Latest news from South Korea, in Korean newspapers

Western Department Store merchants to keep doors open until eventual closure
A fixture in Koreatown for nearly 40 years, the Western Department Store holds significance in Korean-American immigration history as the only place in the neighborhood operating in the form of a swap meet. Amid news of a mixed-use apartment (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 29 March 2024
Restaurateur fatally stabbed by chef who attempts self-immolation during arrest
A Korean-American restaurant owner in the Detroit area of Michigan was brutally murdered by another Korean-American sushi chef who worked at her restaurant. The suspect fled after the crime and was seriously injured in an attempted (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 29 March 2024
‘LA Legacy Business Program’ webinar scheduled for Korean Americans on April 3
The City of Los Angeles is hosting a webinar for the Korean-American community to support local small businesses that have been operational for over 20 years. The Mayor’s Small Business Cabinet and the Economic & Workforce Development (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 29 March 2024
Fast-food wage rises to $20 starting April 1, business owners voice concerns
On April 1, the minimum wage for fast food workers in California will increase to $20 per hour, and the Korean-American food industry is already grappling with the potential aftermath. Directly affected Korean-American restaurants and markets (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 29 March 2024
America is most favored market for expansion of Korean restaurant franchises
The United States was the most favored country for Korean restaurant companies to expand overseas last year. According to the 2023 Overseas Expansion Survey of Food Service Companies report released by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 28 March 2024
New scam is targeting iPhones, beware if your phone get bombarded with notifications
Consumers should beware of a new hacking scam targeting iPhones. On March 23, IT professional Parth Patel reported on X (formerly Twitter) that he had experienced an attempt to steal his Apple ID information through his iPhone. The scam is (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 28 March 2024
How College Seniors Can Obtain a Job in These Tough Hiring Times
By James Pak The author is head counselor of Academic & Career Mentors (Email: jpak@acmentors.com Website: https://acmentors.com) The job market for college seniors is currently quite competitive. Desirable job openings are often attracting (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 28 March 2024
BIFF will not appoint festival director, citing ‘absence of sufficient candidates’
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) postponed the appointment of a permanent festival director, citing an “absence of sufficient candidates.” The festival opted instead to establish a dual-leadership structure for this year’s event. (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 28 March 2024
Micron’s attempt to scout Korean chip engineer blocked by Korean court
Recruiting and scouting chip talent has become a top priority for global chipmakers as the boundaries between designing and manufacturing, once strictly segmented, are increasingly becoming blurred amid cutthroat competition to gain an upper (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 28 March 2024
Hotels in Korea will no longer provide disposable toothbrushes for free
Starting tomorrow, hotels operating in Korea will no longer be allowed to provide disposable items like toothbrushes for free. This shift follows the implementation of the Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources, which will (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 28 March 2024
Hospitals close wards, go into debt after junior doctors’ walkout
Seoul’s largest hospitals are closing inpatient wards to cut operating costs, mainly due to snowballing debt. With the junior doctors’ walkout, understaffed hospitals had no choice but to cancel or reduce their medical appointments and (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 28 March 2024
[Column] Can Korean politics escape the vortex?
Hangyore Sinmun - 28 March 2024
[Column] Can Korean politics escape the vortex?
The Hankyoreh - 28 March 2024
Korean-American doctor starts fight against fentanyl that killed her son
A Korean-American doctor who lost her son to fentanyl is in the news for developing a drug test kit. The online fundraising site GoFundMe recently posted the story of Jeanie Chung, a doctor in Denver, Colorado. Chung said on her GoFundMe page (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 28 March 2024
Bank of Hope offers $150,000 in student scholarships: Apply by May 17
Bank of Hope is now accepting applications for the 2024 Hope Scholarship. Bank of Hope announced on March 26 that it is now accepting applications for the 2024 Hope Scholarship for incoming college (two-year or four-year) students for the (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 28 March 2024
Korean Air and Asiana Airlines will maintain number of flight schedules after the merger
Korean Air has appointed Yoonseok Chung, department head of headquarters in Korea as the new manager of the airline’s U.S. Western region office. Chung visited the Korea Daily on March 26. He looks forward to providing customer satisfaction (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 28 March 2024
Visa and Mastercard to cut merchant fees, but it could affect consumer prices
Visa and Mastercard merchant fees have been reduced, which means merchants will be able to pay less for card fees. But consumers should be wary, as they may pay more depending on the type of credit card they use. Credit card giants Visa and (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 27 March 2024
Costco restricts food court access, $1.50 hot dogs now members-only
Non-Costco members will no longer be able to buy the $1.50 hot dog and soda combos, and this time, the company really means it. That’s because some Costco stores announced that they will begin checking membership cards at its food courts (...)
Korea Daily / Joong-ang Ilbo - 27 March 2024