The Minimum Wage Council announced Thursday it has increased next year’s hourly minimum wage by 450 won from this year’s 5,580 won, which will affect an estimated 3.42 million workers in Korea.

North Korea's creaky internet crashed for nine hours ... for Kim will make it difficult to destabilize the regime, but at a minimum, sanctions that affect the ruling circle should be reimposed ...

In light of the ageing population and low birth rate, South Korea has launched a pilot programme guaranteeing minimum wage to foreign domestic helpers to address labour shortages in the country ...

The United States warned on Wednesday that North Korea is benefiting from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining experience that makes Pyongyang “more capable of waging ...