must handle food hygienically to prevent spoilage The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's "Food Standards and Specifications" Article 4 states that refrigerated foods such as meat must be transported at 0°C to 10°C It also requires that the packaging must not be damaged during transportation or allow direct contact with external surfaces the meat was left exposed in a truck for an extended time it may constitute a violation of food handling regulations “Shouldn’t they obviously be using refrigerated trucks?” “Are they trying to cook it with solar heat This is outrageous,” and “Is this TheBorn Korea again?” If TheBorn Korea is found to be responsible for this incident especially given their recent string of controversies The company reportedly participated in planning and managing certain brands for the 2023 and 2024 Hongseong Barbecue Festivals with recent issues involving franchise management this latest incident could further damage the company’s image it has not yet been officially confirmed whether the footage is indeed from the Hongseong Barbecue Festival or whether Theborn Korea was directly responsible for supervising the event comparisons with other festival scenes suggest that the banner designs match those used at the Hongseong festival a representative from TheBorn Korea stated we are thoroughly reviewing everything and working to improve the situation.” They added “We plan to build a monitoring system in cooperation with external experts and will do our best to ensure consumers feel safe.” held by the Hongseong County government in 2023 and 2024 was intended to promote local agricultural and livestock products It drew tens of thousands of visitors and was considered the largest event in the region criticism is growing that hygiene and safety management were neglected due to controversies involving Theborn Korea prompting calls for a comprehensive review of how local governments outsource events and enforce food safety standards SEE ALSO: Netflix’s 'Culinary Class Wars' Season 2 continues filming amid Baek Jong Won controversy K-netizens react to director Hong Sang Soo and Kim Min Hee having a child out of wedlock How reality shows shape K-pop group success Netflix released episodes 5 and 6 of Single's Inferno season 4 offering a thrilling experience as contestants navigate love and challenges on a remote island This week’s episodes introduced a game-changing twist with the arrival of new participants The latest arrivals in Single's Inferno 4 include three male contestants—Hong Seong-bo Their presence has created new tensions and possibilities forcing the existing cast to rethink alliances While the men brought confident energy to the island Hae-lin captivated viewers with her elegance and poise Episodes 5 and 6 of Single’s Inferno season 4 brought a mix of drama and unexpected connections as the contestants navigated their relationships The arrival of new participants added a fresh twist the existing cast faced mounting pressure to form alliances while the newcomers worked to make strong first impressions Romantic tension escalated as contestants explored deeper connections leading to moments of both joy and heartbreak The luxurious escape to “Paradise” remained a coveted prize intensifying the competition as everyone vied for their chance at love and comfort The new season of Single's Inferno features a mix of personalities each bringing a unique story to the competition Here’s a closer look at the latest additions Kwon Ki-ha is a businessman and influencer with a significant social media presence he has captivated fans with his stylish lifestyle Hong Seong-bo keeps his personal life private but has already made a positive impression on viewers with his warm personality A restaurateur who owns two popular dining spots—Hwaju Ywojung and MiraeHall Apgujeong—An Jong-hoon exudes confidence and charm Park Hae-lin is pursuing a degree in Film Arts at Sejong University She debuted in the film Tarot and previously appeared on the survival show Mixnine With each episode, the cast continues to intrigue fans with their personalities, creating endless discussions online. Episodes 1-6 of Single’s Inferno season 4 are now streaming on Netflix with the next two episodes set to release on January 28 Your perspective matters!Start the conversation