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Seouls Seocho district office has decided to lift administrative restrictions on the business hours of big-box stores operating in the district, becoming the first municipality to do so, officials said Monday.

Kim Seong-jin, a former presidential secretary under the previous Moon Jae-in administration, is seeking a seat in the National Assembly in the upcoming April 10 general elections, saying President Yoon Suk Yeols economic policies are not improving peoples livelihoods.

The government announced several measures aimed at reforming regulations related to people’s livelihoods.

The South Korean government said on Monday that it has decided to abolish a policy mandating twice-a-month breaks for large discount stores, citing the change as one intended for the convenience of the people. The Office for Government Policy Coordination held a civic-government discussion in Dongdaemun-gu in Seoul, where it narrowed down a number of potential changes to be made. These included allowing large superma...

People will be allowed to shop at discount stores and large supermarkets every Sunday, as the government will scrap regulations forcing them to close on the second and fourth Sundays of every month.

According to Fortune Business Insights, the global Electricity Transmission and Distribution market size is projected to grow from USD 317.89 Billion in 2022 to USD 429.43 Billion in 2030, at CAGR of 3.9% during forecast period.Pune, India, Dec. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Electricity Transmission and Distribution Market Size: The electricity transmission and distribution market size was valued at USD 317.89 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach a valuation of USD 329.47 billion in 2023. Th

Proposed bill: Partial Amendment to the Labor Standards Act Proposed by Rep. Kim Ju-young (Democratic Party of Korea) ● With the expanding diversity of employment types, there has been a notable increase in cases of discrimination based on employment type. This amendment prohibits discrimination based on employment type and stipulates that work requiring the same or similar technologies, labor intensity and work con...

The mandatory closing day for large supermarkets will be changed from Sundays to Mondays in the southeastern city of Daegu, beginning next month, the municipal government said Monday, as part of a deregulatory move for the retail industry.

Sundays are often a day for family shopping, but supermarkets in South Korea don’t operate every second and fourth Sunday of each month.

E-mart workers urge govt to end twice-monthly store closures