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Job creation tumbles to 8-year low; youth unemployment hits 19-year high

South Korea's unemployment rate rose slightly in August due to a fall in employment in the retail and manufacturing sectors, with poorer-than-expected job creation showing no signs of a letup, government data showed Wednesday. The unemployment rate stood at 4 percent last month, up 0.4 percentage point from a year earlier, according to the report compiled by Statistics Korea.

Labor & environment | 2018-09-12 09:11

'Gov't to mobilize all possible policy options to boost job creation'

Dulwich takes education out of the classroom

A child's education happens outside the classroom just as much as inside the classroom. David Jewitt, head of Outdoor Education at Dulwich College Seoul, has been working to provide a more cohesive curriculum providing not just classroom lessons but also real-life learning opportunities. “Living in a risk-averse and digital culture, many of the lessons I learnt from adventure...

Foreign Communities | 2018-09-11 18:47

[Korea Encounters] Weekly scribbles reflect life in Seoul in 1970s

The author Ahn Jung-hyo is best known for writing the novels “White Badge” and “Silver Stallion,” but he also wrote a column for The Korea Times in the late 1960s and 1970s. In early 1972 he translated a series of “scribblings” published in weekly magazines, a type of column that had originated in the Weekly Hankook in 1965. As he put it, these pages printed “all sorts of scribblings, cartoons, and sometimes funny poems contributed by readers.”

Foreign Communities | 2018-09-11 18:35

First wave of Korean overseas adoptees returns

A select group of Korean overseas adoptees have returned to Korea for a series of events intended to reconnect them with the land of their birth. These particular adoptees, many now in their 50s and 60s, were mostly born in camptowns outside U.S. military bases, to a Korean mother and U.S. military father. Many came with their families from their host countries.

Foreign Communities | 2018-09-11 18:27

Trump, Kim may hold second summit

Stalled dialogue between North Korea and the U.S. over the former's denuclearization may reach a breakthrough, with the White House hinting at a second summit between their two leaders. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Monday preparations were underway for the second summit, after President Donald Trump received a “very warm, very positive” letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Politics | 2018-09-11 18:17

Inter-Korean military talks due ahead of summit

Inter-Korean liaison office to open Friday

Preparations are underway to open an inter-Korean liaison office in the North's city of Gaeseong on Friday, the unification ministry said Tuesday. The joint office, which will be the first organization at which South and North Koreans will work together, is among the agreements reached at the first summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in April.

Politics | 2018-09-11 18:14

Inter-Korean military talks due ahead of summit

Confirmation hearing

Lee Eun-ae, a Constitutional Court justice nominee, avoids eye contact with lawmakers during her confirmation hearing at the National Assembly, Tuesday. Lee was questioned over allegations that she falsely registered her home addresses on eight occasions. False residence registration is one of five corrupt activities the Moon Jae-in administration pledged to avoid in selectin...

Photo News | 2018-09-11 17:56

Gov't struggling to find people in contact with MERS patients

Government efforts to contain the further spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) are facing a roadblock, as it is struggling to locate people who came into contact with a patient confirmed with the disease over the weekend. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), Tuesday, the patient, 61, who took a three-week business trip to Kuwa...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-09-11 17:55

Inter-Korean military talks due ahead of summit

The two Koreas will hold working-level military talks on Thursday to pre-arrange agendas scheduled to be discussed during the upcoming inter-Korean summit next week, South Korea's defense ministry said Tuesday. Seoul and Pyongyang agreed to hold the dialogue at Tongilgak, a building on the northern side of the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjeom, according to the South'...

Politics | 2018-09-11 17:52

Geumgang firms suffer W200 bil. in accumulated losses

South Korean firms and provincial governments suffered over 2 trillion won ($1.78 billion) in accumulated losses over the last 10 years due to the suspension of tour programs to Mount Geumgang in North Korea, a ruling party lawmaker claimed Tuesday.

Politics | 2018-09-11 17:03

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