August 29, 2024

(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Aug. 29)

President Yoon Suk Yeol is scheduled to deliver a national briefing, Thursday, to discuss the progress of his four key reform initiatives: national pension, healthcare, education, and labor. He is also expected to address the sharp decline in the cou…

Samsung, labor union likely to resume wage talks in early October

Samsung Electronics Co. and its labor union are likely to resume their talks over a wage increase and others in early October at the earliest, industry sources said Thursday.

Early this month, members of the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU)…

Doosan Group nixes merger plan of 2 units

Doosan Group said Thursday it decided to drop a plan to combine Doosan Bobcat Inc., a major construction equipment supplier, and Doosan Robotics Inc., the country’s largest collaborative robot maker, due to lack of support from their shareholders.

D…