Workers at Samsung Electronics walk out for the first time ever
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South Korea’s Samsung workers stage first strike: ‘largely symbolic, but it’s a beginning’
Management at the firm, the world’s biggest producer of memory chips, has been locked in negotiations with the union over wages and benefits since January but the two sides have failed to narrow their differences.
World Cup seedings mean no easy ride for China in crunch Seoul qualifier
SEOUL — China are unlikely to get an easy ride when they meet South Korea in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday even though their neighbours have already advanced to the third round of Asian qualifying.
Samsung Electronics union in South Korea stages first walkout
SEOUL — A Samsung Electronics union staged its first walkout on Friday (June 7), signalling more assertiveness among workers just as South Korea's most powerful conglomerate races to catch up in chips used in artificial intelligence (AI).
Cash for trash: How activists are responding to Pyongyang's rubbish-filled balloons into South Korea
The battle of the balloons continues.
South Korea activists defy warning to fly balloons into North Korea
SEOUL — An activist group in South Korea said on Thursday (June 6) it had flown balloons into North Korea carrying leaflets criticising leader Kim Jong-un, just days after Pyongyang sent thousands of balloons carrying trash in the other direction over the border.
South Korea residents on border with North Korea fear spike in tensions
PAJU, South Korea - When North Korea sent hundreds of balloons carrying trash over the border to South Korea last week, the move sparked emergency alerts and round-the-clock media coverage in its neighbouring country.