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Lee's approval rating inches down to 59.1%: poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell slightly from a week earlier partly due to negative sentiment over the deadly collapse of an overpass in central Seoul last week, a survey showed Monday. In the poll commissioned by EKN newspaper and conducted by Realmeter, the positive assessment of Lee's job performance slipped 0.2 percentage point from a week before to 59.1 percent. The weekly survey was conducted on 2,008 people aged 18 and older from Tuesday through Friday. The negative assessm

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From niche hobby to public courts — pickleball gains ground in Korea

The sharp “pop” of plastic balls bouncing off paddles echoed across a Seoul park, where courts once mostly used for jokgu, Korean foot volleyball, are increasingly being taken over by players of the fast-growing racket sport pickleball. Once seen largely as a niche sport favored by older players, pickleball is now attracting younger office workers, foreign residents and former tennis players, pushing the sport further into Korea’s mainstream recreational culture. The trend has grown visible enou

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Korea Investment, OKX acquire 20% stakes in Coinone

Korea Investment & Securities is set to become a major shareholder of cryptocurrency exchange Coinone after agreeing to acquire a 20 percent stake, underscoring traditional finance's growing push into the nation's digital asset market. Coinone said Friday that Korea Investment & Securities and OKX Ventures would each acquire a 20 percent stake through a combination of newly issued shares and existing shares sold by Coinone CEO Cha Myung-hoon and Com2uS Holdings. Following the transaction, Cha wi

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The Black Label completes Series B funding round to accelerate global expansion

The Black Label, led by producer Teddy Park, announced Tuesday that it had completed its Series B funding round on May 20. Key investors in the latest round included Tencent Music Entertainment, the China-based operator of music platforms such as QQ Music and Kugou Music, and Krafton, the South Korean game publisher behind PUBG: Battlegrounds. The Series B investment totaled 120 billion won (79.8 million), giving The Black Label a post-investment valuation of 1 trillion won. Existing shareholder

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Doosan Enerbility joins Rolls-Royce SMR projects as strategic partner

Doosan Enerbility said Thursday it was selected as a strategic partner for a small modular reactor project led by Rolls-Royce SMR. Following the selection, the company will undergo feasibility tests for key equipment such as nuclear reactors used in Rolls-Royce SMR projects in the UK and the Czech Republic. Rolls-Royce SMR is a small modular reactor development firm with British aerospace and defense company Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC as its largest shareholder. It is currently developing a 470-me

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Samsung Shareholders Claim Wage Deal Violates Commercial Law

[Economy] : A group of Samsung Electronics shareholders has claimed that a tentative wage deal between the company and its labor union violates commercial law, vowing to exercise shareholder rights against it. At a press conference in Suwon on Wednesday, the group argued that the agreement was merely structured as a ... [more...]

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Samsung seals strike-averting wage deal amid bonus backlash

Samsung Electronics and its labor unions signed their 2026 wage agreement Wednesday, formally ending weeks of negotiations after union members approved a last-minute bonus deal that narrowly averted a planned strike. But the agreement is expected to fuel backlash over wide bonus gaps between chip and nonchip employees, and shareholder opposition over profit-linked payouts. The signing ceremony was held at Samsung's employee training center in Giheung, after the deal was approved by a union vote

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[Reporter’s Notebook] When education policy outruns coordination

When the Education Ministry announced in April that it would crack down on unapproved international schools, the schools themselves were not the only concern. Many of these institutions operate like schools while being registered as private academies. Some also hire foreign teachers on E-2 visas, which are issued for foreign language instruction. In practice, however, many such teachers are believed to teach other subjects. When asked what would happen to E-2 visa holders found teaching nonlangu

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Samsung Electronics Shareholders to Put Off Lawsuit to Nullify Deal with Labor

[Domestic] : A group of Samsung Electronics shareholders has decided to put off filing its lawsuit to nullify a tentative wage deal between the company and its labor union. The group told media outlets on Tuesday that it will pursue the lawsuit after seeing the outcome of a court case filed by workers at the ... [more...]

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Sweeter diets, stress fuel rise in diabetes among Korean youth

Sweet desserts and abundant food delivery options have become a source of comfort for many young Koreans navigating their increasingly competitive and stressful lives. But those habits may be taking a toll: diabetes cases among younger generations are rising faster than among older age groups. Experts stress the importance of early lifestyle management, warning that earlier onset of the disease increases the risk of complications because patients must live with the condition for longer. Accordin

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Lee's approval rating inches down to 59.3%: poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell slightly from a week earlier last week, marking its first decline in three weeks, a survey showed Monday. In the poll conducted by Realmeter and commissioned by EKN newspaper, the positive assessment of Lee's job performance dropped 1.2 percentage points from a week before to 59.3 percent. The weekly survey was conducted on 2,507 people aged 18 and older. The figure stood at 59.5 percent in the fifth week of April, down 2.7 percentage points from th

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Casting coup helps K-pop comedy hit the right notes

Before K-pop became the global phenomenon it is today, there was the 1990, the decade that laid the groundwork for Korea’s modern pop music industry. That era has found new life. A retro boom is evoking nostalgia among older generations while overwhelming younger audiences with a style that, ironically, feels fresh to them. Opening in theaters June 3, "Wild Sing" taps directly into that trend, blending 1990s music, throwback music videos and broad comedy. What further sets the project apart is i

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[Graphic News] Half of farming population is over 65

South Korea’s farming, forestry and fisheries communities are aging rapidly, with more than half now aged 65 or older, according to government data. The Ministry of Data and Statistics said about 2.58 million people live in households related to the sectors, accounting for roughly 5 percent of the country’s population. The number of households stood at around 1.27 million. Small households continued to rise in rural areas, with one- and two-person households making up about 80 percent of the tot

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Uber becomes top shareholder in Delivery Hero, Baemin parent

Uber has become the largest shareholder in the parent company of Woowa Brothers, operator of the South Korean food delivery app Baemin, after acquiring an additional stake. Germany-based Delivery Hero said Monday that Uber had acquired additional shares, raising its holding from around 7 percent to 19.5 percent of issued capital, as well as options to obtain an additional 5.6 percent stake. “Delivery Hero welcomes Uber’s additional investment as a further endorsement of its platform and Everyday

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Korea's 'value-up' push may pressure bank capital: Moody's

Moody's Ratings warned Tuesday that rising shareholder returns and policy-driven lending expansion could pressure Korean banks’ capital buffers, even as the country’s banking system remains broadly sound. The ratings agency said Korea’s corporate value-up campaign has lifted shareholder returns closer to global peers, while major financial groups have adopted clearer capital targets. “The value-up policy itself has positive aspects,” said Arlene Sohn, assistant vice president and analyst at Mood

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Lee's approval rating inches down to 59.1%: poll

From niche hobby to public courts — pickleball gains ground in Korea

Korea Investment, OKX acquire 20% stakes in Coinone

The Black Label completes Series B funding round to accelerate global expansion

Doosan Enerbility joins Rolls-Royce SMR projects as strategic partner

Samsung Shareholders Claim Wage Deal Violates Commercial Law

Samsung seals strike-averting wage deal amid bonus backlash

[Reporter’s Notebook] When education policy outruns coordination

Samsung Electronics Shareholders to Put Off Lawsuit to Nullify Deal with Labor

Sweeter diets, stress fuel rise in diabetes among Korean youth

Lee's approval rating inches down to 59.3%: poll

Casting coup helps K-pop comedy hit the right notes

[Graphic News] Half of farming population is over 65

Uber becomes top shareholder in Delivery Hero, Baemin parent

Korea's 'value-up' push may pressure bank capital: Moody's