South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled that SK Hynix Inc. is not required to treat its management performance bonuses as wages, handing the chip maker a decisive victory in a long-running dispute with former employees and removing a layer of uncertainty over future labor costs. In a decision delivered Wednesday, the court rejected appeals from retirees who had sought to have

A policy push aimed at squeezing multiple-home owners is beginning to flush out listings in some of the most expensive neighborhoods in the country. The question now is whether it will be enough to cool prices that have long defied gravity. “An owner with several properties said he needed to move fast and put the apartment up as a fire

Photo=Motionelements “I actually have ADHD. I’m emotionally anxious all the time, and my mood swings are huge.” “Here’s the story of how I suddenly screamed at work after my stress from my boss exploded.” Among members of Generation Z, public admissions that once might have been whispered to a close friend are now delivered to millions of strangers online. Revealing

Photo=Motionelements South Korea’s financial authorities are signaling that a decision on Bithumb’s license renewal is unlikely to come quickly, after a recent mistaken Bitcoin payout complicated an already sensitive review. According to regulators and industry officials on Wednesday, Bithumb applied in October 2024 to renew its registration as a virtual-asset service provider. The Financial Intelligence Unit, or FIU, is now

Investment in real estate and property. Saving money for the future. South Korea’s effort to cool its property market by tightening scrutiny on overseas buyers is producing visible results, with foreign purchases of homes in the capital falling by more than half after new restrictions took effect. At a government meeting on real-estate enforcement this week, officials said transactions involving