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Employment Up by Over 100,000, But Youth Employment Declines for 45th Consecutive Month The number of employed people increased by more than 100,000 last month, but overall employment conditions remain tough. SBS Aug 12, 2026 12:16 PM

Application for Urban Air Mobility Pilot Operation Zones Open Ahead of 2028 Commercialization The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is designating "pilot operation zones" to achieve the initial commercialization of Urban Air Mobility by 2028. SBS Aug 12, 2026 11:37 AM

Government Pushes for Special Act to Commercialize Delivery and Parking Mobile Robots The government is pushing to enact a special law to support the commercialization of mobile robots used in daily life, such as for delivery and parking. SBS Aug 12, 2026 11:36 AM

Hyundai Motor Group Accelerates AI Transformation: Crash Test Analysis Time Cut by 90% Hyundai Motor Group is accelerating its company-wide AI transformation by applying artificial intelligence across research and development, manufacturing, maintenance, and customer support. SBS Aug 12, 2026 11:34 AM

SK Hynix Ranks in Top 3% for Employee Happiness; Samsung Electronics at Bottom 40% In industries such as semiconductors and platforms, significant gaps in employee happiness were observed depending on the specific company, even within the same sector. SBS Aug 12, 2026 11:28 AM

Vegetable and Fruit Prices Surge Amid Protracted Heatwave Lee Young-hee, who runs a restaurant at a traditional market in Seoul, finds herself increasingly worried every time she goes grocery shopping these days. SBS Aug 12, 2026 11:19 AM

"Pumping Record Cash into Youth Support": Up to 19 Million Won Over 2 Years for Finding Jobs in Regional Areas The government is pursuing a plan to more than double subsidies provided to young people who find employment in regional areas in a bid to boost youth employment. SBS Aug 12, 2026 10:59 AM

Asiana Approves Merger with Korean Air... Unified 'Korean Air' to Launch December 17 Asiana Airlines has passed the merger plan with Korean Air at its extraordinary shareholders' meeting. SBS Aug 12, 2026 10:36 AM

Asiana Airlines Passes Merger with Korean Air... "New Chapter for Mega Carrier" Asiana Airlines has passed the merger bill with Korean Air at its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders. SBS Aug 12, 2026 10:36 AM

'Empty Loans' Reach Record High... Q2 Balance Hits 6.4 Trillion Won So-called "empty loans," in which borrowers are unable to even pay the interest on money borrowed from major commercial banks, have reached a record high. SBS Aug 12, 2026 10:29 AM