Society
Local Government
SamsungElectronics to Build 'CDC Logistics Center' in Pocheong District, Pyeongtaek
A state-of-the-art automated logistics center operated by SamsungElectronics(005930)will be built in the Pocheong (BIX) District of the Gyeonggi Free Economic Zone in Pyeongtaek.
Kim Neung-sik, Com…
Social Affairs
First Hearing for Park Na-rae’s Former Manager Over ‘10% of Revenue Demand’… “Exercise of Legitimate Rights”
A former manager, who was indicted on charges of demanding money by using the disclosure of TV personality Park Na-rae’s private life as leverage, denied most of the charges during his first court hea…
Social Affairs
Stock holdings grew from 32 billion won to 61.4 billion won in just six months… A look at what retired public officials bought
It has been revealed that public officials who stepped down following the local elections last June bought shares in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, while selling their holdings in Kakao, during the…
Legal Affairs
Yoon’s Appeal Hearing on ‘People Power Party’s 39.7 Billion Won Refund’ Postponed… Case to Conclude on the 13th of Next Month
The final hearing in the appeal trial of former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Public Official Election Act violation case—which determines whether the People Power Party must return 39.7 billion won in ca…
Welfare
Women Make Up Half the Workforce but Only 2% of Executives… The ‘Glass Ceiling’ Persists in Corporations
It has been revealed that the proportion of women among all executives still falls short of even one in ten. In particular, even in the finance and insurance sectors and the lodging and food service i…
Labor
"Am I the only fool who showed up to work every single day?"…Even someone who has received unemployment benefits seven times
The number of repeat recipients who received unemployment benefits three or more times over the past five years reached 113,000 last year. It was also found that 65,000 people received unemployment be…
Local Government
SamsungElectronics Signs 'Future Growth Alliance' for 1.7 Trillion Won in New Investment in Hwaseong City
Hwaseong Special City in Gyeonggi Province and SamsungElectronics(005930)have formed a “Future Growth Alliance” centered on a new investment package worth 1.7 trillion won. On the 28th, Hwaseong Speci…
Healthcare
[Exclusive] Flu Outbreak Spread Rapidly, but Alert Was Issued Late… Need to Revamp the Outbreak Alert System
It has been revealed that because the government’s issuance of a flu epidemic advisory this year was delayed compared to the actual peak of the outbreak, high-risk groups—such as children aged 9 and u…
Social Affairs
Strong winds even blew out apartment windows… Accidents are occurring all over Jeju
On the 26th, the third day of the Chuseok holiday, heavy rain and high wind advisories were issued for most areas of Jeju, and damage caused by the wind and rain continued to mount. Strong winds toppl…
Social Affairs
"We Don't Hold Ancestral Rites"... Ancestral Rite Goods Shops See a Drop in Customers Even During the Chuseok Peak Season
Piles of wooden ritual bowls at a shop in the tableware district of Namdaemun Market in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 18th. (Photo:Kim Tae-seop, Trainee Reporter)
As the Chuseok holiday season approaches…