SOUTH KOREA’S SK GROUP CHIEF ORDERED TO PAY EX-WIFE US$644 MILLION IN RECORD DIVORCE CASE
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A South Korean court on Friday ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay his former wife Roh Soh-yeong 944 billion won (US$644 million) in a divorce-related property division case, lower than a previous 1.38… If finalised, the ruling from the Seoul High Court would be South Korea’s most expensive divorce ever.
According to News - South China Morning Post, A South Korean court on Friday ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay his former wife Roh Soh-yeong 944 billion won (US$644 million) in a divorce-related property division case, lower than a previous 1.38…
The available RSS description adds: If finalised, the ruling from the Seoul High Court would be South Korea’s most expensive divorce ever.
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- News - South China Morning Post: A South Korean court on Friday ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay his former wife Roh Soh-yeong 944 billion won (US$644 million) in a divorce-related property division case, lower than a previous 1.38…
- News - South China Morning Post: If finalised, the ruling from the Seoul High Court would be South Korea’s most expensive divorce ever.
- News - South China Morning Post: Chey is worth about US$5.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with his...
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- 24/07/2026, 07:39 PRIMARY FEED SOUTH KOREA’S SK GROUP CHIEF ORDERED TO PAY EX-WIFE US$644 MILLION IN RECORD DIVORCE CASE (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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