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S. Korean Contractor Indicted on Charges of Rigging Bid, Defrauding U.S. Military: Justice Dept.

S. Korean Contractor Indicted on Charges of Rigging Bid, Defrauding U.S. Military: Justice Dept.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean national has been indicted in an alleged bid-rigging conspiracy and scheme to defraud the United States in connection with operation and maintenance work for U.S. military installations in Korea, the Justice Department said Wednesday. In a press release, the department announced the indictment charging the person, [...]

South Korea Ends Decades-Old Ban on Early Fetal Sex Disclosure, Reflecting Shift in Gender Norms

South Korea Ends Decades-Old Ban on Early Fetal Sex Disclosure, Reflecting Shift in Gender Norms

SEOUL, Feb. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – After 37 years, South Korea’s prohibition against the early disclosure of fetal sex, a measure initially implemented to combat gender-biased abortions fueled by a preference for sons, has been rescinded by the Constitutional Court. The court, on a pivotal day, declared the section of the medical law that barred medical [...]

Seoul Court Upholds Tax on E-Cigarette Importer Over Misclassified Nicotine Source

Seoul Court Upholds Tax on E-Cigarette Importer Over Misclassified Nicotine Source

SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – In a recent ruling, the Seoul Administrative Court dismissed the argument of an electronic cigarette liquid importer, Company A, that its product should not be classified as tobacco because it was extracted from the stem, not the leaves, of the tobacco plant. The importer had been importing e-cigarette liquid made [...]

Samsung Defends Galaxy S22′s Game Optimizing Service in Court Amid Performance Throttling Allegations

Samsung Defends Galaxy S22′s Game Optimizing Service in Court Amid Performance Throttling Allegations

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics is currently embroiled in a legal battle over allegations that the Game Optimizing Service (GOS) featured in its Galaxy S22 series has led to performance degradation. The controversy has sparked a collective lawsuit from consumers, who claim that Samsung’s lack of transparency regarding the GOS function misled them [...]

Forced Labor Victim Accepts Compensation from Japanese Company for First Time

Forced Labor Victim Accepts Compensation from Japanese Company for First Time

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The bereaved family of a South Korean victim of Japan’s wartime forced labor on Tuesday received compensation from Hitachi Zosen Corp. in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling, marking the first such acceptance from a Japanese company. The family withdrew 60 million won (US$44,830) from the Seoul Central District [...]

Forced Labor Victims Win Another Damages Suit against Japanese Company

Forced Labor Victims Win Another Damages Suit against Japanese Company

GWANGJU, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor won another damages suit against a Japanese company Thursday. The Gwangju District Court in the southwestern city of Gwangju ruled in favor of 15 bereaved families of 11 South Korean forced labor victims in the litigation against Mitsubishi [...]

Seoul Delivery Riders Demand Justice in Drunk Driving Case, Push for Stricter Penalties and Cultural Shift

Seoul Delivery Riders Demand Justice in Drunk Driving Case, Push for Stricter Penalties and Cultural Shift

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) –Delivery riders in Seoul have submitted 1,500 petitions to the prosecution, demanding harsh penalties for a 20-year-old club DJ, identified only as Ahn, who caused a fatal accident by hitting a motorcycle delivery worker while driving under the influence of alcohol in Gangnam. The incident has sparked outrage among riders [...]

Appeals Court Upholds 1 1/2-year Prison Term for Uzbek for Sending Money to Al-Qaeda-linked Terrorist Group

Appeals Court Upholds 1 1/2-year Prison Term for Uzbek for Sending Money to Al-Qaeda-linked Terrorist Group

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — An appellate court upheld an 18-month prison sentence for an Uzbek national accused of sending money to a U.N.-designated terrorist group while residing in South Korea, judicial officials said Tuesday. The Seoul Central District Court confirmed the lower court’s ruling on the migrant worker from Uzbekistan, saying the provision [...]