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Court Orders Demolition of Café Mimicking Award-Winning Building

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean court has ordered the demolition of a café building in Ulsan that imitated a famous award-winning café building in Gijang, Busan. The 11th Civil Chamber of the Seoul Western District Court ruled partially in favor of Kwak Hee-soo, the head of IDMM Architects, who filed a compensation suit [...]

N.K. Seeks to Distract from Domestic Hardships with Liaison Office Demolition

SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s demolition of an inter-Korean liaison office appears aimed at drawing public attention away from deepening economic hardships caused by the new coronavirus and sanctions, but signals Pyongyang’s desire to maintain diplomacy with the United States, experts said Tuesday. In a body blow to President Moon Jae-in’s yearslong [...]