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A general introduction to the key environmental protection laws and regulations in South Korea, including with regard to air and water quality, chemicals and waste.

“With great power comes great responsibility.” Whether you attribute this quote to the Spider-Man movies, Voltaire, or Winston Churchill, it makes perfect sense.

The increasing datafication of our lives has spotlighted data as a key resource of our generation. Following the elevation of data value, "web crawling (hereinafter referred to as "crawling")...

A concise Q&A guide to sanctions for cartel activity in South Korea, including criminal and civil sanctions, guidelines for sanction levels, debarment and more.

On Oct. 26, the Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth officially started its work. Unlike its predecessors, the National Council on Climate and Air Quality and the Carbon Neutrality Committee, the commission has its foundation under the Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth for Coping with Climate Crisis, which came into force last March. Having experienced all three committees, the commission seems to have particularly more solid support compared to its pre...

Police officers and firefighters are crying foul over accusations of negligence in their response to the Itaewon crowd crush disaster on the night of Oct. 29. They claim that they are being scapegoated by related authorities, and urged higher-level government officials to take responsibility instead of passing the buck on to others.

There are supposed to be five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. I can pinpoint to the exact moment when my disbelief and denial turned into anger over the Halloween disaster in Itaewon that has so far taken 156 lives.

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Tuesday pledged to push for a revision of the disaster and safety law, a day after President Yoon Suk-yeol called for a crowd control system for unorganized and spontaneous events in the wake of a deadly crowd crush in Seoul.

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Starbucks Korea has appointed Shinsegae I&C CEO Son Jung-hyun to lead Koreas largest coffee chain, replacing outgoing CEO Song Ho-seop who was criticized for his inadequate handling of a series of company mishaps, Shinsegae Group said Thursday.