The government’s national pension reform plan unveiled Wednesday is focused more on the financial stability of the pension fund than on retirees’ welfare.
The point of the plan is increasing pension contribution and income
Prosecutors on Friday demanded imprisonment of 30 years for Jeong Myeong-seok, the leader of a controversial religious organization, the Jesus Morning Star (JMS), in his appeal trial.
The prosecution made such a demand during
The United States said Thursday that it is seeking new export controls on quantum computing, advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment and other technologies, in what it called a national security measure that observers said would
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said Friday that South Korea’s current account surplus is forecast to far exceed the government’s estimate and there have been signs of a continuous economic recovery led by strong experts.
Securities companies in South Korea posted a sharp increase in their net profit in the second quarter, thanks to a rise in their proprietary trading income, preliminary data showed Friday.
The combined net profit