The government plans to relax visa regulations for migrant household workers to address Korea's low fertility rate and aging society. Some Koreans are concerned about the high cost and cultural consequences of hiring such workers.
The manufacturing domestic supply index declined 2.4 percent on year to 105 in 2023, according to data compiled by Statistics Korea.
Last year’s air traffic over Korean skies almost caught up to its pre-pandemic level in 2019, but travel through Chinese and European routes have been slow to catch up.
Asiana Airlines will be measuring passengers' body weights from Tuesday to Dec. 21 at Gimpo International Airport in adherence to government regulations.
A Korean American lawyer who was arrested on Monday for killing his wife at the couple's apartment in Jongno District, central Seoul, may have killed her by strangulation, the police said.
Korea's economy grew 0.6 percent in this year's third quarter, matching an earlier estimate from the Bank of Korea (BOK) on reviving exports and domestic demand.
Vehicle sales in Korea are expected to fall 1.7 percent on year in 2024 as an economic slowdown and high inflation continue to pinch consumers' wallets.
More holidays can be helpful in stimulating domestic consumption during an economic slowdown.
A total of 100 foreigners will be dispatched to households in Seoul as migrant domestic workers in December, part of the government’s initiative to ease the child care burden for parents and boost the country’s tumbling birthrate.
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