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Mon, March 27, 2023 | 09:38

Korea adds 597,000 jobs for wage workers in Q3 on booming welfare, construction sectors

Korea adds 597,000 jobs for wage workers in Q3 on booming welfare, construction sectors

Korea added 597,000 jobs for wage workers in the third quarter of 2022, data showed Friday, led by higher demand from the welfare, construction and manufacturing sectors.

2023-02-24 16:11

[INTERVIEW] Korea ramps up rehabilitation efforts to win 'war on drugs'

INTERVIEWKorea ramps up rehabilitation efforts to win 'war on drugs'

As drug crimes have become a major concern in Korea, the Yoon Suk Yeol administration declared a “war on drugs” in October last year. Hence, related ministries, including the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, are scrambling to develop counter measures to regain the country's reputation as a “drug-free” nation.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2023-02-24 09:00

3 members of Korean climbing group in US killed by avalanche in Washington state

3 members of Korean climbing group in US killed by avalanche in Washington state

Three members of a Korean community climbing group in the United States have been killed by an avalanche while trekking a mountain in the U.S state of Washington over the weekend, according to Korean diplomatic authorities and American news reports Thursday.

2023-02-23 18:22

Presidential office to consider meeting between Yoon, families of Itaewon tragedy victims

Presidential office to consider meeting between Yoon, families of Itaewon tragedy victims

The presidential office said Thursday it will consider arranging a meeting between President Yoon Suk Yeol and family members of victims of the Itaewon crowd crush.

2023-02-23 17:18

Lawmakers seek to investigate victims of Korean soldiers during Vietnam War

Lawmakers seek to investigate victims of Korean soldiers during Vietnam War

Lawmakers urged the government, Thursday, to launch a probe into atrocities committed by Korean troops during their 1964-73 participation in the Vietnam War. The bill proposed by Rep. Kang Min-jung of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and 24 other opposition lawmakers is aimed to launch a special investigation committee to uncover massacres, cruelty, sexual ...

Lee Hae-rin | 2023-02-23 16:40

[INTERVIEW] 'Unified Korea will become model nation on global stage'

INTERVIEW'Unified Korea will become model nation on global stage'

After more than seven decades of hostilities between South and North Korea, unification may sound like a distant goal to many - especially to the younger generations. For them, integrating the capitalist south with the communist north is becoming an increasingly far-fetched idea amid the widening economic and cultural gaps that exist between the two.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2023-02-23 15:10

Customized digital school textbooks to go into use in 2025

Customized digital school textbooks to go into use in 2025

Artificial intelligence-powered digital textbooks customized to different academic levels will go into use in 2025, beginning with junior elementary students and middle and high school freshmen, the education ministry said Thursday.

2023-02-23 14:52

Court orders state compensation for sick solider who died without proper treatment

Court orders state compensation for sick solider who died without proper treatment

A Seoul court has ordered the state to compensate the family of a soldier who died on duty after failing to receive proper treatment for leukemia, legal sources said Thursday.

2023-02-23 14:24

Earthquake relief team says rescue dog will be fine

Earthquake relief team says rescue dog will be fine

“Tobaek,” is in good condition. The Korean rescue dog at the center of controversy earlier this month over an injury he sustained during a search operation in earthquake-stricken Turkey, was not a victim of animal abuse according to a member of the first Korean disaster relief team sent to the country.

Kim Se-jeong | 2023-02-23 08:43

Records of school bullies to remain undeleted for 2 years after graduation

Records of school bullies to remain undeleted for 2 years after graduation

Schools will retain records of serious school bullies for two years after their graduation starting this year to help better prevent school violence, the education ministry said Wednesday.

2023-02-22 17:17

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