SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – To verify whether the comments on news webpages hosted by internet portal Naver were manipulated for political motives, one anonymous web developer has decided to take matters into his or her own hands. According to tech industry insiders, a website with the address “www.wordmeter.net” has for the past two [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Popular South Korean TV Show Infinite Challenge is incorporating entertainment into lawmaking as several lawmakers who appeared on the show are set to propose six new bills to the National Assembly after discussing reforms to the current law with the show’s fans earlier this month. Infinite Challenge’s move to tap [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoul appellate court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling to fine a liberal party chief for violating election laws but stopped short of revoking her parliamentary seat. Rep. Choo Mi-ae of the Democratic Party was fined 800,000 won (US$714) after being found guilty of breaking the Public [...]