SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A joint law enforcement team investigating the martial law case said Friday it has requested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appear for questioning next week over his involvement in the botched martial law imposition. The team sent the summons to Yoon to appear for questioning at the Corruption Investigation [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent South Korean Supreme Court ruling, allowing nurses to perform bone marrow aspiration procedures under general supervision, has ignited sharp divisions among medical professionals, nurses, and patient advocacy groups. The ruling coincides with ongoing discussions on the implementation of the Nursing Act, set to take effect in June 2025. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting December 21, real estate registry documents for properties under trust will include precautionary notes to prevent rental scams, particularly jeonse fraud, following amendments to the Real Estate Registration Act, the Supreme Court’s Administration Office announced on December 19. Jeonse fraud occurs when tenants are defrauded in jeonse transactions—a unique [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Constitutional Court is set to hold the first plenary meeting of its justices Thursday since receiving the National Assembly’s impeachment case against President Yoon Suk Yeol. The Council of Justices, which is held regularly and attended by all justices to discuss pending cases, is expected to deal with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to appear before the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on Wednesday, defying a summons for questioning over his short-lived imposition of martial law. Yoon had been asked by a joint investigation team made up of the CIO, the police and the defense ministry’s [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Constitutional Court said Wednesday it has ordered President Yoon Suk Yeol to submit the martial law decree he issued on Dec. 3 as well as the minutes of two Cabinet meetings held before and after martial law was declared. Lee Jin, a court spokesperson, told reporters the order [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Nexon and Ironmace, embroiled in a three-year legal battle over the copyright of Dark and Darker, faced off during the first witness hearings at the Seoul Central District Court on December 17. The proceedings centered on the development history of Nexon’s shelved Project P3 and its alleged similarities to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday defended his botched martial law declaration as an act of governance and denied insurrection charges facing him, while vowing to fight until the last moment against whether it is impeachment or a martial law probe. In a televised public address, Yoon said sending [...]
GWANGJU, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of South Korean citizens has announced plans to file a class-action lawsuit against President Yoon Suk-yeol, seeking compensation for mental distress caused by the controversial “December 3 Martial Law Incident.” The lawsuit, organized by the group “Preparatory Committee for Compensation Claims Against Yoon Suk-yeol’s Acts of Treason,” [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – In a landmark ruling, South Korea’s Supreme Court has determined that allowances paid to nurses and clinical pathologists for “on-call duty” can only be considered part of their regular wages if they can prove they were under the hospital’s direct supervision and control during that time. The decision overturns [...]