Starting next year, new students enrolling in local national universities will not have to pay any tuition, regardless of their income level or financial aid eligibility. This initiative aims to alleviate the growing concentration of students in the capital region and foster local talent. Additionally, a new large-scale project will provide university students with 2.3 million won per month to support their first career internships. However, private universities, which feel excluded from these b

As the implementation of taxation on virtual asset income approaches, investor backlash is growing. Critics argue that while capital gains from domestic stocks remain tax-exempt, imposing taxes solely on virtual assets is inequitable.According to the National Assembly's petition website, a petition requesting a two-year delay in cryptocurrency taxation has received over 17,000 signatures.Investors are raising concerns about the disparity in tax treatment between domestic stocks and virtual asset

Korea and Vietnam are accelerating their economic cooperation, aiming for a trade target of $150 billion (approximately 207 trillion won) by 2030. Government-level discussions on trade, industry, and energy are coinciding with the K-Brand Expo in Ho Chi Minh City, expanding collaboration beyond mere trade to include technology, investment, supply chains, and talent development.On August 26, the 15th Korea-Vietnam Joint Committee on Trade, Industry, and Energy was co-chaired by Kim Jeong-kwan, So

In Jangheung County's Gwanseon-eup, the 'Happiness Sharing Center' has evolved into a community welfare space that not only delivers essential items to those in need but also checks on their well-being.The Jangheung County Gwanseon-eup Community Service Council announced that it has been operating the 'Happiness Sharing Center,' a community-driven welfare space, on the first floor of the Gwanseon-eup Administrative Welfare Center since December of last year.The Happiness Sharing Center operates

DB Insurance aims to increase its consolidated shareholder return rate to 40% and standalone rate to 50% by 2030. The company plans to raise its dividend per share (DPS) by more than 10% annually. This shift marks a transition in its growth and capital management strategy, focusing on securing stable dividend resources rather than merely expanding accounting profits.On August 28, DB Insurance announced its corporate value enhancement plan and held a conference call. The previous target of a 35%

In an era where generative artificial intelligence (AI) can produce sentences in seconds, how does an author who has spent years researching and meeting people to document a single life view the value of writing?The 11th Ulsan Ulju World Mountain Film Festival will present a program highlighting 'Human Records' featuring Bernadette McDonald, the Canadian mountain writer and this year's Ulsan Ulju Mountain Culture Award (UMCA) recipient.The festival announced that on September 19 at 10 a.m. in Th

High school students in Gwangju took on the roles of judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys, experiencing courtroom procedures firsthand while exploring careers in law. The Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City Office of Education announced that on August 28, it held a completion ceremony for the '2026 High School Mock Trial Career Mentoring' program, which involved 31 students from the Gwangju area at the Gwangju District Court. This program was designed to allow students to experience th

Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon has dispatched the head of the Industrial Safety and Health Policy Office to the site of a fire at a manufacturing plant in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, where three workers died and one was seriously injured. He has ordered a prompt and thorough response to the incident.According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the fire broke out at 11:44 a.m. at the Daewon Industrial plant, a manufacturer of fatty acids, for reasons that are still unknown. The inci

HD Hyundai Site Solutions, a mid-holding company in the construction machinery sector, announced on August 28 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Incheon West Branch of the Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA) at the HD Hyundai Global R&D Center in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in strategic industries in the Incheon area through a 'Co-Growth Network Loan.' The signing ceremony was attended by Jeong Chang-hwa, head