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Identities of Child Support Debtors to be Disclosed Under New Law

SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The identities of all child support debtors will be disclosed under a revised law that goes into effect next week, the government said Tuesday, with exceptions applying to missing or bankrupt people. A revised law on the forcible identity disclosure for parents with child support debt was approved by [...]

Newly Revised Bill to Make Audits of “Officetels” Mandatory

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A newly proposed law is expected to have operators of large officetels audited every year. In South Korea, an officetel is a multi-use property that contains both residential and commercial units. Yesterday, the Ministry of Justice made an advance legislation notice regarding officetels to be implemented tomorrow. The law [...]