KB News DeskShould workers get time off to mourn pets?
Support for pet bereavement leave exposes a generational divide over pets, grief and workplace benefits A photo of dogs playing in a field. (123rf) For many pet owners, losing a…
AmCham launches AI leadership council in Korea
Kim Sang-pyo, CEO of Qualcomm Korea (fourth from left), Ryu Young-sang, president of the AI committee of the SK SUPEX Council (fifth from left), James Kim, chairman and CEO of…
Olive Young to bring K-beauty festival to KCON LA
(CJ Olive Young) CJ Olive Young said Thursday it will host its flagship beauty festival overseas in August alongside KCON LA 2026, as it steps up efforts to globalize K-beauty.…
Ukraine FM says Russia offered thousands of POWs for captured North Koreans: sources
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (right) poses for a photo with visiting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha at the Foreign Ministry in the Government Complex Seoul Annex in Jongno-gu,…
Inside Hyundai Motor's digital proving ground
Virtual roads and wire cars: carmaker reinvents how vehicles are tested and validated Driving Simulator Studio of Hyundai Motor Group’s Namyang research center in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province (Hyundai Motor Group)…
Venezuelan medics fear medical crisis
People stand on debris in the aftermath of earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, Wednesday. (Reuters-Yonhap) Doctors said Wednesday they feared the aftermath of Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes could trigger a…
Lotte Cinema-Megabox merger collapses
(Generated with AI) Lotte Cinema and Megabox, South Korea’s No. 2 and 3 cinema chains, will no longer pursue a merger, Lotte Shopping announced Wednesday. In the company’s corporate filing…
Hospitals to hire backup staff for parental leave
New rule aims to curb extra workloads for doctors, nurses and medical technicians Health officials in Gwangju inspect the equipment inside an ambulance on June 16. (Yonhap) General hospitals and…
Army vows to enhance safety measures for reserve training after reservist’s death
Army Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Choi Jang-sik speaks during a press briefing at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Thursday. (Yonhap) South Korea’s Army pledged Thursday to…
Hanyang ERICA partners with Bangkok education center to attract Thai students
Officials from Hanyang ERICA (left) and the Korean Education Center in Bangkok pose for a photo after signing a memorandum of understanding on June 19 at the language center in…