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[ED] SK hynix's triumphant Nasdaq debut
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (532+ words) The Korea Times...
Labor, management narrow gap in minimum wage proposals to $0.57
3+ day, 8+ min ago (130+ words) Labor and business representatives of the Minimum Wage Commission attend a plenary session of the committee at the Government Complex Sejong, Thursday. Yonhap Labor and management representatives narrowed the gap in their minimum wage proposals for next year to 860 won…...
Seoul, Busan grapple with rising costs of seniors' free subway rides
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1115+ words) Seoul and Busan are facing mounting financial pressure from providing free subway rides to designated groups, raising concerns about the long-term sustainability of local governments' operation of the critical public transit system. The service, introduced in 1984 for people aged 65 or…...
Seniors' free subway rides snowball financial burden for Seoul, Busan
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1112+ words) Seoul and Busan are facing mounting financial pressure from providing free subway rides to designated groups, raising concerns about the long-term sustainability of local governments' operation of the critical public transit system. The service, introduced in 1984 for people aged 65 or…...
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to refund meal costs collected from foreign workers
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (368+ words) Foreign workers at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan shipyard hold a rally against the company’s wage system overhaul in front of the Ulsan Dongbu Branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor in Dong District, Ulsan, June 17. Yonhap HD Hyundai…...
[ED] Homeplus' days are numbered
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (363+ words) Retail chain Homeplus is running out of time. The company has failed to find a new buyer during the court-led rehabilitation process that began in March last year. The Seoul Bankruptcy Court decided to terminate the rehabilitation proceedings after Homeplus…...
HS Hyosung marks 2nd anniversary, eyes next growth phase
1+ week, 4+ day ago (401+ words) HS Hyosung Chairman Kim Kyoo-young, second from left, and Vice Chairman Cho Hyun-sang, center, attend the company's anniversary ceremony at its headquarters in Mapo District, Seoul, Tuesday. Courtesy of HS Hyosung HS Hyosung marked its second founding anniversary with a…...
Mirae Asset debuts global investment platform MAPS in Hong Kong
1+ week, 6+ day ago (490+ words) Mirae Asset Financial Group founder and Global Strategy Officer Park Hyeon-joo, center, poses with executives from Mirae Asset Securities Hong Kong and the Shanghai Representative Office during the MAPS by Mirae Asset event in Hong Kong, Friday. Courtesy of Mirae…...
Seoul pitches itself as Asia's quantum gateway to court European tech firms
3+ week, 2+ day ago (221+ words) Seoul Investment Promotion Foundation Chairman Lee Ji-hyung, center, poses with representatives of Forvis Mazars during a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony for the two sides' partnership in Paris, Thursday. Courtesy of Seoul Investment Promotion Foundation The Seoul Investment Promotion Agency…...
Citibank Korea marks community day with neighborhood clean-up
3+ week, 6+ day ago (221+ words) Citibank Korea employees and families pose after volunteering in a neighborhood clean-up around Jeong-dong in central Seoul, as part of Citi's Global Community Day, June 13. Courtesy of Citibank Korea Citibank Korea employees, their families and staff from client companies took…...