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Government must resolve labor disputes over 'Yellow Envelope' act and more (KOR)

The government must clarify labor rules and balance flexibility with protections to keep strategic investment at home.

2026.8.18

Government must resolve labor disputes over 'Yellow Envelope' act and more

The government must clarify labor rules and balance flexibility with protections to keep strategic investment at home.

2026.8.17

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Presidential office ducks leadership on 52-hour workweek dispute (KOR)

The presidential office is undercutting its semiconductor push by avoiding making a clear decision on 52-hour workweek exemptions for megaprojects.

2026.8.12

Presidential office ducks leadership on 52-hour workweek dispute

The presidential office is undercutting its semiconductor push by avoiding making a clear decision on 52-hour workweek exemptions for megaprojects.

2026.8.11

Economic policy should look beyond the semiconductor boom (KOR)

A Yonsei economist argues President Lee Jae Myung should use the semiconductor windfall to curb inequality, diversify growth and strengthen Korea’s long-term resilience.

2026.7.31

Economic policy should look beyond the semiconductor boom

A Yonsei economist argues President Lee Jae Myung should use the semiconductor windfall to curb inequality, diversify growth and strengthen Korea’s long-term resilience.

2026.7.30

Trainees in cleanroom suits stand beside semiconductor processing equipment inside a fab.

Semiconductor training pipeline

Trainees at Daejeon's National Nanofab Center study chip fabrication processes as they prepare for careers in the semiconductor industry.

2026.7.30

Korea overcame the curse of colonial rule. Now comes the 'Yellow Envelope' act. (KOR)

A columnist argues Korea avoided Haiti's postcolonial trap and must now protect its semiconductor edge by rethinking labor and industrial policy.

2026.7.27

Korea overcame the curse of colonial rule. Now comes the 'Yellow Envelope' act.

A columnist argues Korea avoided Haiti's postcolonial trap and must now protect its semiconductor edge by rethinking labor and industrial policy.

2026.7.26

Debating profit sharing as rivals race ahead

As global rivals pour resources into semiconductors, the article argues Korea should focus on reinvestment, deregulation and innovation rather than debating profit redistribution.

2026.7.14