Appeals court upholds guilty verdict for former Gyeonggi vice …
6 days ago · An appellate court on Thursday upheld a guilty verdict for a former vice governor of Gyeonggi Province over allegations of accepting substantial bribes from Ssangbangwool Group and involvement in ...
FX authorities raise currency swap limit with National Pension …
6 days ago · Korea's foreign currency authorities said Thursday they agreed with the state pension operator to increase the upper limit of their currency swap arrangement to $65 billion to better cope with ...
Single people over 40 increase sixfold in the last 20 years - The …
6 days ago · The proportion of unmarried individuals in their 40s increased 6.7 times for men and 5.7 times for women in 2020 compared with 20 years earlier, a government report showed Thursday, underscoring ...
South Korea parental leave drops in 2023 as marriages and …
Dec 18, 2024 · The number of male workers taking parental leave shed 7.5 percent on-year to 50,455. The decline comes after the figure surpassed the 50,000 mark for the first time in 2022, following years of ...
Ex-intelligence commander accused of playing key role in South …
6 days ago · A former military intelligence commander is facing allegations of playing a pivotal role in the botched martial law scheme, with speculations growing that the retired Army general, a civilian ...
Gov't cautious on economic roadmap following president's …
3 days ago · The government is expected to take a cautious approach in presenting an economic roadmap for next year, as state affairs remain in limbo following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Vice FM to visit US and Japan for talks on trilateral cooperation …
3 days ago · A senior diplomat will visit the United States and Japan this week to discuss cooperation between the three countries and North Korea-related issues, Seoul's foreign ministry said Sunday.
N. Korean leader attends ceremony for rebuilt houses in flood-hit …
3 days ago · North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ceremony marking the completion of houses rebuilt after July's floods, emphasizing enhanced disaster response and self-rehabilitation, the country's ...
Will Yoon's refusal to accept court documents delay impeachment?
3 days ago · Concerns are growing that the Constitutional Court may be forced to delay its impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol, as he continues to refuse to accept legal documents from the court ...
Financial groups formulate emergency management plans amid …
3 days ago · Major financial groups have begun discussions to establish emergency management plans as the Korean won has depreciated sharply against the U.S. dollar, driven by growing domestic and ...