SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Assembly on Thursday passed a proposal aimed at toughening the punishment for drunk driving at its plenary session. Parliamentary committees separately passed two revised proposals designed to increase punishments in the case of driving under the influence (DUI) a day earlier. The so-called Yoon Chang-ho acts consist [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean celebrity Goo Ha-ra, a former member of popular K-pop girl group Kara, recently was back in the headlines, not for her new songs but because of a scandalous story that she and her boyfriend physically attacked each other. The case entered a new phase when, during a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Going forward, animal hoarders who take on more animals than they can properly care for will be punished for animal abuse. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said yesterday that the newly revised animal law outlining the measure will come into effect starting today. The ministry said [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Of the 130 provisions laid out in the current edition of the Constitution, people were found to most favor Article 1, which states that the sovereign power of the nation belongs to its people and that the nation is a democratic republic. This is according to a survey carried [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced yesterday that it was re-designating protective marshlands to include expanded areas of the four marsh areas in South Korea currently protected by law. The four areas are the Seocheon Tidal Flats in South Chungcheong Province and Gochang Tidal Flats in North Jeolla [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ruled that temporary workers who held positions as car salespeople at car dealerships are guaranteed rights outlined by labor union laws. A ruling by Judge Hong Sun-uk yesterday dismissed the petition by car dealership owners to “cancel the decision to allow the labor union [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Animal rights groups are advocating for a quick approval of an animal protection bill that will ensure the slaughtering of animals follows a certain procedure outlined by law. Civic groups like Care and Korea Association for Animal Protection held a press conference on Thursday in front of the National [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — New legislation that would result in prison terms of up to five years for convicted stalkers is in the works. Under current law, stalking is usually categorized as a misdemeanor and typically results in a fine of 100,000 won. The Ministry of Justice announced today a new legislative bill [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The government announced a set of measures Thursday to curb increasing dating violence and stalking and better support victims. The ministries of gender and justice and the police agency said in a press briefing that the government will enact a new law to punish stalkers with prison terms and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A law revision recently passed a parliamentary committee to ban selling coffee at all elementary, middle and high schools, the food ministry said Thursday. Proposed changes would remove coffee and coffee drinks from school cafeterias, snack stores and vending machines, which mostly cater to faculty members, according to the [...]