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Personnel Ministry announces 'comprehensive overhaul' of on-call system

Some government officials will soon be able to work on-call shifts from home as artificial intelligence (AI) will handle most calls that come at night and during holidays.

2025-11-24

SPC Group to shorten night shifts after another workplace death, pressure from President Lee

SPC Group will limit night shifts to eight hours starting in October, responding to a worker’s death and growing pressure over long working hours from President Lee Jae Myung.

2025-07-27

Shift the politics of subtraction to the politics of addition

The joint investigation team probing the alleged illegality of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s decision on Dec. 3 to declare emergency martial law sent a second summons to him on Dec. 20. Following the National Assembly’s passage of...

2024-12-23

China approves NCsoft, Shift Up games

Two Korean gaming publishers, NCsoft and Shift Up, received the Chinese government’s approval for their online games on Friday.

2024-10-28

Turning to software-defined manufacturing

The future will be bright for both companies and countries only when we pursue brave changes.

2024-09-26

Shifting gears for new growth (KOR)

As the past 45 years showed, China’s experiment has just begun.

2024-04-02

Shifting gears for new growth

As the past 45 years showed, China’s experiment has just begun.

2024-04-01

Gov’t must pay heed to the shift in public opinion

We urge both sides to start talking over the optimum level of a quota increase after putting behind all their differences.

2024-03-18

Gamers can chat in character voices with new Supertone AI

BUSAN — Gamers will soon be able to chat in the voices of their favorite characters using new generative AI technology developed by Supertone, a subsidiary of HYBE. The tech was showcased at G-Star 2023 and will be available next year.

2023-11-18

[NEWS IN FOCUS] Coupang and employees clash over spate of worker deaths

A rift between e-commerce giant Coupang and its gig workers is deepening in the wake of a series of deaths from apparent overwork while on duty.

2023-10-17