Work hard, play hard, right? Not in every country. South Korea’s government wants to allow employees to work up to 69 hours a week — here’s how it compares to Australia.
South Korea’s Yoon to meet Japan’s Kishida in Tokyo on Thursday
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will travel to Japan for talks on Thursday with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a South Korean official said, days after South Korea announced a plan to end a row between the U.
Plan to Allow 69-Hour Work Week Upsets Gen Zs, Millennials in South Korea
South Korea will reconsider its plan to raise the maximum weekly work hours to 69 after its “MZ Generation” of millennials and Generation Z members balked at the idea many saw as destroying a healthy work-life balance.
UPDATE 4-North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea says
On Sunday, North Korean state media KCNA reported the country has decided to take “important practical” war deterrence measures, saying, “War provocations of the U.S. and South Korea are reaching the …
South Korea Stock Market May See Renewed Consolidation
(RTTNews) – The South Korea stock market on Monday halted the three-day losing streak in which it had dropped more than 65 points or 2.8 percent. The KOSPI now rests just above the 2,410-point plateau although it may head south again on Tuesday. The global …
South Korea Sets Record With 22-2 Rout of China at WBC
Kunwoo Park and Ha-Seong Kim hit grand slams in consecutive innings, and South Korea set a World Baseball Classic scoring record with a 22-2 rout over China in a game between already eliminated teams
North Korea test fires two cruise missiles from a submarine
North Korea fired two cruise missiles from a submarine off the country’s east coast late on Sunday, according to North Korean state media and South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency.
South Korean chip equipment industry alarmed amid US-China’s tech power struggle
As the United States imposes strict conditions on subsidy applications as a means to curb China’s rise in the semiconductor industry, South Korea’s semiconductor equipment industry is also facing a …
Korean Label YG Set To Host Philippines Auditions To Find Next K-Pop Superstar
For anyone in the Philippines harboring aspirations of breaking into the world of K-Pop, your chance may just be around the corner. As part of a global talent search, South Korean talent label YG Entertainment — yes,
South Korean shares fall on anxiety over Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ** South Korean shares fell on Monday, weighed down by heightened uncertainty around the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the United States. The Korean …