Korea tightens regulations on sales of whales
Posted : 2021-05-11 14:01
Updated : 2021-05-11 14:01
In this Jan. 5, 2020, file photo, a dead minke whale is lifted after a fisherman found it off Uljin, North Gyeongsang Province. Korea Times file
South Korea s oceans ministry on Tuesday rolled out tougher regulations on sales of whales in line with its efforts to curb illegal whaling activities in local waters.
Under the new rule, all whales captured illegally will be destroyed, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. Previously, hunted whales were seized by local authorities and were later put up for public sale. The revisions came in line with the global trend to bolster regulations to protect whales and ban trade of endangered species, the ministry said.
Oceans minister nominee s wife embroiled in illegal porcelain sale
Posted : 2021-05-02 15:19
Updated : 2021-05-02 15:32 An Instagram post showing antique porcelain dishware at a cafe owned by Oceans and Fisheries Minister nominee Park Jun-young s wife, who is accused of illegally bringing in the pieces from the U.K. and selling them. Captured from Instagram
By Kwon Mee-yoo
The wife of Oceans Minister nominee Park Jun-young has been accused of smuggling porcelain pieces into the country and illegally selling them.
According to Rep. Kim Sun-gyo of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), Park s wife, surnamed Woo, purchased antique porcelain tea cups and dishes when her husband was a minister counsellor at the Korean Embassy to the U.K. from 2015 to 2018. She then brought them into Korea as part of her diplomatic moving package without making a customs declaration
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