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Household debt breaks 1,500 trillion won in Q3

Korea’s household debt reached a new high in the third quarter despite the recent slow pace of growth, surpassing the 1,500 trillion won ($1.3 trillion) level for the first time. The Bank of Korea said on Wednesday that the country’s outstanding h…

Nov 22,2018
Flowers for the holidays

A researcher at the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science attends to a field of poinsettias in Wanju County, North Jeolla, on Wednesday. Poinsettias are the most popular flowers on display during the Christmas holiday season. [RURAL …

Nov 22,2018
Good prospects

Back row, from left: KB Kookmin Bank President Hur Yin and Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae meet with high school students attending the KB Good Job Career Fair held at Songdo Convention Center in Incheon on Tuesday. KB Kookmin Bank has been holding th…

Nov 22,2018
Labor committee calls for wider union rights

A committee appointed by a presidential advisory body recommended Tuesday that laid-off workers, the unemployed, firefighters and senior civil servants be allowed to join unions in a step toward complying with International Labour Organization (ILO) …

Nov 22,2018
Demonstrating their skills

Bomb squad demonstrates bomb-disarming techniques at the departure area of Incheon International Airport’s Terminal 1 on Wednesday. [INCHEON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CORPORATION]…

Nov 22,2018
Baking with rice

Contestants make bread from local rice at this year’s rice bread competition hosted by the National Institute of Crop Science in Suwon, Gyeonggi, Wednesday. The event is targeted at encouraging the consumption of Korean rice. [YONHAP]…

Nov 22,2018
Seoul’s first hydrogen bus plies No. 405 route

A hydrogen-powered bus made its debut in Seoul on Thursday as part of a city government pilot program to see if hydrogen could be a viable source of energy for public transport. Thirty more hydrogen-powered buses will be added to regular bus rout…

Nov 22,2018
Boao’s regional forum in Seoul attracts 800-strong crowd

Business leaders from Korea and China gathered in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss the importance of Asian countries joining forces amid the rise of protectionism and Donald Trump’s “America First” policy. Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who w…

Nov 21,2018
Steaks high as beef goes blockchain

The Korean government said Tuesday it will use blockchain technology to track beef through the supply chain to provide consumers with information about the source of their food. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry …

Nov 21,2018
Helping with kimchi

Volunteers make kimchi during an event organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the National Agriculture Cooperative Federation, or Nonghyup, at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi, on Tuesday. Some 1,300 women working in the agric…

Nov 21,2018

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