Entertainment behemoth CJ ENM, the operator of cable channel Mnet, is under siege on all fronts after rehiring Ahn Joon-young, who directed Mnet s fan-voting audition program series “Produce 101” from 2016 to 2019. He recently rejoined the company after two years in prison for rigging votes.
The South Korean government formally proposed Monday compensating more than a dozen victims of Japan s wartime forced labor through a Seoul-backed public foundation, instead of dir.
South Korea announced plans Monday to compensate victims of Japan's forced wartime labour, aiming to end a "vicious cycle" in the Asian powers' relations and boost ties to counter the nuclear-armed North.