Photo=Motionelements South Korea is moving to legally protect workers’ right to disconnect from their jobs outside of working hours, as the government seeks to curb excessive overtime and improve work-life balance in one of the world’s longest-working economies. The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced the plan Monday at a public briefing in Seoul, unveiling a nationwide roadmap aimed at

(Photo=Netflix) Netflix’s global rankings this week offered another signal of how thoroughly Korean entertainment has entered the mainstream of international streaming. A Korean reality series and a Korean film each held the No. 1 position in Netflix’s non-English categories for a second consecutive week, a result that underscores the durability of demand for Korean content across regions and genres. According

(Photo=SOCAR) Lee Jae-woong, founder and largest shareholder of South Korea’s leading car-sharing platform SoCar, is set to return as chairman of the board next year, six years after stepping down from executive duties, as the company seeks to refocus on its core business following a period of regulatory and legal upheaval. The planned appointment, pending approval at SoCar’s annual shareholders’

(Photo=Korean Air) As travel demand across Asia continues to reconfigure in the uneven recovery from the pandemic, Korean Air, the flag carrier of South Korea and one of the region’s largest network airlines, is moving one of its most advanced long-haul aircraft onto a short-haul international route, a signal of how airlines are repositioning capacity toward markets where demand and

Photo=SNS ADOR, the K-pop agency managing global sensation NewJeans, has terminated its exclusive contract with member Danielle and signaled it will seek substantial penalties and damages, setting the stage for one of the most financially consequential artist disputes in recent K-pop history.In a statement released Sunday, the agency said it formally notified Danielle of the contract termination after determining it