{
  "id": 6558030,
  "title": "Seoul renames emergency panic buttons under unified 'Ansim' brand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/seoul-renames-emergency-panic-buttons-under-unified-ansim-brand-6558030",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T08:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260910/seoul-renames-emergency-panic-buttons-under-unified-ansim-brand"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul Metropolitan Government is merging three distinct panic-button systems into one brand, the Seoul Ansim Bell, to reduce public confusion. The Ansim network offers emergency buttons, available as keychains or desk-mounted alarms, to residents, small business owners, and schoolchildren. However, the previous separate names and designs caused confusion about eligibility and features. The new unified branding separates the general-use Ansim Helpme device into the Donghaeng (Companion) Ansim Bell for everyone, the Small Business Ansim Bell for business owners, and retains the Elementary device for children.",
  "summary": "Seeking to eliminate public confusion surrounding its city-funded panic-button network, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is consolidating three separately branded safety devices under a single banner: the Seoul Ansim Bell. Derived from the Korean word for \"peace of mind,\" the Ansim network provides residents, small business owners and schoolchildren with physical emergency buttons — wearable…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul renames emergency panic buttons under unified 'Ansim' brand",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/seoul-renames-emergency-panic-buttons-under-unified-ansim-brand",
        "published": "2026-09-10T07:07:02.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}