Aug. 2

• ●Working long hours at night doubles health risks: study The Korea Herald
  Shift work, nighttime work, and longer working hours could be more than twice as harmful on one's physical and mental health compared to those with regular working conditions, a study by a government-affiliated think-tank showed Thursday.

Aug. 3

• ●Heat-related death toll rises to 19 amid extreme heat wave The Korea Herald
  A total of 19 people have died from heat-related illnesses in South Korea so far this year as the country endured severe heat waves, health authorities said Sunday.
  
  

• ●10 deaths a day as S. Korea's suicide fight falls short among seniors The Korea Herald
  An average of nearly 10 older South Koreans died by suicide every day between 2019 and 2023, according to a sobering new report that underscores the growing mental health crisis among the country's aging population.

Aug. 4

• ●South Korea's elderly outpace the young in employment The Chosun Daily
  For nearly eight years, 69-year-old Lee has worked three hours a day as a home caregiver in Bucheon, a city just west of Seoul.
  
  

• ●Eyeglasses still top voucher purchase, but people eating out more than during Covid Korea JoongAng Daily
  The most popular item people bought with consumption cupons was eyeglasses--both during Covid-19 as well as with the latest livelihood recovery coupons--but this time, people ate out more.
  
  

• ●Abuse of ER staff rises 37% in three years The Korea Herald
  A total of 801 cases of abuse in hospital emergency rooms were reported across the country last year, a government data showed Sunday, having risen each year since 585 reported in 2021.
  
  

• ●Seoul sees ADHD diagnoses surge as medication becomes 'study aids' The Chosun Daily
  Living in Seoul's Gangnam Disctrict, 51-year-old Kim said his 14-year-old son, a middle school student, was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, last year.
  
  

• ●Head of state adoption agency vows transparency as gov't takes over process The Korea Times
  The director of Korea's national adoption agency is pledging to help establish a transparent system as the government moves to overhaul the longstanding practice of outsourcing adoptions to private agencies.
  
  

• ●Workpalce bullying spurs surge in trauma counseling The Korea Times
  Cases of workplace bullying are on the rise in Korea, and the number of employees reporting psychological trauma has reached record levels, recent government data shows.

Aug. 5

• ●No. of workers aged 50 or over surpasses those in 20s at major firms for 1st time The Korea Herald
  Leading cmpanies in South Korea have fewer employees in their 20s than those aged 50 or older on their payrolls, industry data showed Tuesday, partly reflecting reduced hiring of young workers amid an economic slowdown.
  
  

• ●Why South Korea's legal system fails victims of dating violence The Korea Herald
  Over the past three years, at least 14 women have been killed despite being granted protective measures by police.
  
  

• ●An hour romance: How South Korean kids escape 'mosol' tag The Korea Herald
  South Korean singer Jang Yoon-jeong was taken aback when her children shared an unusual aspect of their peers' dating culture: dating for just one period of the school day to avoid being labeled as "mosol."
  
  

• ●Older workers outnumber younger hires in corporate workforce shift The Korea Times
  For Kim Sang-hyun, who landed his first job at a bank last year at age 29, the road to employment was anything but smooth.

Aug. 6

• ●For foreign workers, dreams are broken by harsh conditions, remade by kind bosses Korea JoongAng Daily
  Rou looked stunned. The Indonesian youth had just been dismissed two days earlier. "The boss said to leave," he said.
  
  

• ●Raised abroad, rooted in Korea: Immigrant students tackle language barrier, uncertain futures Korea JoongAng Daily
  When 14-year-old Hoang Yen Nhi first learned she would be moving to Korea, she was thrilled--it was her very first time traveling abroad.
  
  

• ●South Korea's largest firms aging fast, with under-30 staff at historic low The Korea Herald
  For the first time on record, employers under 30 now make up a smaller share of the workforc than those aged 50 and above at South Korea's largest companies.
  
  

• ●Growing up in the shadows, Korea's unregistered children face uncertain future The Korea Herald
  Ki-cheol, who uses a pseudonym, was born in South Korea in 2002 and has lived in the country his entire life.
  
  

• ●No. of economically active seniors hits record high in 2025: data The Korea Times
  The number of senior citizens engaged in economic activities continued to increase, reaching an all-time high this year, government data showed Wednesday.

Aug. 7

• ●Gov't allows return of trainee doctors to former hospitals to end standoff Korea JoongAng Daily
  The government has decided to allow trainee doctors who previously quit their jobs to resume training at their former hospitals, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday, a move aimed at ending a prolonged standoff prompted by the previous administration's move to sharply boost medical school admissions.
  
  

• ●Authorities investigate infectious outbreak at apinal pain treatment clinic Korea JoongAng Daily
  A suspected outbreak of infections following spinal pain treatment at a clinic in Gangneung has grown to 18 patients, with one death and four in intensive care.
  
  

• ●Govt. opens way for trainee doctors' return in fall semester The Korea Herald
  South Korea's trainee doctors are expected to begin returning to hospitals in the fall semester, marking a turning point in a standoff with the government that began last year over plans to expand medical school admissions.
  
  

• ●Out of main jobs by age 53, most older Koreans hope to work--somewhere--past 73 The Korea Herald
  Most older South Koreans expect to work well beyond the country's legal retirement age of 60, if they have not already left their main job years earlier.
  
  

• ●Demands for custom exams and marital interventions: Teachers share ridiculous encounters with parents The Korea Herald
  An online community of elementary school teachers has shared a compilation of what it described as outrageous or unreasonable complains from parents, based on the real-life experiences of its members.
  
  

• ●S. Korea now has more than 10 million employed elderly The Chosun Daily
  Nam, a 63-year-old woman living in Seoul, works as an elementary school's cafeteria worker.

Aug. 8

• ●Ministry to intensify labor inspections to tackle rights violations against migrant workers Korea JoongAng Daily
  The Ministry of Labor announced Friday it will step up labor inspections to address concerns about human rights violations against migrant workers, including a three-week special reporting period for rights violations involving migrant workers.
  
  

• ●Nearly 400 elementary schools have one or no incoming students this year Korea JoongAng Daily
  Korea's shrinking school-age population has left nearly 400 elementary schools with only one or no incoming students this year, according to Education Ministry data.
  
  

• ●S. Korea's per capita national debt to top 200 million won by 2072 The Chosun Daily
  South Korea's natonal debt per person is on track to more than eightfold over the next five decades, topping 200 million won ($144,150) by 2072, according to projections from the National Assembly Budget Office.
  
  

• ●Seoul tackles loneliness, one call at a time The Chosun Daily
  "I finally got a job! I really wanted to share it with someone, but I had no one else to call-so I called you."