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Tue, March 21, 2023 | 03:14

President orders review of workweek reform amid labor backlash

President orders review of workweek reform amid labor backlash

President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered government officials, Tuesday, to review a proposed reform to the country's maximum weekly working hours system, which, if implemented, will see an increase to the current 52-hour workweek.

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-03-14 15:44

US flies 2 military reconnaissance aircraft around Korea: tracker

US flies 2 military reconnaissance aircraft around Korea: tracker

The United States has flown a couple of high-profile military reconnaissance planes around the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday, as North Korea lobbed two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) into the East Sea, an aviation tracker showed.

2023-03-14 15:29

NK fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea

Yoon, Japan's Kishida to hold summit Thursday

Yoon, Japan's Kishida to hold summit Thursday

President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold a summit in Tokyo on Thursday, his office said.

2023-03-14 15:00

PPP calls resolution on forced labor victim compensation plan invalid

PPP calls resolution on forced labor victim compensation plan invalid

A parliamentary resolution adopted at the foreign affairs committee this week to urge the government to withdraw its compensation plan for forced labor victims is invalid because the meeting was convened in violation of due procedures, the ruling People Power Party claimed Tuesday.

2023-03-14 14:02

Seoul Mayor Oh to consider water buses along Han River

Seoul Mayor Oh to consider water buses along Han River

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon visiting London as part of his four-nation trip has said he will consider adopting a water bus system along the Han River, akin to the River Bus on the River Thames.

2023-03-14 13:59

Police raid construction union office over alleged illegalities

Police raid construction union office over alleged illegalities

Police investigating alleged illegal activities at construction sites raided a Seoul office of a construction labor union affiliated with the militant umbrella organization Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) on Tuesday.

2023-03-14 12:23

Yoon to meet Japanese college students in Tokyo

Yoon to meet Japanese college students in Tokyo

President Yoon Suk Yeol plans to meet with a group of Japanese college students during his visit to Tokyo this week to highlight the benefit of his administration's solution to the issue of wartime forced labor for future generations, sources said Tuesday.

2023-03-14 11:16

[Birds Korea] Scaly-sided merganser, shy endangered bird of Korea's rivers

Birds KoreaScaly-sided merganser, shy endangered bird of Korea's rivers

Sitting low in the water, close to the river bank, a scaly-sided merganser rests, half-hidden by the shade of an overhanging tree and by a line of jagged black rocks. Waking, the bird moves away from us quietly, and is soon joined by another and then another. Seen well, the details of each of these birds is exquisite: jagged crests, bright fire-red bills and flanks with black...

2023-03-14 10:19

Retired USFK sergeant hit by stray bullet from Korean police demands justice

Retired USFK sergeant hit by stray bullet from Korean police demands justice

March 26, 2020, started out as just another ordinary day for Arnold Samberg, a retired U.S. Air Force tech sergeant living in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. On his way home from the dentist in the morning, he wanted to drop by a convenience store. But after seeing a line of police officers, firefighters and paramedics near the store, he changed his mind and headed straight ho...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2023-03-14 08:24

Coffee franchises tap into niche markets as competition intensifies

Coffee franchises tap into niche markets as competition intensifies

Large chain coffee houses used to open stores nearby subway stations or in popular downtown areas in Seoul with heavy foot traffic. Nowadays, they are focusing on introducing unique and lifestyle-oriented stores to attract customers. Starbucks Korea is the most prominent in this trend.

Kim Jae-heun | 2023-03-14 08:23

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