S. Korea to tax virtual assets such as cryptocurrency next year as planned
Oct 07, 2021 21:45 pm UTC| Digital Currency Law Economy
South Korea will impose a tax on gains from virtual assets, such as cryptocurrencies, next year as planned, said Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki, amid investors calls for delaying the plan. Hong emphasized that for legal...
Warehouse workers sue Amazon over COVID-19 screening pay
Oct 06, 2021 23:35 pm UTC| Law Economy
Warehouse workers accused Amazon.com Inc of violating Colorado state law in failing to pay their time spent undergoing COVID-19 screenings before clocking in at work. According to Jennifer Vincenzetti, who filed a...
S. Korea wary of US defense law as it backs Samsung, SK over info sharing
Oct 06, 2021 23:35 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
South Korea expressed concerns regarding the Biden administrations plan to apply the Defense Production Act (DPA) if their chipmakers operating in the US, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, fail to disclose classified...
Lawmaker accuses Netflix Services Korea of evading taxes by sending profits to HQ
Oct 06, 2021 23:35 pm UTC| Economy Law
A lawmaker accused Netflix Services Korea Ltd. of evading taxation in South Korea by turning over most of its revenues to overseas headquarters as a commission. According to independent lawmaker Yang Jung-suk, the South...
Macy's to sue owner of billboard next to its flagship store to block Amazon ad
Sep 30, 2021 23:44 pm UTC| Law Economy
Macys would sue the owner of a massive billboard adjacent to its flagship store on 34th Street in Manhattan to stop Amazon on advertising on it. According to Macys, it would be irreparably damaged by Amazon, and that it...
S. Korea's criminal courts going paperless
Sep 30, 2021 23:43 pm UTC| Law Technology
A bill that requires e-documents to be used in South Koreas criminal judicial procedures had passed the National Assemblys plenary session, the Ministry of Justice announced. The new legislation gives e-documents the...
S. Korea to bolster privacy rights with new law
Sep 29, 2021 22:45 pm UTC| Law Economy
The South Korean government is stepping up efforts to amend the Personal Information Protection Act with a bill introducing new privacy rights, including the right to data portability. The Personal Information...
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