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Court orders SK's Chey to pay ex-wife 944 billion won

A Seoul appeals court ruled Friday that Chey Tae-won should pay 944 billion won ($644 million) in cash to his former wife Roh Soh-yeong while reaffirming that his SK shares are marital property.

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