Several streetside eateries and stores in Myeong-dong, downtown Seoul, were demolished overnight following a monthslong dispute with a Chinese school located nearby. The vendors are crying foul over the school s move, arguing that it illegally tore down their property. But the school claims that the merchants had been doing business on their land without legal permits. On early Monday morning, owners of seven stores selling food and accessories along an alley of the shopping district were horrorstruck to see their stalls left in ruins.