World in brief: April 5, 2024
SOUTH KOREA: Hur Young In, chairman of Seoul baking giant the SPC Group, was arrested today on charges of coercing workers to leave the militant Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and join the employer-friendly Federation of Korean Trade Unions between 2019 and 2022.
The Seoul Central District Court issued the arrest warrant for the chairman on charges of violating the Trade Union aAt and citing concerns about him attempting to destroy evidence.
NORWAY: The government said today that it plans “a historic increase” in defence spending of 600 billion kroner (£44bn) over the next 12 years.
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