South Korea to Hold Largest-Ever Youth Jobs Fair With About 700 Companies The government and business groups will hold the largest job fair on record to address youth employment difficulties, offering a one-stop program from hiring consultations to on-site interviews and job training. About 700 companies will participate online and offline. The Korea Enterprises Federation said Sunday it will host the "2026 Korea Shared Growth Job Fair" on April 28-29 at the aT Center in Seoul’s Yangjae area with the Ministry of Employment and Labor and 15 major conglomerate gr April 27, 2026

South Korea names 187 habitual wage violators, imposes credit curbs on 298 The Ministry of Employment and Labor said on 27일 it will publicly disclose the names of 187 employers found to have repeatedly withheld large amounts of wages and will impose credit sanctions on 298 employers. The employers named are classified as high-amount, habitual wage violators: as of Aug. 31, 2022, they had at least two final guilty verdicts for wage arrears within the previous three years and owed a total of at least 30 million won in unpaid wages within a one-year period. Credit April 27, 2026

Government, Business Groups to Hold Youth Hiring Fair in Seoul The government and major business groups are joining forces to expand jobs for young people.  The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Sunday it will hold the "2026 Korea Shared Growth Job Fair" on April 28-29 at the aT Center in Seoul’s Yangjae area, together with related ministries including the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.  April 27, 2026

Survey: About 95% of NH members and public say reform is needed to curb misconduct South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said April 27 that a survey found about 95% of NongHyup members and the general public agree reforms are needed, with the most common reason being the need to eradicate misconduct by executives, including the chairman and cooperative heads. The ministry said 94.5% of cooperative members and 95.1% of the public supported the need for reform, according to an “awareness survey of members and the general public” on reform mea April 27, 2026

South Korea to Discuss Smart Monitoring to Close Gaps in Industrial Air Pollution Oversight A debate over introducing a “smart monitoring system” to more precisely track air pollutants from industrial sites will move forward at the National Assembly, amid concerns that smokestack-focused oversight misses emissions that leak during production processes. The National Institute of Environmental Research said Sunday it will hold a forum on the smart monitoring system at 10 a.m. on the 28th at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building in Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, together wi April 27, 2026

South Korea orders major open-market platforms to curb overly broad liability waivers South Korea’s competition watchdog ordered corrective steps against what it called overly broad liability waivers used by open-market operators, including clauses that exempt a platform even when fault is shared between the company and users. It also revised provisions that had broadly waived intermediary responsibility on the grounds that the platform was not a direct party to contracts. The Fair Trade Commission said on the 27th it reviewed the terms of service of seven major open-ma April 27, 2026

Miura Co. Establishes Philippine Subsidiary to Expand Boiler Sales and Service Industrial boiler maker Miura Co. said April 23 that it has established a local subsidiary in the Philippines, Miura Philippines, to strengthen sales and maintenance as demand rises with economic growth. The company set up the unit effective March 25 through its group’s Southeast Asia headquarters in Singapore. It will begin operations May 1. Capital is 18 million pesos (about 47 million yen). The subsidiary will handle sales and rentals of boilers and water treatment equipment, a April 27, 2026

Ruling Party Says Middle East Crisis Recovery May Take Over a Year, Energy Supplies Stable The ruling party and the government on April 27 reviewed economic response measures as the war in the Middle East drags on. They said it could take more than a year for energy supplies and global oil prices to return to pre-crisis levels, but assessed that there is no immediate problem with energy supply. They also said an auto insurance discount tied to participation in a driving-day program will be launched next month to ease the burden on households hit by high oil prices. The Nationa April 27, 2026

EU to Spend 15 Million Euros to Support Myanmar Refugees in Thai Border Camps The European Union said on the 20th it will launch a 15 million euro (about 2.8 billion yen) support program for Myanmar refugees living in nine camps in Thailand along the Myanmar border, as well as refugees living outside camps in Thailand’s northern Tak province, for 2026-28. The EU said the program is intended to help shift support away from reliance on humanitarian aid and toward self-reliance. The program will be carried out in cooperation with the EU, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR, April 27, 2026

HiteJinro Promotes Chamisul at Manila Culture Festival to Reach Young Consumers South Korean liquor maker HiteJinro said it took part in “2026 Round in the Philippines,” a cultural exchange festival between South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations held in Manila, promoting its brands to younger local consumers. The company set up a tasting booth inside the Araneta Coliseum, featuring its flagship soju brand Chamisul and five fruit liqueur products. It also ran a pop-up store at a nearby shopping mall with hands-on promotions. HiteJinro established April 27, 2026