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“Unions Aiming at Unions” — Samsung Electronics and LG Uplus Union Conflict Poses New Fracture in South Korea's Labor Movement
In May 2026, the bulletin boards of South Korea's largest manufacturer, Samsung Electronics, are flooded with unusual declarations of withdrawal directed not at management, but at the union itself. With daily opt-out requests exceeding 1,000, the dispute has highlighted severe intra-labor conflicts rooted in performance-based pay gaps and spilled over into inter-union friction.
최수진 기자 · 05/04/2026
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How Wegovy and Mounjaro Reshaped the Global Pharmaceutical Landscape
이태민 기자 · 05/04/2026
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"Come to the Office" vs. "I Will Work from Home" — The 2026 Office Worker War
이우리 기자 · 04/29/2026
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Fuel Surcharge Shock Remaps the Overseas Travel Landscape
강지혜 기자 · 04/27/2026
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Should You Buy XRP Now? Comprehensive Review of Three Major Catalysts: Regulation, ETFs, and Rakuten in April 2026
이지영 기자 · 04/24/2026
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An Era of Labor-Robot Conflict: Can Humans and Robots Coexist?
Humanoid robots and workers stand side by side at a production site, symbolically showing the expansion of manufacturing automation and the changing role of human labor. [Photo = Korea Business Review DB] Atlas Knocks on the Factory Door: At the CES 2026 media day held in Las Vegas, USA, in January 2026, Hyundai Motor Group unveiled Boston Dynamics' next-generation electric humanoid robot, 'Atlas.'
강지혜 기자 · 04/22/2026
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High Oil Price Damage Support Fund: Who Gets It, How Much, How, and When?
As a surge in international crude oil prices sparked by the prolonged Middle East war directly hits South Korean household economies, the government has begun distributing 'High Oil Price Damage Support Funds' through a massive supplementary budget. With global crude oil prices exceeding $100 per barrel, the government formulated a 26.2 trillion won supplementary budget to provide differential support ranging from a minimum of 100,000 won to a maximum of 600,000 won per person for citizens in the bottom 70% of income brackets.
이우리 기자 · 04/22/2026
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Where Next Beyond Semiconductors? Korea's Four New Growth Pillars Open Up in Defense, Shipbuilding, Bio, and Robotics
Surpassing 110 trillion won in order backlogs, South Korea's defense industry is evolving beyond finished goods delivery into package exports encompassing technology transfer, local production, and MRO. In 2026, as robust semiconductor exports serve as a key pillar of the Korean economy, new growth engines are coming to the surface alongside concrete figures.
류현진 기자 · 04/21/2026
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The Question More Important Than 'Is AI Eliminating Jobs?': Which Roles Are Being Redesigned?
While the fear of artificial intelligence (AI) taking away jobs shakes global labor markets, a completely different question is emerging among economists and management strategists: the real core of the issue is not whether jobs will disappear, but which jobs are being redesigned and how.
최수진 기자 · 04/21/2026
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From the Hormuz Crisis to Now: How Much Have Airline Fuel Surcharges Risen?
With fuel surcharges surging more than fivefold within two months following the Hormuz crisis, the weight of fuel loaded on the ground is being fully passed on to passengers' wallets. Anyone planning an overseas trip has likely paused at the unexpected amount on the screen just before paying for their airline ticket.
이태민 기자 · 04/16/2026
