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Proposal to shake up overtime limits sparks backlash in country known for workaholic culture
Rights groups denounce proposal as Pacific countries ease trade tensions amid push for regional co-operation
Ageing population and underemployment add to pressures as Seoul pushes for reform
Conservative leader given 17-year prison sentence in 2018 for charges including corruption and embezzlement
Seoul does not have any settled policy on future legal recourse for the victims of North Korea’s atrocities
Military drills come as regional tensions mount over Pyongyang’s nuclear programme and Taiwan status
Raids carried out as new conservative government in Seoul accuses predecessor of trying to appease Pyongyang
North Korea’s leader threatens to ‘wipe out’ foes with nuclear weapons
North Korean state media says large outbreak is due to ‘alien things coming by wind’
North Korean leader praises President Moon Jae-in after weeks of rising tensions and missile tests
Poll features two populist candidates mired in controversy over everything from misogyny to property deals
A cake shop is on the unlikely frontline of national identity disputes between South Korea and China
Jeju has been transformed from a sleepy tourist destination into an elite education hub
Impeached leader is serving a prison term for corruption and abuse of power
Seoul does not recognise jabs given abroad but officials say restrictions will curb Omicron spread
Ruling party’s Lee signals policy shift towards accepting coexistence with Pyongyang
Adult children are helping their parents find matches to combat elderly poverty and suicide
Leading presidential candidates embrace radical economic shifts to tackle growing inequality
Kim Jong Un reopens communication in wake of missile tests to ‘rehabilitate’ relations with Seoul
Human Rights Watch says government inaction has led to ‘pervasive’ discrimination against group
Old-age poverty and youth unemployment spark crisis fears despite recession rebound
Region’s slow rollout has hobbled economic recovery but officials are making up lost ground
Technology helps spread private images — with devastating consequences for victims
Amateur traders gaining political clout after becoming dominant force in $2tn stock market
Family wealth divides Koreans as investors see succession opportunity
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