Seoul, May 24 (IANS) The combined balance of prepaid funds loaded onto Starbucks Korea cards stood at 420 billion won ($276 million) as of the end of 2025, data showed on Sunday, raising concerns over a regulatory blind spot and prompting calls for tighter supervision by financial authorities.According to Starbucks Korea’s audit report, the amount marked an 8.2 percent increase from 395 billion won a year earlier, reports Yonhap news agency.Despite holding a massive amount of customer funds load…
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Seoul, May 24 (IANS) South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung called on Sunday for a public debate on introducing tougher measures against those who post hateful and derogatory content online or engage in such behaviour. Lee made the remarks in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, sharing a report that young people believed to be linked to a far-right online forum had engaged in provocative acts mocking former liberal President Roh Moo-hyun near the site of a memorial ceremony held on the annive…