Hana Fund Services held a plogging volunteer activity to promote coexistence with local communities and environmental protection. The company said it carried out the event around Jeonju Hanok Village and Jeonjuchun in Jeonju, North Jeolla State, on June 3. About 50 people, including around 20 employees and representatives from volunteer, university and social venture groups, took part, collecting household litter and waste for about an hour.

Discussions on self-regulation to address false and manipulated information are gaining pace in South Korea ahead of the revised Information and Communications Network Act. The Korea Internet Self-Governance Organization on Tuesday released a draft guideline at a seminar in Seoul. The revised law creates a new definition of false and manipulated information, expands illegal content to include hate speech, strengthens damages rules and adds duties for large platforms, with penalties of up to 1 billion won for repeat distribution of content confirmed illegal.