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South Koreaโ€™s SK Group chief ordered to pay ex-wife US$644 million in record divorce case

A โ South โ Korean court โ on Friday ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay his former โ€Œwife Roh Soh-yeong 944 billion won (US$644 million) in a divorce-related property division case, lower than a previous 1.38 trillion won โ award that had drawn scrutiny of his stake in the groupโ€™s holding company. If finalised, the ruling from the Seoul High Court would be South Koreaโ€™s most expensive divorce ever. Chey is worth about US$5.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with his...