The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) raised a record 175 million won ($127,000) for university scholarships at its annual charity event on Tuesday, bringing together business leaders to support students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds. The total marked a 17 percent increase from the 150 million won raised a year earlier. Organized by AMCHAM’s Partners for the Future Foundation, the event featured 44 CEOs and senior executives from member companies volunteering as servers, personally serving dinner to approximately 440 guests. The number of executive volunteers increased from 41 last year. Now in its 19th year, CEO Servers’ Night is one of AMCHAM’s signature charity events, bringing business leaders out of their boardrooms to serve guests and raise funds for university students in financial need. “CEO Servers’ Night brings business leaders together in a different capacity, united by a common purpose: helping students pursue their education,” AMCHAM Chairman James Kim said. “I want to thank every CEO and executive who took the time to serve, as well as

LX Hausys has won a 2027 Home Reno Award with VIATERA Solea, its E-stone surface material, the interior materials company said Wednesday. The Home Reno Awards, organized by U.S. lifestyle magazine Good Housekeeping, recognize home renovation products and services for their design, functionality and other qualities through expert evaluations and testing. VIATERA is LX Hausys' engineered stone brand, made primarily from natural quartz. It is known for its durability and natural stone-like appearance, and is used for kitchen countertops and bathroom vanity tops. VIATERA Solea features wide and subtle gold-toned veining against a white background, giving the engineered stone surface a natural stone-like appearance. It is designed to have patterns align seamlessly when multiple slabs are installed side by side, creating the appearance of a single continuous surface across large areas. It also offers high resistance to scratches and stains from everyday use, making it durable and easy to maintain, the company said. LX Hausys has won the award for the second consecutive year, following last year

Global food service and restaurant franchise operator, Theborn Korea, has partnered with Italian oven manufacturer UNOX to program its standardized recipes into commercial equipment, paving the way for an automated K-food rollout across Europe. Theborn Korea said Wednesday it signed a memorandum of understanding with UNOX on Nov. 4 at the Italian company's headquarters, combining its expertise in Korean cuisine and TBK sauces with UNOX's commercial cooking technology. Under the agreement, the companies will test Korean dishes using 11 varieties of TBK sauces and convert cooking conditions into data to develop standardized recipes and operating manuals. The goal is to allow local restaurant workers with little experience preparing Korean food to produce dishes with consistent taste and quality using UNOX smart ovens. Founded in 1990, UNOX specializes in commercial smart ovens and recorded global revenue of 360 million euros (540.6 billion won) last year, according to Theborn Korea. Its product lineup includes convection ovens, which use circulating hot air for even cooking, and combination

Hanwha Qcells has earned top ratings across two major international solar module evaluations, strengthening its position in the U.S. market as manufacturers face growing pressure to demonstrate product quality and domestic production credentials. The solar division of Hanwha Solutions said Wednesday that its modules received Top Performer recognition in all eight categories of the 2026 PV Module Reliability Scorecard published by U.S.-based Kiwa PVEL, one of the industry’s leading independent testing organizations The evaluation, released Tuesday (local time), subjected solar modules to eight rigorous tests designed to simulate harsh operating conditions, including high temperatures, humidity, sudden temperature changes, mechanical stress and hail impacts. The assessment also included modules manufactured at Hanwha Qcells’ Cartersville, Georgia, facility, which was completed in July. The results are particularly significant for the U.S. market, where locally manufactured products can qualify for additional tax incentives under the domestic content bonus credit provisions of the inves

Korea is pushing ahead with plans for a new generation of aircraft that can take off and land without runways, following a record-setting seven-day flight by its solar-powered unmanned aircraft in the stratosphere. The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) announced Wednesday that it will pursue development of hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft after its EAV-4 unmanned aerial vehicle completed 170 hours and 5 minutes of continuous flight from Aug. 18 to 25. The achievement more than tripled Korea's previous domestic endurance record of 53 hours, set by the EAV-3 in 2020, and ranked second globally behind Airbus' Zephyr, according to the agency. During the flight test, the EAV-4 also demonstrated wildfire surveillance capabilities, using electro-optical and infrared cameras to identify ignition points within seconds and track and predict the direction of smoke and the movement of embers. Flying at an altitude of about 20 kilometers, solar-powered stratospheric aircraft can remain airborne for extended periods, potentially serving as persistent surveillance platforms and emergenc

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety issued a safety alert Wednesday to medical professionals and patients over a potential risk of a rare eye condition associated with GLP-1 obesity drugs, including popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Mounjaro. The move follows safety measures by overseas regulators concerning nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), a condition caused by reduced blood flow to the optic nerve that can lead to sudden, potentially permanent vision loss. In June last year, the European Medicines Agency classified it as a very rare side effect of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy, estimating it may affect up to 1 in 10,000 users. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked drugmakers Monday to add a possible increased risk of NAION to the warnings and precautions on GLP-1 drug labels. The letter advises medical professionals to stop treatment and have patients examined immediately if NAION is suspected in those taking GLP-1 drugs, which aid weight loss by mimicking a hormone that regulates appetite and blood sugar. Patients with related symptom

The National Assembly will hold a confirmation hearing for Kim Jong-chul, nominee for commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA), next week, officials said Wednesday. The parliamentary public administration and security committee adopted a plan to hold the hearing next Wednesday during a plenary meeting earlier in the day. The KNPA commissioner general nominee can be appointed by the president even without parliamentary consent following the confirmation hearing. If appointed, Kim would fill a post that has remained vacant for nearly two years since former President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law in late 2024.

President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday vowed to accommodate farmers' opinions in deciding whether to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The president made the remarks in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on the 31st Day of Farmers, reiterating his pledge to take farmers' interests into account when deciding to join the Indo-Pacific trade bloc. "On important issues, including farmland reform ... and the CPTPP, the government will work toward faithfully reflecting voices from the (agricultural) field so as to be helpful to farmers," Lee wrote in the post. The president has previously said that Korea's entry into the CPTPP would be "unavoidable," but has pledged to focus on finding complementary measures to implement when seeking CPTPP membership. While CPTPP membership is expected to help boost Korea's overall exports, the agricultural and fisheries sectors are likely to take a hit from market opening due to imports of cheaper products. Lee has ordered the government not to apply for CPTPP membership this year, expressing the need for sufficie

National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to pushing for a constitutional revision, rejecting opposition claims that the revision would be aimed at allowing President Lee Jae Myung to seek a second term. Cho's remarks came as opposition lawmakers have questioned whether he had left open the possibility of Lee seeking another term after he told a press conference in July that an incumbent president's eligibility to seek another term would be up to the people to decide. "As stipulated in Article 128 of the Constitution, the extension of a sitting president's term is not a subject of discussions for a constitutional revision," Cho said during a discussion hosted by the Kwanhun Club, a senior journalists' association. "This should no longer be used for political conflict." Cho said the National Assembly should take the lead in pursuing constitutional reform, adding that he plans to launch an advisory committee under his office soon to set the direction and key priorities for the revision. "As no nationwide elections are scheduled for next year, it would b

Unionized workers of Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) said Wednesday they will launch an indefinite general strike at 9 a.m. on Dec. 10, demanding improvements to the promotion system and the employment of more safety-related personnel. The Korean Railway Workers' Union announced the plan in a news conference at Seoul Station, warning the walkout will proceed unless its demands are met. In a statement, the union criticized the current promotion system for "unfairly" excluding field workers and said staff shortages in railway operations are directly compromising safety. The union plans to hold a large-scale rally at Seoul Station on Saturday, followed by a two-week safe-operation campaign and a series of regional nighttime rallies beginning Nov. 23. The walkout could disrupt KTX and conventional train services nationwide, as well as subway services in the capital area. Its impact could be greater than that of previous strikes following the integration of high-speed rail operator SR Co. into KORAIL in September.

Korea jumped eight places to rank 10th out of 70 nations in the 2026 World Digital and AI Competitiveness Ranking (WDAIR), published Wednesday by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) — the prestigious Swiss business school known for its benchmark global competitiveness evaluations. Among nations with populations exceeding 20 million, Korea secured fourth place, trailing only the United States, Canada and China. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced that Korea achieved comprehensive improvements across all five evaluated categories: Governance, Technological Infrastructure, Efficiency, Human Resources Development and Societal Attitudes & Values. Notably, Korea jumped 10 places to rank third globally in Efficiency and climbed four spots to third in Technological Infrastructure. Korea demonstrated unmatched leadership in government execution and technological foundation, claiming the top spot worldwide in both the Government Core Systems Index and total research and development (R&D) expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product. The nation also mainta

SEONGNAM — A bus plowed into more than 30 vehicles waiting at a traffic stop in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, during morning rush hour Wednesday, officials said, leaving 57 people injured. The city bus, driven by a man in his 60s, struck four other buses, a cargo truck and 27 passenger cars before coming to a stop after hitting a traffic barrier in Seongnam's Bundang Ward at 7:34 a.m. The bus reportedly hit the vehicles over a distance of about 100 to 150 meters The incident left nine people seriously hurt and 48 others with minor injuries. None of the injuries were reported to be life threatening. The bus driver reportedly told police that the brakes did not work, with investigators looking into the exact cause of the crash. Police said the driver was not under the influence of alcohol, but plan to check whether he had taken drugs.

Busan is testing a new sea taxi service that could offer residents and tourists a faster, more scenic way to travel between the southeastern port city's popular coastal destinations while avoiding road traffic. Busan Metropolitan City conducted two trial runs of its planned Busan Sea Taxi service on Wednesday, inviting 16 local journalists to experience a 45-minute route connecting the Suyeong River, Gwangalli and Haeundae beaches. Boats departed from APEC Naru Park at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., following a route divided into three 15-minute sections before returning to the river. The service is intended to serve both as an alternative mode of transportation and a tourism attraction, offering passengers views of Busan's coastline while connecting districts that frequently experience traffic congestion. Under the plan, at least six environmentally friendly vessels, each with a capacity of fewer than 50 passengers, will operate along the route, supported by three boarding facilities on the Suyeong River, at Gwangalli and in Haeundae. The city plans to invest 1.4 billion won ($960,000) in boardi

HD Construction Equipment has joined hands with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs to honor Ethiopian soldiers who fought and died during the 1950-53 Korean War, unveiling a memorial wall bearing their names at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The company said it held a ceremony to dedicate the memorial wall at the cathedral on Wednesday, coinciding with the International Memorial Day for U.N. Korean War Veterans. The event was attended by HD Construction Equipment CEO Moon Jae-young, Veterans Minister Kwon Oh-eul, Korean Ambassador to Ethiopia Koo Hong-seok, Ethiopian defense officials and Korean War veterans and their families. HD Construction Equipment and the veterans ministry signed a memorandum of understanding in May to establish memorial facilities in countries that sent troops to support Korea under U.N. Command. Ethiopia was selected as the first site, with HD Construction Equipment covering the full cost of construction. The wall features individual plaques inscribed with the names of the 122 fallen soldiers, as well as messages of gratitude and reme

Cheating on exams is hardly new in Korea. What has changed is the technology used to get away with it, from altered answer sheets and text messages to artificial intelligence (AI)-powered glasses. As the methods grow more sophisticated, detecting them has become increasingly difficult. Even the civil service examinations of the 1392-1910 Joseon Dynasty were vulnerable to cheaters. In a 1699 scandal, 15 of 33 successful candidates were found to have passed through irregular means, including the swapping of names attached to exam papers. Centuries later, mobile phones made cheating a coordinated operation. During the 2004 college entrance exam, students in Gwangju divided up roles among high-scoring test takers, intermediaries and recipients, passing answers through text messages. According to Ministry of Education figures released in 2005, the scores of 472 students were invalidated for cheating on college entrance exams from the 2002 through 2005 academic years. Of those, 412 had used text messages. The scandal prompted tighter restrictions on electronic devices and tougher penalties. Mor

Climb the hill along the city wall north of Dongdaemun Gate and look east. On the far side of the valley, you'll notice houses clustered around a crescent-shaped cliff. If you venture into the valley beyond it, you'll find more of these oddly curved, stark granite cliffs jutting out of the hillsides. These are not geological formations, but remnants of a time when the hills were used as quarries. The quarrying of granite first began during the reconstruction of Gyeongbok Palace in the 1860s and continued through the colonial period, when the stone was used in the construction of iconic buildings such as the Bank of Korea, Seoul Station and the former Government-General Building that stood on the present site of Gwanghwamun. While at least one known temple in the area features a cave-like grotto dug into a natural cliff face, another, Beopwang Temple, has a worship space inside a tunnel bored into the hillside, almost certainly built by the Japanese during World War II. Earlier this year, the film "The King's Warden," about the exile of the doomed teenage King Danjong, who was overthrown

Five young veterans connected to Seoul’s counseling center for young wounded veterans, the first such center run by a local government in Korea, have been named to Korea’s 11-member team for the 2027 Invictus Games, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday. The Invictus Games is an international multisport event for service members and veterans who were wounded, injured or became ill during military service. Britain’s Prince Harry founded it in 2014 to promote the rehabilitation of injured service members and their return to civilian life. The Korea Disabled Veterans Organization announced the team after reviewing applications in September. The five selected are two members of the center’s peer support group, a former head of operations at the center and two current staff members. All were injured while serving in the military and have since rebuilt their lives through rehabilitation and sports. One of the athletes, a former Army aircraft maintenance noncommissioned officer, was partially paralyzed in both legs after a four-story fall in 2008. She later took up para rowi

Homeplus, which is undergoing court-led corporate rehabilitation, is facing a deepening survival crisis amid mounting financial difficulties, including unpaid supplier bills, delayed wages and overdue utility payments, industry officials said Wednesday. The company's prolonged search for a buyer has added to uncertainty over its future, prompting its labor union to urge the government to provide emergency funding to prevent further job losses. The major supermarket chain filed for rehabilitation with the Seoul Bankruptcy Court in March last year following a credit rating downgrade. It subsequently suspended operations at some stores before reopening some of them in mid-August this year, but continues to struggle with weak sales and supply disruptions. According to industry insiders, Homeplus failed to fully settle payments in cash to some fresh food suppliers on Oct. 30. The retailer paid 90 percent of amounts owed for agricultural and seafood products in cash, offsetting the remainder against existing supplier deposits. Payments for meat and deli products were covered entirely by those

Hana Financial Group launched its annual two-month volunteer campaign, kicking it off with a kimchi-making event for vulnerable households, the company said Wednesday. The group held a launch ceremony for its "Everyone's Hana Day" campaign at its Seoul office, followed by a kimchi-making event attended by about 250 people, including Chairman Ham Young-joo, employees and their families. At Wednesday's event, participants prepared 11,111 heads of kimchi for distribution to people in need. Ham and other employees also visited a welfare facility for people with disabilities in Yongsan District, Seoul, to deliver kimchi and daily necessities. "Sharing through action has the power to make our society a warmer place,” Ham said. “I hope that the seeds of warmth we plant today will grow into happiness for all, and that everyone at Hana Financial will work together toward that goal.” The company's annual flagship environmental, social and governance initiative, which began in 2011, runs for two months, with employees across the group's affiliates taking part in various volunteer work and don

Once known primarily as a showcase for consumer electronics, CES is becoming an increasingly important stage for industrial AI, with Korea’s major tech and auto firms preparing to demonstrate the commercial value of artificial intelligence (AI) across industries ranging from semiconductors and robotics to batteries and autonomous driving. Samsung Electronics is expected to focus on AI semiconductors and robotics, while LG affiliates are set to showcase AI-powered appliances and battery technologies. Kia, under Hyundai Motor Group, plans to use the event to highlight advances in autonomous driving through its U.S.-based self-driving subsidiary Motional. The shift reflects Korean firms’ push to move beyond futuristic concepts and demonstrate AI technologies with clearer paths to commercialization. According to the Consumer Technology Association, which organizes the annual CES tech fair in January, Samsung's semiconductor division has already won multiple CES 2027 Innovation Awards for memory products. The winning technologies include UFS 5.0, a next-generation storage solution design

Hyundai Motor President Sung Kim, right, who oversees the automaker's strategic planning, poses with Yum Hong-chul, chairman of the organizing committee for the Chungcheong 2027 FISU World University Games, during a sponsorship agreement ceremony at Hyundai Motor Group's headquarters in Seoul, Wednesday. The event will be held from Aug. 1–12, 2027 across Daejeon, Sejong, North Chungcheong and South Chungcheong provinces. More than 15,000 athletes and team officials from about 150 countries are expected to compete in 18 sports. Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group

The Lotte Foundation for Arts, the cultural foundation of Lotte Group, won the grand prize at this year’s Mecenat Awards for its support of classical music and contemporary art, the foundation said Wednesday. The foundation received the award, which comes with a presidential citation, at the 27th Mecenat Awards ceremony held Tuesday at The Westin Josun Seoul hotel. “Mecenat” is a French term for corporate patronage of the arts. The Korea Mecenat Association has hosted the awards since 1999 to honor companies and business leaders who have contributed to the development of culture and the arts in Korea. Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin founded the foundation in 2015. It started with 20 billion won ($14.7 million), half from his personal funds and half from three Lotte affiliates. Lotte says it has invested about 200 billion won in arts support since then. The foundation runs Lotte Concert Hall and Lotte Museum of Art, both in the Lotte World Tower complex in Songpa District, southern Seoul. It is the only foundation set up by a Korean company that operates both a concert hall with

Industrial plant builder Samsung E&A said Wednesday that it won a MEED Projects Award for the 15th consecutive year, this time for its Jafurah gas processing project in Saudi Arabia. The Jafurah Gas Processing Facilities project received the Strategic Energy Infrastructure Award, one of the special awards, at a ceremony held Tuesday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the company said. MEED, originally known as the Middle East Economic Digest, is a weekly business publication covering the Middle East. Each year, it holds awards that recognize outstanding projects in the Middle East and North Africa. Samsung E&A, a Korean engineering and construction company formerly known as Samsung Engineering, has won an award every year since 2012. The Jafurah project is one of Saudi Arabia’s largest unconventional gas field developments. Unconventional gas, such as shale gas, is trapped in rock formations and is harder to extract than gas from conventional reservoirs. Samsung E&A won the contract from the Saudi state energy giant Aramco and handled the entire engineering, procurement and construction p

Musinsa, Korea’s largest online fashion platform, has launched an online service that lets companies and other organizations design and order custom uniforms in one place, the company said Wednesday. The business-to-business platform, called Musinsa Uniform, went live Tuesday. It is aimed at companies, public institutions and amateur clubs that buy clothing in bulk. Until now, Musinsa handled these orders only through a “bulk purchase inquiry” option on its main online store, Musinsa Store. Customers can choose garments from three brands the company runs: Musinsa Standard, its in-house basics label; Musinsa Standard Sports, its activewear line; and the U.S. sportswear brand Champion, which a Musinsa subsidiary distributes in Korea. The products available include short- and long-sleeve T-shirts, pique polo shirts, hooded zip-up sweatshirts and fleece jackets. Buyers can add an organization’s name or logo by embroidery, screen printing or digital printing. Musinsa said it built the platform so customers no longer have to choose garments, find a separate printing company and compar

Police on Wednesday apprehended a man on suspicion of murdering a teenager who was a victim of an alleged sexual crime committed by his son. The man in his 50s was placed under emergency arrest at around 1:40 a.m. after police found the female victim dead at a house in northeastern Seoul following a report from a third person. The location was identified as an Airbnb. The teenager was found to have been a victim of a sexual crime in January, allegedly committed by the murder suspect's son. Her parents had filed a complaint in March against the son, who is currently in detention for another crime. Police plan to seek a warrant for the murder suspect's formal arrest after investigating his motive. It was not immediately clear whether the suspect carried out the crime in retaliation for the complaint against his son. Investigators said they were unable to immediately question the suspect as he was intoxicated. Those convicted of retaliatory murder face severe penalties, including the death penalty as the maximum sentence.

Actor Kim Soo-hyun appeared in court Wednesday as a witness in the trial of Kim Se-ui, head of the YouTube channel Garo Sero Research Institute, who was indicted while in custody on charges of spreading false information about the actor's private life. The Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Division 26, presided over by Judge Lee Hyun-kyung, held the first hearing in Kim Se-ui's trial on Wednesday. He faces charges including defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act and violations of laws against sexual violence and stalking. Kim Soo-hyun arrived at the courthouse at around 1:40 p.m. to testify. However, he entered the courtroom through a separate passage rather than the main entrance, where reporters were waiting. His testimony was conducted behind closed doors because the case involves alleged violations of the Sexual Violence Punishment Act. The trial stems from controversy surrounding Kim Soo-hyun's private life that erupted last year. At the time, Garo Sero Research Institute, operated by Kim Se-ui, alleged that Kim Soo-hyun had dated the late actor Kim Sae

The government is looking to relocate the Army academy out of Seoul while keeping the Navy and Air Force academies in place, sources said Wednesday, backtracking from its original plan to merge them into a unified military college. The defense ministry recently briefed lawmakers on the plan to move the Korea Military Academy to the central-western region of Chungcheong, while retaining the Naval Academy in the southern coastal county of Jinhae and the Air Force Academy in the central provincial city of Cheongju, sources familiar with the matter said. The latest proposal still calls for establishing a joint academy in the Jaundae military complex in the central city of Daejeon, about 140 kilometers south of Seoul, but likely at a smaller scale. If finalized, the plan would mark a retreat from an initial July proposal to merge the three service academies into a single institution inside the Jaundae compound. The revision comes after Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul signaled an adjustment to the initial framework, a move widely seen as a compromise in the face of strong pushback from alumni

With Korea’s College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) about a week away, education authorities are training staff to identify artificial intelligence (AI)-powered smart glasses amid concerns that the devices could enable cheating and prove difficult to distinguish from ordinary eyewear. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) said Wednesday it will train 239 personnel assigned to spot smart glasses at the city’s exam sites. They will be deployed across the city’s 228 exam sites for the Nov. 19 test. Radio-frequency detectors will not be supplied for this year’s exam, leaving supervisors and trained personnel to rely largely on physical inspection. The Ministry of Education said it is considering using such equipment next year after assessing the suitability of devices currently under development. Smart glasses can combine cameras, AI services and, in some models, lens-mounted displays to capture questions and return answers. Recent incidents at school exams and university admissions essay tests have heightened concerns about their potential use during the CSAT, which pla

A memorial wall has been set up in Ethiopia to honor fallen members of an elite Ethiopian unit that won all of the 253 battles it engaged in during the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's veterans ministry said Wednesday. An unveiling ceremony was held Wednesday (local time) at a cathedral in Addis Ababa for the memorial wall displaying the names of 122 Ethiopian troops who served under the Kagnew Battalion and died during the war, according to the ministry. Ethiopia is the only African nation that deployed ground troops to fight for South Korea during the three-year conflict. The Kagnew Battalion, an elite force comprising some 3,500 Ethiopian Royal Guards, won all 253 battles it engaged in, with some 122 of the soldiers losing their lives in the process. To honor their feat, the veterans ministry and HD Construction Equipment have set up the memorial monument under their agreement in May to establish such facilities for Korean War veterans who fought alongside UN forces. "Their footsteps were Ethiopia's pride, and their sacrifice became the freedom of the Republic of Korea," according to the me

At an optical store in Seoul’s Myeong-dong shopping area, I looked through a pair of Rokid artificial intelligence (AI) glasses at a page of four math questions from a mock version of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT). Within 10 seconds, answers and explanations appeared inside the lenses, before I had even finished making sense of the first question. All four were correct. I then tested the glasses with another math question — this time a calculus problem involving a definite integral. The correct answer appeared in under two seconds. “This is the very product that has been in the controversy lately over cheating,” the optician said. It was a brief demonstration, not a controlled accuracy test. But reading the solutions inside the lenses, I could see why exam authorities were concerned ahead of this year’s CSAT, set to be held on Nov. 19. Data from the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, disclosed in October during a parliamentary audit, showed that five cases involving AI smart glasses had been detected at state-run qualification examinations this year. Four