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Paik Jong-won suspected of farmland law breach over Chinese ingredients in doenjang

Paik Jong-won’s food company, Theborn Korea, has come under fire for producing a product using imported ingredients at a facility located in a government-designated agricultural promotion zone, a potential violation of Korea’s farmland laws.

Mar 12, 2025By KTimes
Paik Jong-won suspected of farmland law breach over Chinese ingredients in doenjang

Government to introduce website tracking vacant homes nationwide

A new online platform will allow users to easily view the distribution of abandoned homes across the country and explore ways to repurpose them.

Mar 12, 2025By KTimes
Government to introduce website tracking vacant homes nationwide

Why protesters for, against Yoon's impeachment take to streets for overnight rallies

Jeon Ji-ye, 33, stayed up all night at a sit-in protest in front of Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, Saturday, after she heard the news about President Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprise release from detention.

Mar 11, 2025By Lee Hae-rin
Why protesters for, against Yoon's impeachment take to streets for overnight rallies

Korea unveils additional steps to boost birthrate

Major airports in Korea will offer a fast-track service to families with more than three underaged children starting June as part of measures to boost the country's birthrate, a presidential committee said Tuesday.

Mar 11, 2025By Yonhap
Korea unveils additional steps to boost birthrate

Air Force dismisses 2 unit commanders over accidental jet bombing

Two Air Force unit commanders were dismissed Tuesday over fighter jets' accidental bombing of a village last week, the armed services said, citing charges of dereliction of duty and insufficient supervision.

Mar 11, 2025By Yonhap
Air Force dismisses 2 unit commanders over accidental jet bombing

Korea to focus on sustaining rebound in birth rate: acting president

Acting President Choi Sang-mok said Tuesday that the government will mobilize all of its available resources to sustain the country's rebounding birth rate, which rose for the first time in nine years in 2024.

Mar 11, 2025By Yonhap
Korea to focus on sustaining rebound in birth rate: acting president

Seoul eyes regulatory reforms to tackle obstacles foreign residents face

The Seoul Metropolitan Government held a forum on Tuesday with around 20 foreign residents and international students to address the regulatory obstacles the city's foreign community faces.

Mar 11, 2025By Jung Da-hyun
Seoul eyes regulatory reforms to tackle obstacles foreign residents face

Young Koreans associate marriage, childbirth with fear and sadness

Despite a slight rebound in South Korea's total fertility rate last year, young people overwhelmingly associate marriage and childbirth with negative emotions such as sadness, fear and disgust.

Mar 11, 2025By KTimes
Young Koreans associate marriage, childbirth with fear and sadness

Policyholders to be allowed to securitize death benefits

The country's financial regulator said Tuesday that holders of certain types of insurance will be able to securitize their death benefits to help them cover their later years of life.

Mar 11, 2025By Yonhap
Policyholders to be allowed to securitize death benefits

Rights commission recommends raising retirement age to 65

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea on Monday recommended raising the legal retirement age from 60 to 65, emphasizing the importance of protecting the growing number of financially vulnerable older adults in the country.

Mar 10, 2025By Jung Min-ho
Rights commission recommends raising retirement age to 65
  • Head of senior citizens group calls for raising elderly age threshold from 65 to 75
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