Government data on job growth glosses over worsening employment conditions

Daejang-dong project suspicions piling up around Lee; special probe may be needed

Ruling party’s presidential nominee facing

Panel proposes to raise emission goal drastically; grounds not mentioned

With energy crisis going global, consumer prices rise above 2% sixth straight month

Youn Mee-hyang, a civic activist-turned-lawmaker, stirred up public outrage here last year when she fell under suspicion of embezzling money donated to help South Korean women forced into wartime sexual enslavement for imperial Japanese troops. She was indicted in September 2020 on charges of embezzlement, fraud and other misconduct. Youn denied all of the accusations against her during her first trial held at a Seoul court in August. The Justice Ministry had not made public details of Youn&rs

Key figure in Daejang-dong scandal held; Prosecution must leave no doubts in probe

Curbing household debt insufficient to cope with looming downside risks

Moon, Kishida should build a momentum to moving forward frayed Seoul-Tokyo relations

Unionized truckers block bread shipment; subcontracted workers occupy steel mill

North Korea attaches high price tag to collaboration with Moon’s peace agenda

Electricity rate freeze reaches limit as losses pile up due to nuclear phaseout

Rise in potentially insolvent debts heightens risks of planned rate hikes

Ex-justice advises controversial firm; Several people take enormous profits

Easing young adults’ hardships requires not sympathetic rhetoric, but policy shift