SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The consistent stalking of others will constitute a crime that can be punished by up to three years of imprisonment under a new law. The National Assembly passed a bill on a 235-0 vote Wednesday to strengthen the punishment for stalkers amid growing public voices calling for increasing penalties [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean parcel service provider is being severely criticized after attempting to exploit the fear faced by women living alone for marketing. The company posted what looked like CCTV footage of a person wearing a clown mask stealing a parcel delivered to a one-room studio on YouTube. After [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — New legislation that would result in prison terms of up to five years for convicted stalkers is in the works. Under current law, stalking is usually categorized as a misdemeanor and typically results in a fine of 100,000 won. The Ministry of Justice announced today a new legislative bill [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The government announced a set of measures Thursday to curb increasing dating violence and stalking and better support victims. The ministries of gender and justice and the police agency said in a press briefing that the government will enact a new law to punish stalkers with prison terms and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is preparing a bill to toughen punishment for stalkers and plans to send it to parliament for legislation by the first half of 2017, the women’s affairs minister said. In a meeting with reporters on Thursday, Gender Equality Minister Kang Eun-hee said the government “has prepared the [...]
SEOUL, Oct.1 (Korea Bizwire) – The internet is bursting with criticism over a Chinese fan who broke into actor Cho In-sung’s home. Ahn Woo-bin, a user of the portal site Naver, pointed out that the certain fan’s actions were way out of line, and unacceptable no matter how much she liked Cho In-sung. ‘Peek-a-boo Monkey’, another [...]