South Korea added the fewest number of jobs in three years in March due mainly to a high base effect and weak employment in the agricultural sector amid unfavorable weather conditions, the statistics agency said Friday.
The youth employment rate fel…
Kakao Corp. said Friday it has joined a global consortium that promotes open-source artificial intelligence (AI) research and development, becoming the first South Korean corporate member of the initiative.
Kakao said it is the first South Korean fi…
The United States-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework relating to supply chain resilience will enter into force in South Korea next week, Seoul’s industry ministry said Friday.
The initiative will enter into force Wednesday, 30 days after the countr…
South Korea’s central bank froze its key rate for the 10th straight session Friday, saying that its current restrictive stance will be maintained for a sufficient period of time amid woes over high inflation and household debt.
In a widely expected …
The Monetary Policy Board of the Bank of Korea decided today to leave the Base Rate unchanged at 3.50% for the intermeeting period. Although inflation is expected to continue its slowing trend, it still remains high and there are still high uncertain…
The government will crack down on illegally staying foreigners starting next week through the end of June, especially those involved in drug and other crimes, the justice ministry said Friday.
The National Police Agency, the labor and land ministrie…
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