Interview
Justice minister pitches transparency push as Seoul battles Elliott, courts investors
South Korean Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho speaks in an interview on April 9 in Gwacheon, south of Seoul. (Photo by Kim Jaewon)
GWACHEON, South Korea — South Korea’s justice minister said the era of close ties between the government and the country’s strong family-run conglomerates, known as chaebol, has effectively ended.