SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team said Friday it has indicted an associate of former first lady Kim Keon Hee under detention on charges of embezzlement. Known as the “butler” of the former first lady’s family, Kim Ye-seong’s indictment came after he was placed under arrest earlier this month on charges [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The presidential office said Friday it has been considering dismissing the chief of the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), Lee Jin-sook, from her duties over allegations she violated political neutrality. Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said the state auditor, the Board of Audit and Inspection, concluded in July that Lee breached [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team investigating alleged pressure and cover-up attempts in the death of a Marine conscript on Friday raided the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) and former senior prosecutors of the agency. According to the team, the move was aimed at securing evidence on why the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is likely to use his personal bulletproof special train when he travels to Beijing to attend China’s large-scale military parade next week, sources said Friday. Kim is scheduled to attend a high-profile military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Wednesday to mark the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry plans to expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist military commanders’ decision-making in combat situations and support defense-related policymaking, officials said Friday. The plan was discussed at a meeting, chaired by Defense Vice Minister Lee Doo-hee, over the use of AI technology in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met with Bangladesh’s ambassador to Seoul on Friday to discuss ways to expand economic cooperation between the two countries, Yeo’s office said. In the meeting with Ambassador Toufiq Islam Shatil, Yeo said Bangladesh is a key market connecting Southeast and Southwest Asia and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that had partially held BMW Korea liable in a fatal sudden acceleration crash, dealing a setback to victims seeking recognition of manufacturing defects in such cases. The ruling, issued earlier this month, involved a 2018 accident in which a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s police are intensifying efforts to combat a surge in voice phishing scams, which authorities now describe as a “social disaster” threatening every generation. The National Police Agency on Thursday unveiled five public service videos on YouTube — including one in which a senior police official receives a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Engineering & Construction said Thursday it has stepped up workplace safety measures in line with the government’s newly announced “12 Core Safety Rules,” rolling out technology and policies aimed at protecting laborers in one of South Korea’s most accident-prone industries. The company has developed what it calls the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Celltrion Inc., a leading South Korean biopharmaceutical company, said Thursday it will strengthen its biosimilar lineup in Vietnam to meet rising demand in the Southeast Asian country. Celltrion launched two biosimilars in Vietnam this year — Remsima, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, in June, and Herzuma, for breast [...]