Stocks related to high-profile politicians are growing highly volatile as the April 10 general elections approach, prompting the country’s financial watchdog to closely monitor their transactions against possible price-rigging and other forms of market manipulation.
Hye Minyi can still vividly recall what happened in Itaewon, South Korea, on the night of October 29, 2022. That was when the trendy nightlife district in the heart of Seoul became the site of one of the country’s deadliest disasters.