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Ministry releases final labor reform guidelines

The Employment and Labor Ministry on Friday released the final version of its employment guidelines, which include allowing companies to lay off …

Parties seek deal on pending bills

Leaders of the rival parties are set to meet Saturday to speed up their negotiation on deadlocked bills, as they inched toward a compromise this week amid …

Kim DJ loyalist leaves Minjoo

Former floor leader of the main opposition party Rep. Park Jie-won announced his defection Friday, vowing to remain independent for the time being. The former …

FM vows to push for five-party talks on Pyongyang

Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se vowed Friday to push for a meeting of five regional powers that would pressure North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program …

Korea not considering closure of Kaesong complex

South Korea’s pointman on inter-Korean affairs made it clear Friday the government is not considering shutting down a joint industrial complex in North …

Korea’s overseas arrivals, departures hit record high in 2015

The number of locals and foreigners going in and out of South Korea recorded the largest figure last year, a 7.7 percent increase from the previous year, the …

Rival parties seek breakthrough on pending bills
Rival parties seek breakthrough on pending bills

Leaders of the rival parties are set to meet Saturday to speed up their negotiation on deadlocked bills, as they inched toward a compromise this week amid …

Korea denounces Japan for Dokdo claim

South Korea called on Japan Friday to drop its reckless claim to sovereignty over a pair of rocky islets in the East Sea. It was responding to a Tokyo speech …

Korea to allow companies to fire ‘noticeably’ underperforming workers

The government announced Friday contentious labor guidelines as part of its efforts to make the rigid labor market more flexible and help revitalize the …

Activist gets suspended jail term for leading violent rallies

A local court on Friday sentenced an activist to three years in prison for organizing violent rallies in central Seoul over a deadly ferry disaster. Still, the …

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