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Another Workplace After Clocking Out: A Growing Number of 4050 Breadwinners Are Working Second Jobs
The number of multiple-job holders (side-hustlers) practicing a secondary occupation alongside their primary jobs reached an all-time high of approximately 680,000 as of early November 2025, continuing an upward trend for nearly two years. While the absolute scale remains largest among those aged 60 and older, growth is notably pronounced among youth and individuals in their 40s, highlighting subsistence-driven side jobs taken on by 40- and 50-year-old breadwinners simultaneously juggling children's education and housing costs. The types of side jobs have expanded beyond delivery and designated driving to micro-office tasks, online lectures, and data labeling, while rider app registrations among those in their 40s and 50s have also surged over the past few years. Although multiple-job holders generate higher total incomes, their hourly earnings are paradoxically lower, and their social insurance enrollment rates are low. Furthermore, an influx of delivery riders in 2026 has led to a decline in per-capita earnings. With falling real wages, record-high household debt, and employment instability overlapping to solidify side jobs as a survival strategy, extended working hours and blind spots in labor protection remain critical challenges.
강지혜 선임기자 · 06/24/2026
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Semiconductor Exports Surpass 41%, KOSPI Breaks 9,000 for the First Time... Exchange Rates and Interest Rates Move in Tandem
최수진 기자 · 06/22/2026
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Not Just Due to Regulations: 4 Reasons Why Uber and Grab Do Not Work in South Korea
강지혜 선임기자 · 06/18/2026
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Seoul Metropolitan Area Apartments Clash Between Record-Breaking Regulations and Record-Breaking Supply Shortages
강지혜 선임기자 · 06/11/2026
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Are Foreign Tourists Really Increasing in Korea?… The Current Status of Inbound Tourism in the First Half of 2026 Told by Numbers
최수진 기자 · 06/11/2026
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What Jensen Huang's 4-Night, 5-Day Trip Left Behind: Can South Korea Become a 'Core Hub' in NVIDIA's AI Supply Chain?
During his visit to South Korea, NVIDIA announced a long-term partnership with SK Group, including a multi-year HBM supply contract spanning over two years, and unveiled joint business plans with Naver and SK Telecom to build large-scale AI data centers, known as 'AI factories,' in the country. SK Group and NVIDIA established a long-term partnership lasting at least two years to pursue comprehensive cooperation, including the co-development of next-generation memory, memory supply for AI factories, and innovations in semiconductor design and manufacturing. Regarding whether South Korea can become a 'core hub,' the officially announced outcomes of this visit can be summarized as the long-term HBM supply contract, co-development of next-generation memory, joint AI factory business plans, and directions for expanded cooperation in robotics and physical AI.
박소유 책임기자 · 06/09/2026
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The Reality of the 'Gift' Jensen Huang Brought to South Korea: Strategic Implications of HBM Demand, AI Infrastructure, and Robot Cooperation
Jensen Huang, who visited South Korea again after 7 months, unveiled a three-way cooperation card involving HBM, AI infrastructure, and robotics. Ranging from the supply of 260,000 GPUs to recruitment for an R&D center, South Korea is put to the test of moving beyond a 'parts supplier' to become an 'AI co-designer.'
류현진 선임기자 · 06/05/2026
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Semiconductors Pull GDP Up by 1.7%, But Why Doesn't the Economy Feel It? — Dissecting the Illusion of South Korea's Economic Structure
Amid a structural bias where a single item, semiconductors, accounts for 46% of total exports, the temperature gap between the vitality of logistics sites and the domestic economic sentiment is wider than ever. As of May 12, 2026, the numbers surrounding the South Korean economy are fractured.
이지영 기자 · 05/12/2026
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Did the GTX Really Drive Up Housing Prices? A Complete Analysis of Price Fluctuations in Station Influence Areas Before and After Opening
GTX-A is undergoing phased openings starting with the Suseo-Dongtan section in March 2024, with the connection of the Seoul Station-Suseo Station section scheduled for the second half of 2026. While the Metropolitan Express Railway (GTX) has garnered high expectations from market participants for years under the label of a 'transportation revolution,' the actual movement of housing prices around station areas following the actual openings has drawn attention for tracing a trajectory quite different from those expectations.
이태민 기자 · 05/11/2026
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The Real Reason Highway Rest Area Udon Became So Expensive Finally Revealed
A bowl of shrimp tempura udon at a highway rest area costs 7,500 won, and 40% of that price goes toward commissions rather than the food itself. The true face of a 40-year cartel revealed by an audit of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is contained within this single bowl. [Photo = Korea Business Review DB] On May 7, 2026, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport officially announced the results of an audit into the operational adequacy of highway rest facilities, which had been underway since January of this year, targeting the Korea Expressway Corporation (EX) and 'Dosunghoe,' an association of retired EX employees.
최수진 기자 · 05/10/2026
