Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Tuesday, 11 August 2026 Reading Room

World

The 'Youth Gender Balance Forum' is expanding to local areas... Chungbuk in September and Gangwon in October.

Translated from Korean Read in Korean

hani.co.kr ·

The '2026 Year Youth Gender Equality Regional Dialogue' is set to expand to local regions, with Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do being selected as the operational areas from September. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, in collaboration with the Korean Women's Development Institute, announced the appointment of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province and Chungbuk Women's Foundation as the cooperating institutions.

This marks the beginning of a series of regional dialogues for young people to participate and engage in discussions.

In previous years, the Ministry conducted four 'Gender Equality Talk Concert Soda Pop' events, inviting 150 young people to discuss gender equality policies and explore resolution methods. In March, they launched the 'Youth Coexistence and Empathy Committee on Gender Balance,' with 150 young people participating in discussions on gender equality policies.

Additionally, in April and July, they organized 'Gender Equality Unboxing Discussions,' where young people proposed gender equality policies on topics such as reproductive rights and gender violence.

The purpose of this initiative is to spread gender balance discussions to regional levels and allow local young people to identify relevant issues, policies, and solutions based on their social, economic, and demographic conditions. For the Gangwon region, the event in October will feature 50 young people engaging in participatory presentations and debates, sharing their experiences and discussing improvement plans.

Participating young people plan to create 'Gender Empathy Action Commitments' based on the outcomes of the discussions, to be implemented in their daily lives.

Meanwhile, the Chungbuk Women's Foundation will run 'Balance Chungbuk: Youth Dialogue' from September to November, with 40 young people actively participating in every stage of the dialogue, from planning to implementation. They will identify gender balance issues based on their local contexts and connect them with regional policies.

The Ministry plans to review the success and demand for regional dialogues based on the outcomes of this pilot operation in Gangwon and Chungbuk. Institutions receiving support for their project plans will be granted a maximum of 100 million won in operating expenses. This effort aims to empower local young people to lead the creation of gender equality culture.

Written by urgent.news from Hankyoreh's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

Read the original at hani.co.kr →

More in World

The police will establish a 'tracking investigation team' for criminal proceeds to minimize damage from voice phishing. The police are promoting the establishment of a team that specializes in tracking and confiscating criminal proceeds, including those from voice phishing, gang crimes, and drug-related crimes. The police plan to establish this team in 18 metropolitan and provincial police agencies, including the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, within this month. The team will be composed of 4 to 6 investigators and will track and investigate not only the suspects but also the money trails of criminal proceeds. The police will also actively utilize financial transaction information and implement a system to quickly respond to voice phishing crimes. The police aim to achieve a 30% reduction in voice phishing damages this year compared to last year. In 2022, the number of voice phishing cases reported to the police was 1,266, with damages amounting to 35.8 billion KRW. The police expect that the establishment of the tracking investigation team will help minimize damage from voice phishing and other crimes. The police plan to continuously work on strengthening their response to voice phishing and other crimes.

·hani.co.kr

LF Networks was fined 400 million won... promotional costs were passed on to suppliers. LF Networks, a major domestic clothing company, was fined 400 million won by the Fair Trade Commission for passing on promotional costs to its suppliers. On the 22nd, the Fair Trade Commission announced that it had imposed a correction order and a fine of 400 million won on LF Networks for violating the unfair trade practices of large retailers. According to the Fair Trade Commission, LF Networks, which operates the popular clothing brands 'Tanto,' 'NINE WEST,' and 'RECIPE,' signed a contract with suppliers to pay for advertising and promotional expenses, but in reality, it passed on the costs to its suppliers. Between January 2019 and June 2021, LF Networks collected a total of 1.43 billion won in advertising and promotional expenses from 35 suppliers and used them for its own promotional activities. In particular, LF Networks not only collected advertising and promotional expenses from suppliers but also unilaterally decided on the details of the promotional activities, such as the timing and method of advertising, and the selection of promotional items. The Fair Trade Commission criticized LF Networks, saying that it abused its superior position to harm the interests of its suppliers. An official from the Fair Trade Commission said, "Large retailers should bear the costs of promotional activities themselves, and we will continue to crack down on unfair trade practices that harm suppliers."

·hani.co.kr

More from Tuesday 11 August →