The government launched a task force Friday in charge of monitoring and managing supplies and prices of fresh food and other everyday items as part of efforts to curb still-high inflation, the finance ministry said.
The launch of the new entity came…
Hankook Tire and Technology Co. on Friday reached a deal to buy a controlling stake in Hanon Systems Corp., the world’s second-largest heat pump systems maker for automobiles, for 1.73 trillion won (US$1.27 billion).
Under the deal with private equi…
The health ministry said Friday it expects no significant disruptions in medical services despite medical professors taking one day off per week in solidarity with striking junior doctors, and urged the medical community to engage in dialogues.
Medi…
The Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of a ban on collective action by commissioned officers, citing the risk of disruptions in the rank order that is crucial for national security.
Under the relevant law on military status…
North Korea has approved the entry of more than 80 Chinese students seeking to study in the North in the first such acceptance of overseas students after years of stringent border lockdowns aimed at fending off the pandemic.
Late Thursday, the Chine…