SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will push for a law to ensure the right to be forgotten for underage people so they can ask for the removal of pictures, videos or other information uploaded by parents and friends without their consent, officials said Monday. Under the envisioned enactment jointly announced by the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Dividend income earned by South Koreans under the age of 18 has more than doubled over the past four years amid a trend of early gifts among rich people, government data showed Monday. Underage shareholders in the country posted a combined dividend income of around 265 billion won (US$227 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — There are thousands of ‘underage landlords’ in South Korea who own real estate and collect rent. Rep. Shim Ki-joon of the ruling Democratic Party reported that there were a total of 2,415 juveniles who profited from renting out real estate in 2017. The young landlords generated 50.4 billion won [...]