Hyundai boss avoids prison again

Chung Mong-koo is still chairman of Hyundai Motor

A South Korean court has upheld the ruling that Hyundai Motor boss Chung Mong-koo does not have to go to prison.

In February last year he was found guilty of breach of trust and embezzling 90bn won ($89m; £45m), and was given a three year jail term.

An appeal court suspended the sentence, saying it would damage the economy.

The new court ruling changed the terms of his community service, saying it had to be 300 hours of manual work for charities or environmental protection.

The previous order had said that he could instead deliver lectures and write newspaper articles about the importance of lawful business management.

The 70-year-old executive is still in charge of the world's sixth largest carmaker.