SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Thursday announced measures to toughen punishment on sexual violence in the workplace, responding to growing calls to root out the pervasive culture of predatory sexual behavior at work. The government announced a plan to raise the maximum punishment and extend the statute of limitations for sexual [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Cabinet approved a law revision Tuesday to toughen the punishment for taxi drivers who rip off passengers. Under the revision, a taxi driver who is caught three times for overcharging a customer will face the maximum punishment of having his business license nullified. Previously, a taxi driver who [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will impose tougher punishments on disruptive air passengers as part of its efforts to boost aviation safety and curb air rage incidents, the transportation ministry said Monday. The revised aviation law, effective Tuesday, slaps a five year-prison term or a fine of 50 million won (US$41,000) on [...]