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Minimum wage for 2025 surpasses 10,000 won for 1st time

The minimum wage for next year was set at 10,030 won (US$7.30) per hour Friday, marking the first time the compulsory hourly minimum wage has surpassed the 10,000 won level.

The rate reached during the 11th plenary meeting of the Minimum Wage Commis…

Yoon meets new British PM on sidelines of NATO summit

President Yoon Suk Yeol congratulated new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on taking office during their talks on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Washington on Thursday.

Yoon had his first meeting with Starmer, w…