The Korea Times - 2023-12-28

• Taeyoung E&C workout speculatio­n increases concerns over PF crisis
• Actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead amid drug probe
• Ex-ruling party chief breaks away from PPP as pundits voice skepticism
• Life satisfacti­on rate among N. Korean defectors hits record high
• Labor activists protest Supreme Court ruling on overtime work
• Number of work days lost due to strikes at 10-year low
• Kakao’s overseas expansion drive falters again
• BNK Kyongnam under fire for repeated employee misconduct
• Women in Korea earn 70% of men’s hourly wages
• Bhc fined $270,000 for abusing franchisee­s
• Lotte diversifie­s portfolio to enhance customer experience
• KGC to launch products containing bird nests for Chinese consumers
• POSCO Holdings to set up factory for rare gas production
• Samsung Electronic­s head stays S. Korea’s richest stockholde­r
• Apple appeals US ban on watch imports
• Israel grants Intel $3.2 bil. for new $25 bil. chip plant
• US again extends tariff exemptions on some Chinese products
• Seoul imposes sanctions on 8 North Koreans for illicit arms trade, cyberactiv­ities
• Consumer sentiment snaps 4-month fall in December
• Analysts upbeat over stocks in 2024 on US rate cut hopes
• Gaza war will last months: Israel army chief
• Sweden closer to NATO after Turkey committee’s approval
• Argentina’s president lays off 5,000 gov’t employees hired in 2023
• Iran increases production of highly enriched uranium
• Xi vows to prevent anyone ‘splitting Taiwan from China’
• NK: there they go again!
• Trump 2.0 and Korea
• Inspiring moments
• Defenders of ‘democracy’ want Trump off ballot
• 2024 to be ‘Twilight Zone’ between inflation, disinflati­on
• Is Europe broken?
• UK, Armenia know dangers of Israel’s Gaza war
• Korea expands vaccine production training to Latin America
• Ancient Buddhist art of India pulsates with life
• Woman inherits world’s largest collection of Barbra Streisand memorabili­a
• 55 public servants win awards for outstandin­g service this year
• US diva Mariah Carey splits from longtime partner
• Couple’s evolving romance now includes parenthood
• DAILY FORTUNE
• Last Word in Astrology
• Tales from PGA Tour 2023: mostly about money, surprises
• Nat’l football team begins camp for Asian Cup
• Hojlund ends goal drought as Man United beats Villa
• Inoue becomes undisputed super-bantamweig­ht champ

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