Society
Local Government
Busan Emerges as a 'Hub City' for Tourism to Taiwan
Scene from the “Taiwan B2B Tourism Briefing” hosted by the Taiwan Tourism Bureau
Busan is emerging as a hub city for Taiwan’s inbound tourism market (travel to Taiwan by foreign visitors). This is…
Local Government
PIERS·Yeoncheon Paleolithic Expo… This Week’s Must-See Events
2026 Seoul Summer Beach Water Wave Zone (Photo: Seoul Tourism Foundation)
◇Seoul Summer Beach Attracts 3.22 Million Visitors Over 21 DaysA total of 3.22 million people visited the urban summer fest…
Labor
If Hyundai Motor Union Proceeds with Strike, 70,000 Vehicles Could Be Affected… Timing of Resumed Negotiations Also Unclear
On the 29th of last month, morning shift workers at the Myeongchon Main Gate of Hyundai Motor’s Ulsan Plant in Buk-gu, Ulsan, are leaving work early due to a partial strike. (Photo: Yonhap News)
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Labor
Hyundai Motor Union Escalates Strike… Cold Water on Efforts to Narrow Gap with Volkswagen
The Hyundai Motor Company labor union has decided to escalate its strike after failing to bridge the gap on issues such as the “N% performance bonus.” Just as the company is rapidly closing the gap wi…
Social Affairs
A 4 trillion deficit already in the first quarter alone… Will health insurance premiums rise again next year?
With the National Health Insurance Fund posting a deficit of approximately 4 trillion won in the first quarter of this year, attention is turning to whether health insurance premiums will increase nex…
Science
Choi Seok-ho, Senior Manager at LG Corp., and Yoon Choi, CEO of GMZECO, to Receive the “Korea Engineer Award” in August
Choi Seok-ho, Principal Researcher at LGELECTRONICS (left), and Choi Yoon Choi, CEO of GMJeco, the August recipients of the Republic of Korea Engineer Award. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Science…
Healthcare
Young Doctors Shying Away from Essential Medical Fields… Only 17 Pediatric Cardiac Surgeons Expected in 9 Years
A professor at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Chonbuk National University Hospital, who had been working over 90 hours a week to staff the ward, recently submitted his resignation after re…
Social Affairs
[Exclusive] "Reassign the Investigator": Despite Centralized Investigative Authority, Trust Is at Rock Bottom
With investigative authority concentrated in the police following amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act, there is a growing demand for greater reliability in police investigations. However, it has …
Legal Affairs
Former SK Hanik Employee Who Stole Trade Secrets to Join a Chinese Company… Sentenced to 1 Year and 6 Months in Prison on Appeal as Well
A former employee charged with stealing trade secrets from SK hynix(000660)to join a Chinese company was sentenced to prison in the appellate court as well.
Seoul Court Complex. (Photo:BAEK JU-A Re…
Legal Affairs
“Will the People Power Party Have to Pay Back 39.7 Billion Won?” Yoon’s Appeals Court Rules… Kwon Seong-dong Ordered to Pay 100 Million Won
The appellate court panel has been appointed to hear the case of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was sentenced in the first trial to have his election invalidated on charges of disseminating false…