BUSAN, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A court sentenced former Busan Mayor Oh Keo-don to three years in prison Tuesday for sexually assaulting female employees at work, broadening the interpretation of injury to include psychological trauma. The Busan District Court convicted him of sexually assaulting two female employees using his power and injuring one of [...]
BUSAN, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The mayor of Busan, South Korea’s largest port city, on Thursday resigned and apologized for sexual harassment. “In a short meeting that lasted five minutes, there was unnecessary physical contact with a person. I realized that this could be recognized as an indecent assault, (something) that should not have [...]
BUSAN, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Busan on South Korea’s southeastern coast said Monday it will strengthen cooperation with the Argonne National Laboratory, a research institute funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, on decommissioning nuclear reactors following the shutdown of a commercial nuclear reactor in the city. Busan Mayor Suh Byung-soo [...]