A court in South Korea orders the chairman of one of the country’s largest technology companies to pay his ex-wife roughly $640 million as part of a divorce settlement, according to reports. The case has drawn wide public attention in South Korea. The BBC reports the order is for $644 million, while a Canadian outlet reports the figure at about $640 million, indicating minor differences in reported amounts. The reports describe the divorce as involving the chairman of a major South Korean company and note that it has become a prominent national story. Details of the parties’ broader personal and legal circumstances are not fully provided in the excerpts, but both sources characterize the ruling as a large financial settlement tied to the divorce. The reports do not indicate, in the provided text, whether the decision is final or subject to appeal.