SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — An artist management company established by world famous singer Psy has come under investigation by the labor ministry over the death of an outsourced worker during the dismantling of facilities after a Psy concert, officials said Thursday. The ministry’s Gangwon Province branch office began a raid on P Nation’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s telecommunications regulator said Tuesday it will launch an official fact-finding investigation into the app stores of Google Inc., Apple Inc. and ONE store Co. next week, saying that the companies may be in violation of the country’s in-app payment laws. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) said it [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul education office said Tuesday it will open a probe into the shocking discovery of a dead tree frog in a lunch dish provided to students at a high school in the capital the previous day. The incident occurred at the unnamed high school in western Seoul, where [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd.(LGES) said Wednesday the U.S. auto safety agency’s probe into its batteries is a “follow-up procedure” to the recent recalls of electric vehicles made with LG products, stressing that it does not involve any additional issues. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s antitrust regulator will investigate e-commerce giant Coupang Inc., suspected of mobilizing employees to post false reviews on private brand (PB) products for more exposure and to attract customers, industry sources said Tuesday. Civic groups had filed reports with the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) about the suspected act [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s tax agency said Thursday it has launched probes into suspected tax evasion by 97 young people who acquired houses through undue wealth transfers from their parents. The National Tax Service (NTS) said it has conducted a crackdown on underaged people who own expensive apartments and houses even [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A five-story building in the southwestern city of Gwangju collapsed during a demolition process due to improper excavation procedures that added excessive weight near the bottom, the transport ministry said Monday. The building collapsed on June 9 and fell onto a bus that was stopped at a bus stop [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Tuesday that it will conduct a special investigation of Naver Corp., the operator of the country’s No. 1 internet portal, following the suspected suicide of an employee who left a message implying workplace bullying. The special probe will be launched on Wednesday [...]
JEONJU, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The so-called ‘nose mask’ that allegedly protects the wearer from various germs and viruses is facing accusations of violating restrictions on medical equipment. Jeongeup Police Station in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Provincebegan investigations after a report was sent to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety accusing a local medical [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop singer BoA has been quizzed over allegations of smuggling in psychotropic drugs, sources said Thursday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office called in the 34-year-old singer on Wednesday for questioning over suspicions of trying to bring in drugs, including Zolpidem, a prescription drug that induces sleep, from Japan [...]