Post-Covid will be better, but maybe not for work employees

While the government hinted at easing the curfews of restaurants and bars to midnight and bigger private gatherings from July, some young employees in Korea are fearing the return of hoesik, or after-work dinners often featuring alcohol ...

2021-06-16

Busan nurse takes her own life after being overworked

A nurse took her life in Busan recently after having told family and friends she felt overworked. “We found evidence that she looked up phrases such as […] brain damage, headache, and suicide by public officials the night before,” a member of a…

2021-05-27

Covid-19 pandemic takes a toll on student happiness

Eleven-year-old Park doesn’t enjoy going to school anymore.

2021-05-26

Millennium Hilton Seoul to be sold and turned into offices

The Millennium Hilton Seoul, a five-star hotel in central Seoul, will be sold to Igis Asset Management for around a trillion won ($892 million), according to multiple local media reports on Tuesday.

2021-05-25

Korean companies active in India providing support

Local companies operating in India are offering humanitarian aid to help in its fight against Covid-19.

2021-05-12

Korean Air submits post-merger integration plan to KDB

Korean Air Lines on Wednesday submitted a post-merger integration plan to the Korea Development Bank (KDB) for its acquisition of Asiana Airlines.

2021-03-17

University towns outside greater Seoul struggle to survive

The streets near the campus of Hannam University in Daejeon used to be packed with students at this time of year. Now only advertisements plastered on the windows of empty stores greet visitors. “Many of us in the area are going out of business...

2021-03-07

Korean animator for Disney talks latest film and working from home

Disney’s upcoming animation “Raya and the Last Dragon” comes with a lot of firsts. It’s not only the company’s first work inspired by Southeast Asian culture but also the first-ever animated series which was completely created from the homes of...

2021-02-28

Widening wealth gap

The pandemic resulted in tremendous human and economic losses last year. More than 100 million people have been infected, and more than 2.2 million people died. Many people lost jobs and struggle to make a living due.We have...

2021-02-04

Regional farmers find new customers online

Local food producers are experiencing an unexpected boom in sales in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hamyang County Office of South Gyeongsang hosted an online festival promoting the region’s dried persimmons on Naver Shopping Live, an...

2021-01-21

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