A Seoul court ordered North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won (€ 28,2 million) in damages over its 2020 demolition of an inter-Korean liaison office, South Korean media reported, marking the first ruling in a lawsuit brought by South Korea against Pyongyang.

SEOUL: A Seoul court ordered Pyongyang on Wednesday (Sep 16) to pay roughly US$32.5 million for blowing up in 2020 an office in North Korea that was intended to foster better relations between the two Koreas.The lawsuit over the destruction of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office marks the first time the South Kor

SEOUL: A Seoul court ordered Pyongyang on Wednesday (Sep 16) to pay roughly US$32.5 million for blowing up in 2020 an office in North Korea that was intended to foster better relations between the two Koreas.The lawsuit over the destruction of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office marks the first time the South Kor

A South Korean court has ruled that North Korea should pay the South 44.6 billion won, or about $32.5 million, for blowing up a joint liaison office between the countries in 2020.