[Newsmaker] Counterfeit luxury watch worn by high profile civil servant fuels controversy
Social affairsNov 15, 2018
A fake high-end watch worn in public by the chairman of the Financial Services Commission is fueling an unexpected discussion on counterfeit goods in South Korea. The controversy was triggered earlier this month as Choi Jong-ku, chairman of the Financial Services Commission, was seen wearing what many assumed to be an expensive watch during a Budget and Accounts Special Committee meeting at the National Assembly on Nov. 7. Witnesses said that Choi’s watch -- which a watch expert in Seoul late