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Drunk-driving monk jailed again — and 4 more Korean stories you can't miss this week
May 3, 2026
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From a repeat-offender monk to AlphaGo's 10-year legacy, here are the Korean stories worth your attention this week.
Korea's week in headlines spans courtrooms, classrooms, and code. We picked the stories shaping conversations from Seoul to the global Korea-watching crowd.
Monk jailed after second drunk-driving arrest while on probation
Suspended sentence didn't stop him from driving drunk again.
AlphaGo at ten — why humans lost the AI race
A decade after the Lee Sedol match, the reckoning.
North Face founder walked away from fashion for the wild
He traded an empire for remote wilderness.
Choi Hwi-young denies plan to move K-Arts to Gwangju
Relocation rumors meet a flat denial from the top.
Naver targets alcohol and tobacco PR pieces in news ranking
New rules penalize one-sided promotional articles.
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This article is AI-assisted editorial content by KoreaCue, based on Korean news sources and public information. It is not a direct translation of any original work.
