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Semiconductor Shockwaves: Alleged Leak of Samsung’s Core Technology to Chinese Firm Raises Concerns of Industrial Espionage

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) –Just three weeks ago, on November 29, local media reported the independent development of LPDDR5 DRAM by a Chinese semiconductor company, causing a sense of crisis. ChangXin Memory Technologies, a prominent Chinese DRAM semiconductor company, claimed to have independently developed and mass-produced LPDDR5 DRAM memory chips. If these reports hold [...]

Top Court Upholds 3-yr Prison Term for Academy Teacher over SAT Test Leakage

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — An English teacher at a private academy has received a three-year prison term for colluding in the leaking and selling of SAT test papers to overseas students, court records showed Friday. The Supreme Court finalized the prison sentence for the academy teacher in Seoul’s Gangnam district surnamed Song, for [...]

New Law to Strengthen Police Officers’ Powers in Emergencies

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Police officers will be granted greater authority during disasters reported to the police’s 112 emergency call center, the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) said Wednesday, as the legal basis for the hotline service has been established by parliamentary legislation. According to the KNPA, the National Assembly passed the law [...]

Supreme Court Sanctions Road Maintenance Company for Ignoring Work-Family Balance, Sets Precedent for Employer Duty of Care

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A road maintenance company has been sanctioned by the Supreme Court for compelling parents of young children to work early morning and holiday shifts and subsequently refusing to retain them when they resisted compliance. The ruling declares that the company failed to fulfill its duty of consideration under the Equal [...]

Legal Victory for ‘Comfort Women’ Sustained as Japan Opts Against Appealing Damages Suit Verdict

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent court victory for South Korean victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery was confirmed Saturday after Japan decided not to appeal the earlier ruling, sources said. On Nov. 23, the Seoul High Courthad overturned a lower court’s rejection of a damages suit filed by “comfort women” and ordered [...]

Apple Directed to Compensate 70,000 Won to Each of 7 iPhone users for Device Slowdown

SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – An appellate court on Wednesday ordered Apple Inc. to pay 70,000 won (US$53.30) in compensation to each of seven South Korean iPhone users for intentionally slowing the performance of their devices after software updates, partially overturning contrary rulings by lower courts. The Seoul High Court said Apple is responsible [...]

Seoul High Court Calls off Defector Group’s License Repeal over Anti-North Leafleting

SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul High court on Friday ordered the government to reverse its decision to revoke the license of a North Korean defectors’ group for sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets over to the North. The court ruling came after the unification ministry revoked the license of Fighters for a Free North [...]

Seoul Bankruptcy Court Revolutionizes Corporate Restructuring with Groundbreaking Program

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean court is set to implement a novel system wherein external experts will play a mediating role in the autonomous restructuring of companies. As per information from legal circles, the Seoul Bankruptcy Court is gearing up to unveil an enhanced ‘Autonomous Restructuring Support’ (ARS) program next month following [...]

2 Taiwanese Display Firms Ordered to Pay Damages to LG for Price-fixing

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Two Taiwanese display makers have been ordered to pay a combined 32.8 billion won (US$25.1 million) in damages to LG Electronics Inc. for fixing the prices of LCD panels, sources said Monday. The Seoul Central District Court recently delivered the ruling in a compensation suit filed by LG and [...]

Korean Lucy Law Proposal Takes Aim at Inhumane Pet Breeding Practices, Echoing UK’s Success Against Puppy Mills

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A proposal for a Korean version of “Lucy’s Law” has been presented to tackle the issue of substandard pet breeding centers, commonly known as puppy mills. Last Thursday, Representative Wi Seong-gon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, along with animal rights organizations such as Korea Animal Rights Advocates [...]