SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A new workplace disaster law aimed at better protecting workers from industrial accidents went into effect Thursday in South Korea, putting local companies on edge on the first day of its enforcement. Under the new law, owners and CEOs of companies with five or more employees can face a [...]
SUWON, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of cases have arisen recently in which law enforcement agencies have asked social media websites headquartered overseas to assist with their investigations. The purpose of these types of requests is typically to uncover the identity of a social media user posting controversial materials online. As in this [...]
BUSAN, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean law enforcement agencies are investigating two male police officers who engaged in sexual relationships with high-school girls they were assigned to counsel and protect. The ‘school-assigned police officer system’ was implemented nationwide in 2012 following a tragic 2011 incident in which a middle school student committed suicide after [...]