South Korea Facing Worst Labor Market Crisis Since 1997 (Nikkei Asia)

The prolonged coronavirus outbreak has dealt a body blow to the labor market in South Korea, with the current unemployment crisis being the worst since the country’s financial crunch of 1997, President Moon Jae-in says, pledging that his administration will take all possible measures to cope with it. READ MORE (CACHED ARTICLE)

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