BUSAN, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — An appellate court sentenced the so-called spin kick assailant in the southeastern port city of Busan to 20 years in prison on Monday amid growing social resentment over his brutal attacks on a female stranger apparently for the purpose of rape. The Busan High Court made the ruling for [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower courts’ rulings in favor of the ride-hailing service Tada and its former chief executives, putting an end to a long controversy over the legitimacy of the innovative rental car service. The top court approved the lower courts’ acquittal of Lee Jae-woong, former [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The top court has ruled that repeatedly calling a mobile phone and leaving a record of “unanswered calls” should be punished as an act of stalking. The Supreme Court recently overturned a lower court’s ruling that acquitted a man of charges related to the violation of the Stalking Crime [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) —Nurses are protesting against President Yoon Seok-yeol’s veto of a controversial bill that would define the roles and responsibilities of nurses, expressing concerns about potential disruptions to the public healthcare system. On Wednesday, the Korean Nurses Association (KNA) announced their intention to engage in a so-called “work-to-rule” campaign. They plan [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court on Tuesday acknowledged the “illegal adoption” of a South Korean child by the adoption agency Holt Children’s Welfare Society (Holt). Even though his parents were still alive, the child was registered as an orphan and adopted overseas. This landmark ruling marks the first time [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — An appellate court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by a self-proclaimed socialist to reverse the conscription agency’s refusal to allow him alternative military service. Since late 2020, the South Korea has operated an alternative military service system, allowing young men to replace their mandatory military service with an [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Former South Korean prisoners of war (POWs) have again won a damages suit filed against North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un for their forced labor during captivity there. The Seoul Central District Court on Monday ordered North Korea and Kim to pay 50 million won (US$37,900) each to [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court has ruled that a construction company is liable for damages after hundreds of parrots died due to the repeated effects of construction-induced noise and vibration. The court overturned the trial court’s ruling that Mr. A, a parrot breeder, was not entitled to a lawsuit for damages [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors will demand up to the death penalty for those supplying minors with drugs, the Supreme Prosecutors Office said Sunday, amid a sharp rise in the number of minors caught for drug offenses. According to the prosecution, the number of adolescent drug offenders rose 304 percent to 481 last [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A new bill has been proposed to allow the inheritance or deletion of digital assets according to a deceased person’s specified method before their death. Digital assets refer to information that users create, send, and store, such as photos and posts uploaded on social media or blogs. Under the [...]