Victims of Japan's wartime military sexual slavery and their bereaved families filed a legal request with the court on Friday to verify the details of assets owned by the Japanese government in South Korea, in a bid to secure compensation following their civil lawsuit victory last November. Justice for the Comfort Women, a Seoul-based civic group advocating for Korean victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, announced that the victims and their families had submitted the request unde

The South Korean government said Friday it will certify the safety of electric vehicle batteries beginning October, four months ahead of the initial plan, as it rolled out various measures to prevent EV fires. According to the government’s EV fire safety management measures, both domestic and imported auto brands will be subject to the authorities’ EV battery certification requirement. The government will disclose the information of the battery cell manufacturer, battery type and key

The economic slowdown has affected the third edition of Frieze Seoul that started Wednesday at Coex with relatively slow sales. Galleries brought works at lowered prices as though they had braced for the economic impact on the art market. Passing through the third day of the four-day art fair, some galleries seemed hesitant when it comes to sharing sales, saying collectors seem to take their time to purchase works or that sales had been similar to the last year or worse. “We know that the