BUSAN, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — When South Korean investigators uncovered the brutal murder of a Korean college student in Cambodia last month, they found more than a single tragedy. They exposed the edges of a dark, sprawling industry — one that recruits young Koreans with promises of quick money, only to entangle them in sophisticated [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean media organizations are preparing multi-billion-won lawsuits against Naver Corp., alleging the tech giant used news content without permission to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models, including the large language model HyperCLOVA X. According to lawmaker Choi Soo-jin of the National Assembly’s Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a dual citizen seeking to renounce South Korean nationality, ruling that he did not meet the legal requirement of maintaining an actual residence abroad despite holding a U.S. address. According to court records released Sunday, the Seoul Administrative Court’s Sixth [...]
A Seoul court rules that stress from complaints and investigation did not amount to an occupational injury. SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court has denied a claim that the suicide of a postal worker, who had faced public complaints and disciplinary action over a mail delivery mistake, constituted a work-related death. According to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled that employees working every other day, such as taxi drivers on alternating shifts, are entitled to only half of the standard weekly holiday allowance, marking a significant clarification in how labor laws apply to nonstandard work schedules. In a decision announced in August, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A proposed bill that would make it illegal to create or distribute sexually explicit material using artificial intelligence (AI)–generated virtual characters is sparking intense public debate in South Korea, reflecting growing unease over the boundaries of technology and expression. The amendment to the Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite repeated warnings, South Korea’s legal framework still fails to prevent unauthorized access to patients’ medical records, leaving sensitive information vulnerable to misuse. At the center of the concern is a glaring legislative gap: under current medical law, hospitals are only required to keep logs when electronic medical records [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Obstruction of official duties against South Korean police officers remains alarmingly frequent, with more than 9,000 cases recorded last year — nearly 25 incidents every day — according to newly disclosed government data. Figures released by Rep. Seo Beom-soo of the People Power Party, citing the National Police Agency, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court has ruled that a sauna operator must compensate an elderly customer who fractured his hip after slipping on a wet towel placed under a leaking air conditioner in the facility’s locker room. The Seoul Southern District Court on September 5 ordered the operator to pay 13 [...]
GOYANG, South Korea, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ruled that members of a virtual idol group are entitled to damages over defamatory online comments, marking a significant precedent in how the law treats avatars in the digital age. On May 17, the Uijeongbu District Court’s Goyang branch ordered an individual, [...]