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Foreign Homeownership in Seoul Explodes — Up Over 10% in Just One Year
Foreign nationals are purchasing residential properties in Seoul at a rapidly accelerating pace, with ownership transfers rising by more than ten percent in just one year, according to official registry data. The trend is increasingly concentrated in prime districts such as Gangnam and neighborhoods along the Han River, highlighting growing foreign demand in the city’s most expensive housing markets. Data released by the Supreme Court’s real estate registry system show that f
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Desk-Banging, Raised Voices, and “Enough” — Coupang CEO’s Heated Hearing Draws Perjury Probe
Harold Rogers, interim CEO of Coupang, drew sharp attention during a National Assembly hearing last week after repeatedly raising his voice, interrupting lawmakers, and displaying visible irritation while testifying on allegations involving data breaches, unfair trade practices, and labor conditions. Rogers appeared as a witness at the parliamentary hearing titled *“Investigation into Coupang’s Security Breach, Personal Data Leak, Unfair Trade Practices, and Labor Environment
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One dead, 13 injured After Fatal Crash, elderly man in his late 70s arrested, Drug Test Positive
A taxi driver in his late seventies has been arrested following a fatal multi-vehicle crash near Jonggak Station in central Seoul that left one pedestrian dead and thirteen others injured, police said on Friday. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the driver was taken into emergency custody early Friday on suspicion of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents resulting in death and injury. The accident occurred at around
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