Latest South Korea Moves to Toughen Penalties for Repeat Corporate Collusion

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28 Sept 2026

The government and ruling Democratic Party plan legal changes that could suspend operations or revoke registrations of companies repeatedly convicted of price fixing or bid rigging in 17 industrial sectors.

28 Sept 2026

President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating gained 3.1 percentage points to 37.9 percent, while a separate survey put the opposition People Power Party narrowly ahead of the ruling Democratic Party.

28 Sept 2026

Seoul says Kyiv violated and then denied a confidentiality agreement covering the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war, warning that the dispute is damaging bilateral trust.

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