Yoo Jae-suk, arguably the biggest television celebrity in Korea, has become the third-largest shareholder of his entertainment agency, Antenna Music, according to news reports Monday. He reportedly bought a 20.7 percent stake in the unlisted firm from its largest shareholder, Kakao Entertainment, for 3 billion won ($2.3 million) on Jun. 9. In a separate deal, Antenna CEO Yoo Hee-yeol has acquired a 21.37 percent stake in the firm. With the transactions, Kakao’s shareholding in Antenna fell

South Korean law firm LAWWIN participated in the recent LAWASIA Employment Law Conference to discuss legal trends and issues concerning work and workers across Asia. The LAWASIA Employment Law Conference, which took place in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia from June 8 to 10 this year, is a regional forum for lawyers to learn and discuss various aspects of employment law in the Asia-Pacific region. Leading the firm's foreign affairs team, attorney Dasom Park highlighted the challenges that foreign w

‘Killer questions require university-level knowledge irrelevant for high school students’

Police have referred a case involving a British free climber who attempted to scale the world’s fifth-tallest building with just his bare hands to the prosecution for further investigation, officials said Tuesday. George King-Thompson, 24, was taken into custody while climbing up the outer wall of the Lotte World Tower in Jamsil, Seoul, June 12. He reached the 72nd floor, about 309 meters high, before being escorted inside the building and apprehended by police, according to Songpa Police

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NLCS Jeju The North London Collegiate School Jeju, an international boarding and day school established in 2011, is a branch of the historical British education facility founded in 1850. The school was the first international school to be opened as part of the Global Education City on Jeju Island. The school has firmly positioned itself as an exceptional education choice for children aged 4 to 18, in both student management and academic performance. The school has not only

New committee to oversee Suneung questions; presidential office says legal action could be taken on 'private education cartel'

Nationwide probe of more 'ghost' babies speeding up, according to investigators

Seoul police have initiated a two-month safety crackdown beginning Monday to curb the steep rise in two-wheeled vehicle accidents. Two-wheeled vehicles, comprising motorized personal mobility vehicles (PMVs) such as electric scooters as well as motorcycles, will face stricter and more frequent inspection across the city according to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. Between March and May 2023, traffic accidents involving two-wheeled vehicles surged by 30 percent, with corresponding injuries

As monsoon season began with heavy rain early Monday morning, the government kicked off a 24-hour emergency duty system to prepare against the seasonal downpour. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety launched the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at 3 a.m. Monday and raised the warning level from "attention" to "caution." The "caution" stage is the second of the three warning stages the emergency headquarters can issue. Upon his return from

South Korean Buddhist monk Doyeon is seeking to renounce monastic life and return to lay life, following revelations that he may have fathered two children. According to the Jogye Order, the largest Buddhist sect in South Korea to which he belongs, Ven. Doyeon has officially notified the sect of his intention to leave, without giving any specific reason for his decision. Earlier this month, allegations arose that he was the father of two children, which violates the sect’s rules of celib

A South Korean court recently found a 30-year-old woman guilty of invading her boyfriend’s privacy, after the accused had browsed his phone without his consent to look for video and contact information of his previous girlfriend. While finding the accused guilty for looking through the phone of the victim -- her boyfriend at the time -- in December of 2020, the Seoul Central District Court, gave her a suspended sentence of a 300,000 won ($230) fine. The Article 316 of the Criminal Act says

Heavy rain began pouring nationwide Monday, with the greater Seoul area expected to see up to 100 millimeters for two days, as the annual monsoon season started, the state weather agency said. Precipitation is expected to range between 50 and 150 mm for the southern resort island of Jeju and from 30 to 100 mm for other regions, including the capital area, mountainous areas and the Yellow Sea islands, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. The eastern coast of Gangwon Province will

Foreign ownership of South Korean land rose 1.8 percent in 2022 from a year earlier, the Land Ministry said. Foreigners owned 264.01 square kilometers - slightly more than four times the size of Manhattan - at the end of December. It represents 0.26 percent of South Korea’s total land area, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said in a statement. The value of land held by foreigners also increased 2.6 percent to 32.88 trillion won ($24.8 billion) over the cited period, the s

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