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Naver Webtoon, Kakao Entertainment and other rights holders close overseas piracy site TuMangaOnline

Naver Webtoon, Kakao Entertainment and other major South Korean webtoon rights holders, working with the Copyright Overseas Promotion Association (COA), have shut down the Spanish-language piracy site TuMangaOnline and multiple related sites, they said on April 27. The action was carried out by Spanish judicial authorities and is described as the first case in which Korean rights holders directly responded overseas under local law and achieved results. The case is heading toward the opening of a formal criminal trial.

Space

Artemis II completes laser communications demonstration

The U.S. lunar mission Artemis II has demonstrated laser-based communications, showing data-transfer performance up to 100,000 times faster than Apollo 13, TechRadar reported. The optical system is aimed at handling large volumes of high-resolution images and telemetry expected from modern missions. Orion’s O2O system transmitted about 36 GB per hour, far above older radio links. NASA said weather sensitivity and ground-station requirements remain challenges.

Entertainment

BTS\' V draws attention in school uniform ad; Astro\'s Cha Eun-woo pays tax bill in full

In mid-April, entertainment news drew attention as BTS member V appeared in a youth-film-style coffee advertisement. Astro member and actor Cha Eun-woo, who faced tax evasion allegations, said he paid all taxes and bowed again, while his agency Fantagio apologised. A limited-edition KATSEYE-GAP hoodie collection and goods for MBC drama “21st Century Daegunbuin” were unveiled. Debate also grew over the acting of IU and Byeon Woo-seok, as boy groups prepared new releases.