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Minimum wage hike improves productivity in manufacturing sector

An increase in the minimum wage has helped improve productivity at South Korean manufacturing firms in general, but its impact varied by sector and size of business, a report said Friday. South Kore...

Dec 14, 2018
Social affairs
Vietnam interested in hosting second US-NK summit

Vietnam has expressed interest in hosting the second US-North Korea summit, while high-level officials of the two countries were confirmed to have visited Vietnam recently, according to news reports....

Dec 14, 2018
North Korea
S. Korea holds NSC meeting to discuss creating int'l air route between Koreas

South Korea held a National Security Council (NSC) meeting Thursday to discuss ways to create an international air route linking the two Koreas, the presidential office said. During the meeting of t...

Dec 13, 2018
North Korea
NK urges US to come to senses, stop sticking to sanctions

North Korea's official news agency on Thursday strongly blamed the United States for the impasse in their nuclear talks, saying Pyongyang is waiting for Washington to come to its senses and take corr...

Dec 13, 2018
North Korea
IATA expects higher net profits for Asia-Pacific airlines

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecast that airlines in the Asia-Pacific region will post higher net profits next year on a rise in the number of travelers and lower oil prices, ...

Dec 13, 2018
Industry
KDB completes $375m transfer to GM Korea via recapitalization

GM Korea, the local unit of the US automaker, said Thursday that the state-run Korea Development Bank has completed recapitalization of $375 million as part of the rescue plan signed in late April, r...

Dec 13, 2018
Automode
‘US wants working-level talks with N. Korea without conditions’

The US wants to hold working-level talks with North Korea without set preconditions, a senior Korean government official said Thursday, amid Pyongyang’s continued silence in its denuclearization talk...

Dec 13, 2018
Foreign Policy
Koreas to hold railway, road groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 26

The two Koreas agreed on Thursday to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the modernization and reconnection of cross-border railways and roads this month, in accordance with the agreement reached betw...

Dec 13, 2018
North Korea
[New Focus] Moon to enter midterm year amid economic, social polarization

SEJONG -- President Moon Jae-in has finished the first 19 months of his 60-month tenure and will enter his third administrative year in two weeks. About 70 to 80 percent of South Koreans supported h...

Dec 13, 2018
Social affairs
Prosecutors raid Samsung BioLogics' headquarters in accounting fraud probe

Prosecutors raided the main offices of Samsung BioLogics Co. and its accounting firms on Thursday as part of a probe into alleged accounting fraud. The raids come about a month after the Financial ...

Dec 13, 2018
Industry
‘Two Koreas should sign peace treaty when NK achieves 50 percent of denuclearization’

Government-funded think tank’s draft of hypothetical peace treaty sparks controversy

Dec 13, 2018
North Korea
Korea ranks low in response to climate change: report

Despite worldwide calls for efforts to slow down climate change, a recent report revealed that Korea ranked lowly in terms of its response to climate change. According to the Climate Change Performa...

Dec 13, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Kakao delays formal launch of carpool service after taxi protest death

Kakao Mobility said Thursday that it will delay the formal launch of its carpool service that was initially slated for Monday, citing a need to engage in continued discussions with taxi drivers, the ...

Dec 13, 2018
Technology
Fans protest Indonesia’s ban on Blackpink ad featuring miniskirted bandmates

Fans protest Indonesia’s ban on Blackpink ad featuring miniskirted bandmates By Hong Dam-young Blackpink has become a household name in Indonesia, but fans were astonished recently when the country...

Dec 13, 2018
Music
Government to conduct comprehensive facility checks as number of accidents rise

The government will conduct comprehensive safety inspections of public facilities following a recent spate of accidents, including a telecom network failure caused by a fire at a mobile carrier’s bui...

Dec 13, 2018
Social affairs

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