Park Bo-gyoon, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, says his ministry is investigating suspected collusion in the publishing industry, following suspicions of financial irregularities in the Korean Publishers Association s (KPA) management of the Seoul International Book Fair. Park suggested the possibility of “cartel-like” activities taking place within the KPA, prompting the association to reject his claims while calling on him to step down from his post.
The organizer of the Seoul International Book Fair allegedly did not disclose breakdowns of its earnings from the fair since 2018, the culture minister said Monday. Minister Park Bo-gyoon also accused the the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea, a public institution under the ministry that oversees distribution and use of government subsidies to the fair organizer, of lax supervision. The Korean Publishers.
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