The Cabinet on Tuesday demanded the National Assembly reconsider two contentious bills aimed at enhancing the rights of workers and providing cash handouts to the entire population.

A motion demanding parliamentary reconsideration was approved durin…

Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)

1-year TB 3.074 3.084 -1.0

2-year TB 3.023 3.034 -1.1

3-year TB 2.924 2.946 -2.2

10-year TB 2.973 3.000 -2.7

2-year MSB 2.981 2.997 -1.6

3-year CB (AA-) 3.402 3.421 -1.9

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Samsung Electronics Co.’s labor union said Tuesday it will launch a four-day strike from Liberation Day this week, stepping up pressure over their demand for a pay raise and additional bonuses.

The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), the larg…

A U.S. armored unit staged live-fire drills at a firing range near the border with North Korea last week as part of an exercise designed to check its readiness to swiftly deploy from the U.S. mainland, the U.S. Army in South Korea said Tuesday.

Troo…

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The Yongin Dongbu Police Station re…

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The country’s maximum power demand reached 102.327 gigawatts between 2-3 p.m. Monday, surpassing the previous recor…

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday reinstated the civil rights of former South Gyeongsang Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo under Liberation Day special pardons, enabling him to run for public office despite objections from members of the ruling party.

The pardon…