The Korea Times

Hyundai Motor's Korean union said on Tuesday it has reached a tentative agreement with management, averting further production losses after staging its first full strike in a decade on Friday, following a series of partial stoppages. The union had demanded higher bonuses, an increase in the retirement age, and job protections against artificial intelligence and automation. The t...

In 2019, Daejeon Metropolitan City made an unusual pitch to tourists, asking them to post their own tour flowchart for what it jokingly calls “Boring Daejeon.” It works like a decision tree for a friend visiting Daejeon: answer “yes” or “no” to questions like “Can you invite them to your home?” and no matter the path, it always ends the same way: “Stop by Sungsimdang — a histori...

The Bank of Korea (BOK) faces a dilemma over whether to raise its policy rate at a meeting later this week, as stronger-than-expected economic growth supports another hike while record-high household debt poses a growing concern, market watchers said Monday. The central bank will hold its Monetary Policy Board meeting Thursday to decide the policy rate, which currently stands at...

Korea may seem to the outsider like a land of K-pop idols and dancing, but the truth is different for those who live here. Due to restrictions, people in Korea have to be careful about where they dance, because if they bust a move in a cafe, bar, restaurant or live music venue, they could get it shut down. The latest victim of this "K-Footloose" regulation is Ovantgarde, a music...

WASHINGTON — U.S. public approval of the war with Iran fell to its lowest level since the conflict's early days, helping to hold President Donald Trump's popularity at a record low, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday. The four-day poll showed just 31 percent of Americans support U.S. military action against Iran, down from 37 percent in a March Reuters/Ipsos...