The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has established an accident investigation committee to determine the cause of the large sinkhole (ground subsidence) incident that occurred in Myeongil-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul. On the 28th, the Ministry noted that the Central Underground Accident I...
The Fair Trade Commission and the Korea Consumer Agency recently said on the 27th that cases of funeral service companies combining funeral services with electronic products and selling them while failing to provide sufficient contract information are on the rise, issuing a 'damage prevention adviso...
The Fair Trade Commission decided to prepare a so-called "safe zone," which allows for the exclusion of legal application when reviewing the profit-sharing behavior of large corporate groups, reflecting the specificity of a wholly owned subsidiary structure. A wholly owned subsidiary refers to a str...
Minister Song Mi-ryeong reported assets worth more than 1.9 billion won last year. The decrease of about 70 million won from the previous year was due to a drop in the official price of apartments. According to the changes in public officials' assets published in the official gazette by the Governme...
Han Gi-jeong, Chairperson of the Fair Trade Commission, reported assets totaling more than 3.4 billion won last year. According to the asset changes of public officials disclosed in the official gazette by the Government Public Officials Ethics Committee on the 27th, Chairperson Han reported a total...
The massive forest fire in the Yeongnam region has continued for five days, causing casualties and damage to property across the country. The government has raised the forest fire disaster alert to the highest level, 'serious,' and has entered a 24-hour emergency system. Although the Korea Forestry ...
Last year, 8 out of 10 citizens perceived the conflict between 'conservatives and progressives' as the most serious social issue. The rate of those who felt serious about 'gender conflict' also surpassed 50%. According to the '2024 Social Indicators of Korea' report released by the Statistics Korea ...
The Fair Trade Commission is investigating the legality of internal transactions between MBK Partners, Homeplus, and Lotte Card under the Fair Trade Act. According to the industry on the 25th, the Fair Trade Commission has reportedly conducted on-site investigations targeting the headquarters of MBK...
The construction of the 'Okjeong-Pocheon metropolitan railway,' an extension project of Seoul Subway Line 7, is set to begin in earnest. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the 'Okjeong-Pocheon metropolitan railway' at Okjeong Lake Park in Yangj...
Kakao Entertainment, the leading domestic distributor of music and albums, was caught by the Fair Trade Commission for disguising its promotional posts as consumer reviews after acquiring a social media (SNS) channel. The Fair Trade Commission announced on the 24th that it imposed a corrective order...
