


一 | Most missing adults are found quickly, but gaps in the system can have deadly consequences Police search for Jang Mi-ran, a 37-year-old reported missing in May, at a palm farm in Hallim-eup, Jeju Island. Jang was found dead Monday. (Yonhap)The death of Jang Mi-ran after her missing-person case was allegedly closed on false grounds has renewed scrutiny of South Korea’s system for finding missing adults.South Korea tracks missing-person reports involving adults, but ordinary adult cases are not covered by the same legal framework that allows nationwide alerts, certain forms of location tracking and DNA testing for children, people with specified disabilities and people with dementia.More than 70,000 adults were reported missing each year between 2022 and 2025. Most cases were resolved quickly, with 89.4 percent closed within a day last year and 99 percent within a month, according to National Police Agency data.Of the 70,591 adult missing-person cases closed in 2025, 931 involved people who were found dead.Jang’s case has drawn attention to what can happen when a case is closed before a missing person’s safety has been confirmed.A Jeju police officer surnamed Bu is accused of falsely telling Jang’s boyfriend and family that she was safe but did not want to be found. Police have said they found no records showing that Bu contacted her.Bu is accused of making a similar false claim in another missing-person case involving a man in his 60s, who was also later found dead.The cases have revived a long-running debate over whether police need stronger legal authority to search for missing adults, and how far those powers should extend without infringing on privacy.Gaps in adult casesJang’s cousin reportedly went to Seoul’s Nowon Police Station on July 19 to request another search for her, about two months after Bu allegedly told the family that Jang had been contacted and was safe.Nowon officials reportedly questioned whether Jang, as an adult, might simply have left voluntarily.The high rate of quick case closures has raised concern that some adult cases are treated as routine disappearances. Bu handled and closed 298 missing-person cases during roughly 17 months on a missing-person team.Meanwhile, the number of cases ending in death is not insignificant. Between 2016 and 2025, 13,639 missing adults were eventually found dead, an average of about 1,364 a year. Thousands of long-term cases also remain unsolved. Police search for Jang Mi-ran, a 37-year-old reported missing in May, at a harbor in Jeju Island. Jang was found dead on Monday. (Yonhap)Police have fewer tools in ordinary adult cases.Nationwide missing-person alerts are generally sent out only for minors, people with certain disabilities and people with dementia. Of the 3,126 people found last year under that system, 696, or 22.3 percent, were located after reports from members of the public who had seen an alert.Police searches and investigations accounted for 39.2 percent of discoveries, according to a report jointly submitted by the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Health and Welfare.Ordinary missing adults generally do not qualify for such alerts.Police have used DNA testing since 2004 to identify missing children and other eligible groups. Ordinary adult cases are not covered by the same DNA collection and comparison framework.The scale of adult disappearances is also larger. About 70,800 adult missing-person reports were filed in 2025, more than twice the roughly 29,600 involving children.Legislative pushSouth Korea enacted the Act on the Protection and Support of Missing Children and Others in 2005, establishing the legal basis for many of the search tools used today. There is no equivalent comprehensive law for ordinary missing adults.Lawmakers have made repeated attempts to fill that gap.A bill proposed in 2024 by Rep. Lim Ho-seon of the Democratic Party of Korea would establish a separate information system for missing adults and give police clearer authority to obtain location and travel information.The proposal remains pending at the National Assembly alongside similar bills.Supporters argue that broader powers could help police act more quickly when an adult is in danger. Opponents warn that the same powers could be used to track people who have deliberately chosen to leave home or cut off contact.Adults generally have the right to decide where they live and whom they remain in contact with, making the issue more complicated than cases involving children or vulnerable people.Police can already obtain location information in some cases involving signs of imminent danger. The unresolved question is whether that authority should be expanded for missing adults more broadly.。

二 | 北京8月17日电(记者 韩鹏飞)8月17日,国务院新闻办公室举行新闻发布会,介绍2026年7月份国民经济运行情况。 会上,国家统计局新闻发言人、总经济师、国民经济综合统计司司长付凌晖介绍,7月份,国际地缘政治冲突持续,全球能源市场不稳定不确定因素比较多,影响世界经济复苏。7月份国内部分地区出现高温、强降雨等极端天气,冲击市场供给和需求。面对复杂形势,各地区各部门有效实施更加积极有为的宏观政策,积极应对内外部风险挑战,持续深化改革扩大开放,推进全国统一大市场建设。总的来看,我国经济保持总体平稳、向新向优发展态势,韧性和活力得到彰显。具体来看,有以下几个方面特点。 一是经济平稳增长。

三 | 经济增长的重要表现是产出的持续扩大。从7月份情况来看,受到国际国内短期因素的冲击影响,7月份主要生产指标增速比上月有所回落。但从累计看,1—7月份主要生产指标保持总体平稳。1—7月份规模以上工业增加值同比增长5.3%,服务业生产指数同比增长4.7%,和1—6月份相比保持总体平稳,生产平稳增长态势没有改变。

四 | 二是消费继续扩大。消费是内需的重要组成部分,消费稳步扩大对于经济稳定增长发挥重要作用。

五 | 1—7月份,社会消费商品和服务零售总额同比增长2.6%,与上半年相比保持总体平稳。其中服务零售额增长5%,明显快于商品零售额增速。

六 | 从商品零售来看,以商品零售为主的社会消费品零售总额增长基本稳定,1—7月份社会消费品零售总额增长1.2%,其中一些升级类商品零售额保持较快增长,比如化妆品类、通讯器材类商品零售额增速快于整体商品零售额增速。 三是发展活力彰显。

七 | 主要表现在三个方面,产业升级、数智化转型、外贸增长。创新引领作用增强,产业升级态势明显。7月份规模以上工业中高技术产业增加值同比增长16.9%,1—7月份高技术产业投资累计增速增长5%,增速均比上月加快。数智化转型稳步推进,新兴产业成长加快。7月份数智产品制造业增加值同比增长17.3%,速度较快。从产品来看,工业机器人、机器人减速器等相关智能化产品增长超过20%。开放活力不断增强,外贸增长势头良好。

八 | 坚持在互利共赢基础上扩大与世界各国的经贸往来,依托完整的产业优势和国内不断提升的产品质量,7月份货物进出口总额同比增长19.2%,继续保持较快增长。从贸易伙伴看,1—7月份,我国对东盟、共建“一带一路”国家的进出口增长均保持两位数增长,充分显示了经济发展活力。 四是民生保障有力。今年以来,面对国内国际能源市场波动,以及近期国内部分地区极端天气等影响,各地区各部门强化能源保供和民生商品生产,着力稳就业、稳价格,取得积极成效,保障了居民生产生活。从能源供给看,7月份规模以上工业原油产量同比增长0.8%,产量创历史同期新高,天然气产量、发电量7月份都保持较高产出水平,有力保障生产生活用能需要。从价格看,7月份居民消费价格同比上涨0.5%,保持温和上涨,扣除食品和能源的核心CPI上涨0.9%,保持基本稳定。

九 | 其中与居民生活联系密切的食品价格同比下降1.5%,粮食、肉禽蛋奶等价格都保持基本稳定,有利于民生保障。从就业看,7月份全国城镇调查失业率为5.2%,与上年同期持平。其中30—59岁劳动力调查失业率为3.9%,比上月有所下降。总体来看,就业保持总体稳定。版权申明:凡注有“”或电头为“”的稿件,均为独家版权所有,未经许可不得转载或镜像;授权转载必须注明来源为“”,并保留“”的电头。

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