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School Denies Speculation About a Young Teacher’s Apparent Suicide

SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — This week’s apparent suicide of a young elementary school teacher in Seoul has been roiling the local educational community, as the concerned school on Thursday denied numerous allegations surrounding her death. The teacher, known only as a 23-year-old woman in charge of first graders at Seoul Seoi Elementary School [...]

Real Estate Speculation by Foreigners on Rise in S. Korea

SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will continue to look into suspicious real estate transactions by foreigners as a recent investigation found increasing illegalities involving foreigners’ home purchases, the land ministry said Friday. The portion of suspicious home purchases by foreigners rose to 1.21 percent, or 6,772 cases, out of the country’s total [...]