Victims of detention camp during military junta file damage suit against gov’t
SEOUL– Former victims of forced labor and harsh military training at a detention camp set up by the military junta in the early 1980s have filed a damage suit against…
November 16, 2021
Hyundai Construction Equipment to acquire whole stake of KSOE’s overseas units
SEOUL– Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. said Tuesday that it plans to acquire the whole stake in two overseas units of its affiliate Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) to…
S. Korea’s new law on in-app payment is ‘monumental’: CAF chief
SEOUL– The head of a U.S. group that speaks for app developers has praised as “monumental” South Korea’s recent law prohibiting Google Inc. and Apple Inc. from forcing their in-app…
Mandatory virus tests for foreign children raises concerns over xenophobia
SEOUL– The government of the southeastern city of Gimhae has ordered mandatory COVID-19 testing of foreign children registered at the city’s daycare centers, raising concerns of xenophobia and possible rights…
S. Korea, Pacific islands hold FM talks
SEOUL– Foreign ministers from South Korea and 14 Pacific island countries held virtual talks on Tuesday during which they agreed to hold a summit of their leaders, Seoul’s foreign ministry…
Head of Deutsch Motors arrested over alleged stock manipulation
SEOUL– The head of Deutsch Motors Inc., a BMW car dealer in South Korea, was arrested on Tuesday on charges of manipulating the company’s stock prices. Kwon Oh-soo, the chairman…