SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — When a South Korean court denied the request in July from the United States to extradite Son Jong-woo, the operator of one of the world’s largest child sexual exploitation websites, and freed him, a local prison moved to take matters into its own hands. It locked him up again [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Legions of South Korea’s most popular YouTubers — mukbang personalities — are facing criticism following allegations they “deceived” fans by not telling them about paid promotions. YouTubers who film mukbang, a portmanteau in Korean of “eating” and “broadcast,” have charmed fans with their impressive eating skills — gulfing down [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — “Jeonse” (long-term deposit rental system) versus “weolse” (monthly rent). That has emerged as the hottest topic in local political circles since new laws intended to protect tenants from landlords and excessive rent increases went into effect at the end of July. Jeonse refers to a unique Korean system in [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling Democratic Party (DP) has been stepping up efforts to renew a more than decade-old plan to relocate South Korea’s administrative capital to Sejong, south of Seoul, in the face of strong protests from opposition lawmakers. During a party meeting on Thursday, DP floor leader Kim Tae-nyeon expressed [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Civil groups spoke in different voices over Paik Sun-yup, South Korea’s first four-star general and a hero of the Korean War who passed away on Friday at age 99. He is credited for bravely leading key battles during the 1950-53 war and contributing greatly to the modernization of South [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Politicians and high-rank government officials owning more than one house are coming under growing pressure to dispose of properties as the government is preparing steps to hike tax burdens for owners of multiple homes in efforts to curb soaring housing prices. Housing prices have continued to surge in many [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The coronavirus pandemic triggered renewed controversy about whether to allow telemedicine services in South Korea, as a doctors’ lobby group warned of “extreme” resistance against telemedicine. Telemedicine is illegal in South Korea, but the nation has allowed doctors to treat coronavirus patients who have mild symptoms via telephone since [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop star Park Yoo-chun appears to be preparing to resume his show business career, in defiance of a retirement pledge he made last year amid a drug scandal. In a message on his Instagram account Thursday, the former JYJ member announced a plan to officially open a website for [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — At the height of the recent controversy over commission fees for food delivery applications, consumers are expressing divided thoughts on the matter. Some worry the burden put on the self-employed with commission fees could be passed on to consumers, while others point out that the problem is only focused [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s education ministry is expected to introduce new history textbooks in March, sources said Sunday, following a yearslong debate on the controversial textbooks that were authored by the conservative Park Geun-hye administration. The textbooks authored and published under the disgraced former president had been criticized for their right-leaning [...]