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"PhD? We're Not Hiring": Record Number of Doctorate Holders Struggle to Find Jobs Reporter, I understand it is becoming difficult to find a job these days, even with a PhD? While the number of people earning doctoral degrees has reached an all-time high, it turns out that one in three new PhD holders has yet to find employment. SBS Jun 30, 2026 3:18 PM

Foreign Investors Net Buy 37 Trillion Won in Korean Treasury Bonds Over Three Months Following WGBI Inclusion The Ministry of Economy and Finance held the 8th meeting of the WGBI Monitoring and Investment Promotion Task Force at the Government Complex Seoul today , presided over by Hwang Soon-kwan, Director General of the Treasury Bureau, to review these trends in foreign capital inflows. SBS Jun 30, 2026 2:54 PM

Number of New Exporters Surviving for One Year Hits 5-Year High The Korea Customs Service announced on Tuesday that, based on an analysis of the 2025 Corporate Trade Activity Statistics, the number of surviving companies that entered the export market in 2024 and continued their export activities for one year stood at 12,602, an increase of 1.9 percent from the previous year. SBS Jun 30, 2026 2:53 PM

Coupang's Information Security Investment Reached 134.9 Billion Won Last Year, Up 51% According to the information security status report disclosed by Coupang to the Korea Internet & Security Agency , the company's information security investment last year totaled 134.93 billion won, a 51.6% increase from 88.98 billion won in 2024. SBS Jun 30, 2026 2:40 PM

S&P Predicts AI Supercycle to Last Until 2028, Notes Growth Concentrated in Semiconductors International credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings has projected that the semiconductor supercycle driven by increased investment in artificial intelligence will continue until at least 2028. SBS Jun 30, 2026 2:38 PM

Samsung Electronics' Largest Union Re-elects Leader Choi Seung-ho, Plans to Pursue Separate Negotiations for DS Division The union announced today that in the electronic vote held during the 4th General Assembly of 2026, 38,336 out of 54,165 eligible members participated, marking a voter turnout of 70.8%. SBS Jun 30, 2026 2:38 PM

Hiring Plans for Q2–Q3 Reach 460,000, Falling Short of 'Labor Shortage' Figures The number of planned hires by domestic businesses for the second and third quarters of this year has decreased compared to the same period last year. SBS Jun 30, 2026 2:38 PM

Study: 1% Increase in Online Spending Leads to 0.264% Drop in Hypermarket Sales While online retail channels have grown rapidly, regulations such as mandatory operating hour restrictions and compulsory closures remain applied only to offline hypermarkets, leading to criticism that retail industry regulations are skewed toward specific business types. SBS Jun 30, 2026 2:24 PM

Endless Plunge: Yen Value Crashes to 40-Year Low, Future Remains in Uncharted Territory The "super-weak yen," a phenomenon not seen in 40 years, is shaking the Japanese economy. SBS Jun 30, 2026 2:04 PM

FSS and Seoul Metropolitan Government to Launch Joint Anti-Voice Phishing Campaign in July According to the FSS on Tuesday , the two organizations plan to carry out a comprehensive promotional campaign, focusing on the elderly who are vulnerable to financial fraud, in densely populated areas such as public transportation and apartment elevators. SBS Jun 30, 2026 2:00 PM