LG taps two female CEOs in unprecedented move
Korea's fourth-largest business group zeroes in on diversity, future planning in year-end reshuffle.
South Korea
Yoon cites defense industry as future growth engine
The President wants the nation to be the world's fourth largest weapon seller. It is currently ranked No. 8.
Covid-19 restrictions, financial problems lead students to overstay visas
The rate in which students are overstaying their visas in South Korea is proving to be higher than that of foreigners in the country on working visas.
Police find infant’s body in kimchi container, book parents
The couple reportedly hid the death of their 15-month-old daughter for three years since she died, police said.
Yoon asks Tesla chief to build ‘gigafactory’ in South Korea
Elon Musk concurs that S. Korea could be his investment destination for the factory to make electric batteries.
The last straw? Korea extends restrictions on single-use items
Single-use plastic bags will be banned from retail stores including convenience stores and bakeries.
Supply disruptions likely in South Korea as cargo union pushes ahead with strike
The union claimed the government has failed to continue the safe trucking freight rates system that both sides had agreed on in June.
LG Chem to build $3.2 billion battery material plant in US
Once construction of the facility on the 1.7-square-kilometre land is completed by 2027, the plant will be able to power batteries mounted on 1.2 million pure electric vehicles…
Street cheering to be held in Seoul amid woes over large-scale gatherings after Itaewon crowd crush
Public World Cup viewing parties have been highly anticipated celebrations for decades, but this year the decision whether to host such gatherings has been complicated by recent…
‘I want my child back’: Parents of Halloween crowd crush victims call for answers
Meanwhile, the Yoon Suk-yeol office said in a release it has yet to decide on whether to draft a special law for compensating the families of victims and survivors of the tragedy.