September 10, 2024

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Sept. 10)

In their rare meeting at former President Moon Jae-in’s residence in South Gyeongsang on Sunday, Moon and majority Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung deplored the prosecution’s use of its authority to indict as “a weapon and a means for polit…

Syphilis cases jump as authorities enhance testing

– Cases of syphilis in South Korea have jumped so far this year, as authorities enhanced testing of the disease, data showed Tuesday.

A total of 1,881 syphilis cases were reported between January and August this year, the Korea Disease Control and P…

Kia, union reach tentative wage deal

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, and its labor union have reached a tentative wage deal, according to the company Tuesday.

The two sides reached an agreement during the ninth round of wage and collective bargaining negotiations hel…

Unionized workers of SK hynix reject tentative wage deal

Unionized workers of SK hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has voted against a tentative wage agreement with the company, industry sources said Tuesday.

Some 70.6 percent of 204 representatives of SK hynix manufacturing workers…