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Court Will Not Question President Park During Impeachment Hearing

Court Will Not Question President Park During Impeachment Hearing

SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday did not approve the questioning of President Park Geun-hye during the review hearings of the scandal-hit president’s impeachment.  During the third and final preparatory session held at the courthouse in central Seoul, the justices rejected the parliamentary panel’s request to interrogate President Park [...]

Constitutional Court Upholds Punishment for Simulated Child Porn with Adult Actors

Constitutional Court Upholds Punishment for Simulated Child Porn with Adult Actors

SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Constitutional Court of Korea ruled that it is constitutional to impose punishment for pornography in which adults take on the role of children, according to the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse. The Korean law protecting youth from sexual abuse defines “child or juvenile [...]

Medical Doctors, Korean Medicine Practitioners Clash Over Use of Medical Equipment

Medical Doctors, Korean Medicine Practitioners Clash Over Use of Medical Equipment

“What if medical doctors talk about the yin and yang and five elements, feel the pulses of patients and do acupuncture? How will the patients feel these practices? They will certainly feel that doctors are decorating themselves with Korean medicine. Licensing Korean herb medicine doctors to use medical equipment is like giving a license to [...]