More than 30,000 older Koreans receive less than 200,000 won ($135) a month in benefits tied to their past employment in the public and education sector but remain ineligible for the general basic pension.
President Lee Jae Myung on Friday praised law enforcement authorities for their recent success in cracking down on phone scam cases.
Korea's financial regulator has again ordered Hanwha Solutions to revise its share sale plan, citing insufficient disclosures, the company said Friday.
A man who struck a city bus driver in the eye and defecated inside the vehicle has received a suspended prison sentence, according to legal sources Friday.
As pet ownership grows in Korea, the market for products tailored to their later years is emerging as a major growth area, according to Cecile Coutens, CEO of pet food manufacturer Royal Canin.
China was likely behind a coordinated misinformation campaign targeting Japan's release of treated wastewater from the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant, according to analyses cited by Japanese media on Thursday.
The Supreme Court vacated a lower court ruling that convicted a man on charges of aggravated intimidation for leaving a knife outside the home of former Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon, according to legal sources on Friday.
More than 70 percent of people eligible for financial assistance related to high oil prices have applied for the benefits, just four days after the program was launched, government data showed Friday.
A bill by the ruling Democratic Party (DP) that would empower a special counsel to cancel ongoing criminal investigations has attracted fierce criticism from main opposition People Power Party (PPP) politicians.
Annual tuition at some Korean universities crossed the 11 million won ($8,000) threshold for the first time this year, with fees at several of Seoul's top private institutions now approaching the 10-million-won mark.
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