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5% minimum wage increase recommended, falling short of inflation

The minimum wage will rise to 9,620 won ($7.40) an hour in 2023, up 5 percent.

2022-06-30

Home health care may be coming into its own

Mr. Kim was in and out of medical clinics for the past three years to get treatment for high blood pressure, diabetes and spinal pain.

2022-06-29

Covid cases surpass 10,000 for first time in 20 days

Covid-19 cases are on the rise, bouncing back above 10,000 a day.

2022-06-29

No going back to normal for Korea's bathhouses, jjimjilbang

Businesses across the board are recovering from the pandemic, but one type — the public bath — sustained such damage that it's proven fatal in the case of many establishments.

2022-06-27

Covid-19 support to be reduced as case numbers plateau

Korea will reduce support for people infected with Covid-19 from next month as it moves another step toward living with the virus.

2022-06-26

Hurry up and wait

Rifles are distributed to reserve forces at an Army unit in Chuncheon, Gangwon, on Tuesday, as annual field training for reservists resumed after being suspended for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

2022-06-21

Covid cases drop to lowest level in five months

Covid-19 cases in Korea dropped to their lowest level in five months on Monday.

2022-06-20

Weeklong quarantine to stay for another month, criteria not yet met

Korea decided to keep the mandatory seven-day quarantine for Covid-19 patients for another four weeks due to fears that rolling back the mandate could accelerate a possible virus resurgence.

2022-06-19

Seven-day quarantine for Covid patients to remain in place

The week-long isolation rule is one of the last remaining Covid restrictions that Korean health officials have yet to scrap, as the nation slowly learns how to live with the virus.

2022-06-17

Sick leave pilot project to be tried

In the wake of the pandemic, Korea will implement a paid sick leave system that allows workers to take leave for diseases such as Covid-19 and receive 60 percent of the minimum wage.

2022-06-15

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