1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (648+ words) Industry minister returns from New York talks ahead of Sept. 17 briefing; terms, safeguards in focus South Korea is moving closer to unveiling its first project under a major US investment program after Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan returned Sunday from three…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (353+ words) South Korean steelmaker Hyundai Steel and unions representing workers at four of its subsidiaries have reached a labor deal, marking the first such agreement between a main parent company and subcontracted workers since South Korea’s revised labor union law took…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (659+ words) $120 billion nuclear program also being discussed under Korea's US investment pledge South Korea is considering spending $22.3 billion on a natural gas power project in Texas, which would mark the first investment under its $350 billion commitment to the US, according to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (398+ words) Japan Airlines has bought shares in Hanjin KAL, the holding company that controls Korean Air, as the two carriers announced a renewed, wide-ranging partnership, industry sources said Friday. JAL revealed the stake purchase Wednesday alongside the partnership announcement without disclosing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (490+ words) 109 entities to be cut, Korea Land and Housing to be split into two The Korean government unveiled a sweeping public-sector overhaul Thursday that aims to merge major state-run power, port and energy companies while splitting housing giant Korea Land and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (625+ words) Tentative agreement covers pay raises, new hiring and AI transition after strikes disrupted production of 55,200 vehicles Hyundai Motor and its labor union reached a tentative wage agreement Tuesday, more than three months after negotiations began, potentially ending a protracted labor…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (584+ words) Finance chief pledges market reforms, equal treatment as Seoul seeks deeper strategic cooperation Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol laid out Korea's growth strategy for US business leaders in Seoul Wednesday, pitching the country's manufacturing and technology base…...