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#cashless society

In digitized S. Korea, going cashless not an option

By Byun Duk-kun SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Throughout history, a new invention or technological advance has often allowed people to c...09:00 Jul. 02

#shorter workweek scheme
Shorter workweek brings seismic change to overtime culture in S. Korea
By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Until a year ago, Hong In-young, who works at an affiliate company of Samsung Group, never thought of learning something for a hobby as she was exhausted d...10:07 Jul. 01
#retirement age extension
S. Korea faces heated debate over retirement age extension amid rapid aging
By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- With some two years left before his retirement, Park Young-joon (an alias) is preparing for the next chapter of his life, harboring hopes that he could ge...09:13 Jun. 26
#war remains
DMZ war remains excavation highlights ongoing war and peace on Korean Peninsula
By Oh Seok-min CHEORWON, South Korea, June 25 (Yonhap) -- It took nearly 70 years before the first layer of soil was removed on a front-line hill bordering North Korea to reveal traces of the unsun...09:09 Jun. 25

#youth-rural settlement
New crop of young people seek to realize their dreams in farming
By Kang Yoon-seung GURYE/HADONG, South Korea, June 24 (Yonhap) -- While most young jobseekers in S09:00 Jun. 24
#BTS
BTS goes beyond barriers through web-based content
By Kim Boram SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- When BTS returned to a hero's welcome at Incheon Inte09:00 Jun. 20
#air purifiers
Builders lure homeseekers with built-in air purifiers amid fine dust woes
By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- Various and viable tools are available for citizens h09:00 Jun. 14

#wellness tourism
Wellness tourism offers holistic getaway from city life
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- For those who are under heavy stress from bustling city life and demanding work responsibilities, getting away from it all may be the best remedy for the bo...09:00 May. 31
#pension
In graying S. Korea, retirees delay receiving public pension
By Kim Deok-hyun SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- At 62, Kim Byung-jong reached public pension age last month. Instead of automatically taking the state pension, Kim, a retired car salesman, asked the Na...08:48 May. 24
New trail brings civilians to forefront of Korean military tensions, growing peace
By Park Boram CHEORWON, South Korea, May 23 (Yonhap) -- A 15-kilometer trail in Cheorwon, a landlocked county and symbolic border town, brings trekkers deep inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the...16:18 May. 23
#NK defectors
Young N. Korean defectors aim high by studying English
By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- On a recent Friday morning, a small number of mostly teenaged students trained their eyes on their American teacher, repeating short English sentences af...09:00 May. 22
#Changdeok Palace
Moonlit nocturnal stroll at UNESCO-recognized royal palace in Seoul
By Park Boram SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- A nocturnal stroll under a full moon at Changdeok Palace, the only UNESCO-recognized royal palace of the five from Korea's last kingdom of Joseon, provides th...09:00 May. 20