SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting this week, anybody who calls a teacher will be informed in advance that their conversation may be recorded, the Ministry of Education said Monday, stepping up its efforts to protect teachers from abusive complaints by parents. Kindergartens, and elementary, middle and high schools across the country will be [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul High Court has recommended that the government reverse its 2020 decision to revoke the organizational license of a North Korean defectors’ group for sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets over to the North, sources said Thursday. The recommendation was made Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by the Fighters for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The police have made the decision to provide each local police officer, including those stationed at district and police boxes, with a firearm within a three-year timeframe, according to NPA’s announcement on Tuesday. This initiative includes the issuance of a .38 revolver as well as a low-risk revolver (or [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — In a case that stirred debate, a 50-year-old husband who was accused of rape by his 20-year-old Thai wife has been acquitted through a participatory trial system. This unique trial structure involves citizens serving as jurors or potential jurors in criminal proceedings. The Busan District Court, Criminal Division [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court said Friday that doctors of traditional Korean medicine, also known as Oriental medicine doctors, cannot be punished for using brain wave sensors, a modern medical device, to diagnose Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. The top court’s ruling came after a Korean medicine doctor was slapped with a [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A regional court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by an association of civic groups to stop the planned release of contaminated water from Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. A coalition of 166 civic groups in the southeastern port city of Busan filed the lawsuit in April 2021 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The government will establish new legal provisions to seek stern punishment for people caught writing online murder threats or carrying weapons in public places, the Ministry of Justice said Wednesday, amid a recent surge in social media posts threatening random stabbing attacks. The ministry said it will push to [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean owners of Volkswagen vehicles have faced disappointment in their lawsuit filed for compensation over the local unit of German carmaker’s manipulation of emissions documents, which resulted in the revocation of emissions certifications. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Volkswagen Group Korea and a Volkswagen [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The bereaved family of renowned late painter Chun Kyung-ja has again lost a legal battle to defy the law enforcement authority’s conclusion that “Beautiful Woman,” kept by a national art museum, is one of Chun’s original paintings. The Seoul Central District Court on Friday ruled against Chun’s family, who [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The top court has ruled that if a company installs CCTV cameras to monitor work scenes without the consent of employees, workers covering the cameras cannot be penalized. The Supreme Court overturned the initial sentence of a 700,000 won (US$553) fine imposed on three officials of a labor union [...]