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39 booked in illegal housing subscription account trading

Police rounded up 39 people accused of illegally buying and reselling housing subscription accounts to profit from apartment purchase rights.

2026.10.14

Broker, 10 others accused in fake asylum scheme involving Vietnamese in Korea

Immigration officials say the group collected about 400 million won to arrange fraudulent asylum applications for 131 Vietnamese nationals who were staying in the country on seasonal worker or short-term visas.

2026.7.14

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Minister of Justice Jeong Seong-ho checks out the interview room at Incheon International Airport on April 23. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Number of brokers falsely filing for asylum increases, exposes loopholes in immigration system

The number of brokers who have been caught helping people remain in Korea through false asylum filings is increasing, which critics say exposes loopholes in a process that takes those who legitimately seek refuge more than four years to complete.

2026.4.27

Self-proclaimed political broker Myung Tae-kyun leaves the Changwon District Court in South Gyeongsang after attending an arrest warrant hearing on Nov. 14, 2024. [NEWS1]

Self-proclaimed 'power broker,' former PPP lawmaker granted bail after bribery indictments

"Power broker" Myung Tae-kyun and former conservative People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker Kim Young-sun have been granted bail after being indicted for allegedly trading money for election nominations.

2025.4.9

HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk, left, and ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin [JOONGANG ILBO]

HYBE reports analyst for allegedly brokering ADOR investment meeting

HYBE reported an investment analyst to the financial watchdog for allegedly brokering a meeting between NewJeans' agency ADOR and an overseas investor as part of ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin's attempt to overthrow HYBE's ownership of agency.

2024.5.16

President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and first lady Kim Keon-hee share a bucket of popcorn at a screening of the movie ″Broker″ at a Megabox movie theater in Seongsu District, eastern Seoul, on May 12, 2022. [NEWS1]

Seoul High Court upholds order for disclosure of Yoon's meal and cinema expenses

The Seoul High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court's ruling in favor of a taxpayers’ group that demanded the presidential office disclose President Yoon Suk Yeol's movie viewing and dining expenses from two years ago.

2024.4.30

Stop the unceasing corruption of police

Police must come up with strong measures to prevent any possible corruption and irregularities related to appointments and investigations to effectively root out such dirty brokerage activities over criminal and investigative cases.

2023.11.19

Pedestrians walk past a currency exchange shop in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, on Oct. 26. [YONHAP]

Exporters to be able to exchange currencies through foreign brokers

The revision to the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act passed the Cabinet the same day, which is part of the government effort since earlier this year to improve Korea's foreign exchange system to make foreign funds more accessible.

2023.11.10

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda [TAMOTSU FUJII]

SIEFF to feature director Hirokazu Kore-eda

Three documentaries by director Hirokazu Kore-eda will be shown in Korea for the first time at the 20th Seoul International Eco Film Festival (SIEFF) in June. SIEFF, planned to be held at MegaBox Seongsu in Seongdong ...

2023.5.9

A scene from “The Devil’s Deal” (2022), which was filmed in Busan and sponsored by the Busan Film Commission [MEGABOX PLUSM]

Busan to offer up to $30,500 in film funding

In a bid to promote Korea’s largest coastal city, the Busan Film Commission announced this week plans to sponsor movie or drama makers who shoot scenes in Busan this year, offering 250 million won in total.

2023.3.14