Day: July 18, 2021

SEOUL– Gyeonggi Province, surrounding Seoul, has established a new five-year plan for the preservation and peaceful use of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the heavily fortified inter-Korean border area, officials said Sunday.The plan calls for the provi…

SEOUL– Two years have passed since the so-called anti-bullying law went into effect at domestic workplaces, but there are still many loopholes in the application of the law depending on the business size or type of employment, labor experts said Sunda…

SEOUL– Renault Samsung Motors Corp. will temporarily suspend production at its plant in the southeastern port city of Busan due to shortages of chips for vehicles, the company said Sunday.The South Korean unit of Renault S.A. will close down its plant…

SEOUL– North Korea’s official newspaper on Sunday called on younger generations to speak the country’s own standard language and follow traditional lifestyles, amid the regime’s crackdown on language expressions widely used in South Korea.The Rodong S…

SEOUL– A North Korean propaganda media outlet reported Sunday that the leader of South Korea’s main opposition party is under fire over his calls for abolishing the unification ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, a move seen as indirect crit…

SEOUL– South Korea will ban gatherings of more than four people in regions outside the greater Seoul area starting Monday to curb the nationwide spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Sunday.Most regions outside the wider capital …