A counseling center aiming to protect female immigrants from domestic violence, sexual abuse, and the sex trade opened on November 9. The center can be reached on its hotline at 1577-1366. The "Ho.. [Nov.10,2006 14:09 KST]

The rate of unionization for South Korean workers fell to a historic low of 10.3 percent last year. The Ministry of Labor and the Korea Labor Institute announced that the rate had reduced by 0.3 p.. [Nov.10,2006 14:08 KST]

At dawn on November 7, silver hairtails were briskly being traded at a Busan fish market. On that day, 62 tons of hairtails were sold. Over... [Nov.10,2006 13:46 KST]

At a daycare program in Seoul, the smell of cooked rice permeates the air. The eyes of the children there reflect their hunger. At lunchtime on... [Nov.10,2006 13:18 KST]

Don’t get us wrong. Hankyoreh 21 has consistently emphasized the injustice of the U.S.’s coercive policies toward the North, as well as the... [Nov.10,2006 12:54 KST]

President Roh Moo-hyun is willing to form a coalition cabinet if the ruling and opposition parties reach a consensus on the matter, presidential spokesman Yoon Tae-young said Thursday. "Many n.. [Nov.9,2006 17:36 KST]

South Korea on Wednesday formally awarded its much-coveted surveillance aircraft project to Boeing Co. of the United States after the two sides concluded price negotiations, the country's defense pro.. [Nov.9,2006 16:08 KST]

Government measures aimed at protecting so-called irregular workers - those with temporary work contracts - have sometimes worked to drive these... [Nov.9,2006 15:31 KST]

"Had I kept studying at school, I could have learned something else. But I am happy that I could study what I liked," said Kim Se-jong, 19. And he... [Nov.8,2006 16:27 KST]

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency banned the nation’s two major umbrella labor groups, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and the... [Nov.8,2006 16:10 KST]