South Korean employer sent to jail for failing to pay wages to his workers

A South Korean citizen has become the first foreigner in Shanghai to be punished by a court for failing to pay his employees.

The Qingpu District People's Court said on Wednesday that it had sentenced Hong Ki, 65, to five months in prison and fined him 40,000 yuan ($6,000).

Hong operates Mingxin Clothing (Shanghai) Co, which produces women's apparel for the South Korean market, the court said.