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Insurers’ profits jump 13% on investment gains

Korea’s insurers posted combined net profit of 9.01 trillion won ($6.5 billion) in the first half as stronger investment returns lifted earnings.

2026.8.27

Vice Labor Minister Kwon Chang-jun delivers remarks during a forum on improving foreign worker employment policies at the National Assembly Members' Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, on May 12. [NEWS1]

Gov't to create new support road map for foreign workers in first half of year

The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Tuesday it plans to formulate an integrated support road map for migrant workers within the first half of this year, reflecting expert opinions gathered at various forums.

2026.5.12

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A farmer in Daegu ploughs the field on March 24. [NEWS1]

Korea to accept record 93,500 foreign seasonal workers for agriculture sector in H1

Korea will accept a record 93,500 foreign seasonal workers for the agriculture sector in the first half, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.

2026.4.23

A passerby walks past ATMs in Seoul on April 16. [YONHAP]

Financial holding firms' H1 net rises 10 percent

Korean financial holding companies' combined net profit rose almost 10 percent in the first half of the year from a year earlier, helped by high interest incomes and investment gains, data showed Tuesday.

2025.11.4

Inventory is stacked inside a warehouse in Goyang, Gyeonggi, in June. [NEWS1]

Big business suffers a big drop in sales during pandemic

Big companies have been hit hard by the pandemic, with 11 of the 15 largest reporting revenue drops in the first half.

2020.8.18

The BioNano Health Guard Research Center, which is under the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, demonstrates how to use a Covid-19 testing kit. [NEWS 1]

Medical product exports jump up 27 percent in H1

Exports of medical products, such as medicine, medical devices and cosmetics, increased by nearly 27 percent during the first half of this year.

2020.7.30

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h1

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Insurers’ profits jump 13% on investment gains

Gov't to create new support road map for foreign workers in first half of year

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Korea to accept record 93,500 foreign seasonal workers for agriculture sector in H1

Financial holding firms' H1 net rises 10 percent

Big business suffers a big drop in sales during pandemic

Medical product exports jump up 27 percent in H1