SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A legal provision designed to ensure fair trials has become the center of a contentious debate in South Korea. The rule, which allows for the reassignment of judges in certain circumstances, is increasingly being scrutinized for potential abuse. Critics argue that it’s being exploited as a strategy to change presiding [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoul court on Friday dismissed a suit filed by U.S.-based hedge fund Elliott seeking some 26.7 billion won (US$20.2 million) in delayed interest from Samsung C&T as a fallout of the 2015 merger of two Samsung units. Elliott, which owned a 7 percent stake in Samsung C&T, led a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) –The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court’s acquittal of a Syrian man accused of inciting participation in the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group by uploading videos created by IS, sending the case back for retrial. The 39-year-old Syrian individual, who previously worked at a junkyard in Pyeongtaek, some [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Police will invest 9.1 billion won (US$6.8 million) over the next three years to develop technology for detecting deepfake, voice cloning and other fabricated content, the police agency said Thursday. The National Police Agency announced the investment as part of its budget plan for next year, which totals 13.54 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Smoking accounted for more than 80 percent of in-flight illegal acts reported by South Korea’s 10 carriers in the past five years, government data showed Tuesday. In the five years through July this year, 1,509, or 80.8 percent, out of 1,868 illegal acts were related to smoking onboard, according [...]
GIMCHEON, Sept.11(Korea Bizwire) – Korea Expressway Corporation (KXCO) announced on Wednesday that it had conducted a nationwide crackdown on vehicles with unpaid tolls, taxes, and fines, in collaboration with local governments and police agencies. The operation utilized artificial intelligence (AI) technology at eight major toll gates across the country. The crackdown involved 70 personnel tasked with [...]
SEOUL, Sept.11 (Korea Bizwire) – Coupang, South Korea’s leading e-commerce platform, found itself embroiled in controversy after listings offering to ship live puppies via courier service appeared on its site, sparking outrage among animal rights advocates and raising questions about the company’s content monitoring practices. According to industry sources, two listings appeared on Coupang’s platform on [...]
JEJU, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Two Bangladeshi international students were charged by Jeju Seobu Police after one was caught driving a vehicle with a counterfeit license plate allegedly purchased from a Chinese online marketplace. On Wednesday, police confirmed that a man in his 20s, identified as A, had been booked on charges of driving [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Two former Samsung Electronics officials arrested for stealing the chip giant’s trade secrets and human resources to build a copycat chip plant in China have been transferred to the prosecution for possible indictment, police said Tuesday. The two are identified as the chief of Chengdu Gaozhen (CHJS), surnamed Choi, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court finalized heavy prison terms, ranging from seven to 18 years, for four men connected to a high-profile drug scam case where young students were deceived into consuming drug-laced drinks, judicial officials said Friday. In the ruling made last month, one of the four defendants, a man [...]