Recent analysis reveals young investors favor foreign assets over local stocks

Younger investors are more inclined to put money into overseas assets than domestic stocks, according to recent analysis.

2026-02-10

Samsung, IOC name 10 youth teams with innovative ideas for corporate social responsibility program

Samsung Electronics said Monday it has selected 10 teams of young people with innovative ideas to address local and global challenges under its corporate social responsibility program with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

2026-02-09

France's National Assembly approves banning under-15s from social media

France's National Assembly on Monday backed legislation to ban children under 15 years old from social media amid growing concerns about online bullying and mental health risks.

2026-01-27

More young Koreans opt out of labor market amid AI shift, weak growth: BOK

The number of young Koreans who are neither working nor seeking employment has surged in recent years, raising concerns about structural strains in the labor market, a central bank report showed Tuesday.

2026-01-20

Gov't to expand in-school counseling as student suicides continue to plague country

As suicides among the youth continue to ail Korean society, the government will expand support for students, the Ministry of Education announced Tuesday.

2025-12-30

3 in 10 young people feel burned out over job hunt, working conditions

Three in 10 young people in Korea feel burned out. Not only is it difficult to search for a job — which takes up to a year on average — but job satisfaction remains low as worsening employment conditions take a toll on workers' mental well-being.

2025-12-16

Koreans in their 20s and 30s struggle to gain employment amid shortage of stable jobs

A growing number of Koreans in their 20s and 30s are struggling to enter the work force, pushed to the margins by a shortage of stable jobs, as well as hiring practices that favor prior experience.

2025-12-14

Korea posts lowest job growth on record in 2024 as AI cuts positions and conglomerate roles vanish

Korea's economy created fewer jobs last year than at any time on record as AI-powered automation cut positions in finance and other white-collar sectors and stable corporate roles continued to disappear, data showed Thursday.

2025-12-11

Job growth hits record low in 2024, employment of young people falls for 2nd year

Korea's job growth slowed to a record low in 2024 due mainly to a slump in the construction sector and demographic changes, data showed Thursday.