SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Kim Soo-hyun has filed an additional stalking lawsuit against a YouTuber, who accused him of having an inappropriate relationship with late actress Kim Sae-ron when she was still a minor, the actor’s legal representative said Wednesday. LKB & Partners said the latest lawsuit aims to compel Kim Se-ui, [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that ordered the government and the Seoul Metropolitan Government to refund 168.2 billion won (approximately $116 million) in taxes to U.S. private equity firm Lone Star Funds, sending the case back for retrial. According to legal sources on April 25, [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will soon mandate that large foreign gaming companies designate local representatives as part of a broader effort to enhance consumer protection and enforce gaming regulations more effectively, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on Thursday. The ministry plans to revise the enforcement decree of the Game [...]
JEONJU, South Korea, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors said Thursday they have indicted former President Moon Jae-in over charges of bribery in connection with allegations of facilitating the employment of his former son-in-law at an airline. Moon, who served as president from 2017 to 2022, was indicted for corruption, while former lawmaker Lee Sang-jik, [...]
CHANGWON, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has sentenced a YouTuber to prison for publicly disclosing personal information about individuals he claimed were perpetrators in a decades-old sexual assault case—issuing a stern warning against so-called “cyber rippers” who exploit sensational content under the guise of justice. In South Korea, these “cyber rippers” are [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting April 23, 2025, individuals with disabilities in South Korea will be allowed to enter nearly all public and private spaces with assistance dogs, following a newly revised enforcement ordinance and rule under the Disability Welfare Act (ACT ON WELFARE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES). Announced by the Ministry of Health [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite growing awareness of labor rights in South Korea, workers at businesses with fewer than five employees continue to face widespread legal exclusion and exploitation, according to a report released Sunday by labor advocacy group Workplace Gapjil 119. The group highlighted recent consultations with employees at small firms who reported [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — In a move to strengthen protections for crime victims, South Korea’s Supreme Prosecutors’ Office and the Ministry of Employment and Labor have jointly revised internal guidelines to make it easier for affected workers to receive unemployment benefits. Announced on April 16, the new policy allows individuals who leave their jobs [...]
SUWON, South Korea, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have launched an investigation into a man who allegedly killed five of his family members, including his parents and children, officials said Wednesday. The man in his 50s is accused of drugging five family members with sleeping pills and strangling them to death at an apartment [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Air Force unit commanders have been booked in relation to an unprecedented mistaken bombing on a civilian town last month, officials said Monday, as the ministry released the interim probe results of the fighter jet accident. On March 6, two KF-16 fighter jets dropped eight MK-82 bombs outside [...]