South Korea’s Cabinet on Dec 30 approved the promulgation of a Bill aimed at combating fake news by allowing those targeted by false information online to seek punitive damages of up to five times the losses suffered. The Cabinet also greenlit the launch of special tribunals dedicated to crimes rel»»»

Reps. Song Eon-seog (right) of the People Power Party and Chun Ha-ram of the Reform Party speak to reporters in front of a restaurant in Yeouido, Seoul, Sunday. (Yonhap) The opposition parties on Sunday settled the terms of a special counsel bill to look into a political funding scandal involving t»»»