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Kim Keon Hee closes her eyes as she appears for the first hearing in her corruption charges at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Sept. 24, 2025. [NEWS1]

Kim Keon Hee pays remaining 29 million won luxury watch debt

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee recently paid the remaining balance of 29 million won ($19,200) for a Vacheron Constantin watch to a robot dog entrepreneur, according to legal sources Monday.

2026.5.25

Ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in central Seoul on Feb. 11, 2025. [AP PHOTO/YONHAP]

Special counsel seeks 4 years for Yoon for election law violation with polls

A special counsel team on Tuesday sought a four-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of accepting free polling services from the self-described political broker Myung Tae-kyun.

2026.5.12

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Harold Rogers, interim chief of Coupang Korea, second from left, is seen in an undated photo. [COUPANG]

Coupang denies lobbying U.S. government to pressure Korea

E-commerce firm Coupang on Friday denied allegations that it lobbied U.S. government officials to pressure the Korean government following a data leak controversy that emerged in November of last year.

2026.4.24

Harold Rogers, the interim CEO of Coupang, speaks at the Semafor World Economy 2026 summit in Washington on April 14. [GETTY IMAGES/YONHAP]

Coupang spends more than $1 million on U.S. lobbying efforts involving White House, vice president, Congress

This year alone, e-commerce giant Coupang spent more than $1 million on lobbying activities in the United States, including efforts involving the White House and Congress, since its massive data leak scandal in South Korea erupted in November 2025.

2026.4.24

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Biz lobbies urge swift, unconditional abolition of breach of trust charge

Korean business lobbies on Monday called for the government and parliament to speed up efforts to abolish the breach of trust charge under criminal law without introducing any new regulations that might continue to restrict managerial activities.

2026.1.26

A bird's-eye view of plans for the Cheorwon ″peace park,″ one of the demilitarized zone peace parks the Unification Church sought to build using official development assistance funds [JOONGANG ILBO]

Unification Church lobbied both DP and PPP to publicly fund massive construction projects

The Unification Church pursued large-scale state-funded construction projects by lobbying Korea’s two major political parties, tailoring proposals to each side under the guise of virtuous intentions, according to internal documents and testimony.

2025.12.26

Guests and hosts attend the Amcham CEO Servers' Night, an annual charity dinner organized by the Amcham's Partners for the Future Foundation, on Nov. 6. [AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN KOREA]

Amcham's CEO Servers' Night sets attendance, fundraising records

Amcham hosted its largest-ever CEO Servers' Night, a charity event raising scholarship funds for low-income university students, on Thursday. The gala also served as the 25th anniversary of Amcham's Partners for the Future Foundation.

2025.11.7

U.S. President Donald Trump, in front of U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., delivers remarks claiming a link between autism and childhood vaccines and the use of the popular pain medication Tylenol for pregnant women and children, which has not been backed by decades of science, at the White House in Washington on Sept. 22. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Korean firms' lobbying expenses soar with rising U.S. investments

Major Korean companies more than doubled their lobbying expenditures in the United States over the past five years, an increase attributed to preparations for the Donald Trump administration.

2025.10.1

Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo speaks during the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (KCCI) international trade committee meeting at the KCCI building in central Seoul on Sept. 22. [MINISTRY OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND ENERGY]

Korean firms call for U.S. tariff relief, visa reforms amid trade uncertainty

Korean companies urged the government Monday to seek eased U.S. tariffs on strategic industries and improvements to the U.S. visa program for Korean workers, a major business lobby said.

2025.9.22

The cast of film ″Lobby″ pose for photos during a press conference held in Yongsan District on March 25. From left are actors Kim Eui-sung, Lee Dong-hwi, Cha Joo-young, Kang Mal-geum, Kang Hae-rim, Kwak Sun-young, Choi Si-won and Park Byung-eun. Director and actor Ha Jung-woo was unable to attend the press conference due to an emergency appendectomy. [YONHAP]

Ha Jung-woo swings back into action with quirky comedy 'Lobby'

Actor Ha Jung-woo has ended a 10-year hiatus as a director with the comedy film "Lobby," about a CEO undertaking lobbying efforts to win a government contract with a game of golf for the first time.

2025.3.28