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Thu, September 21, 2017 | 05:10

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Hong Joon-pyo keeps failing to grasp gender issue

Earlier this year, conservative politician Hong Joon-pyo’s recount of abetting an attempted rape as a youth sparked controversy during his presidential campaign. Hong, who lost in the election to President Moon Jae-in, called the incident a prank and therefore no big deal, but his comments outraged female voters.

Labor & environment | 2017-09-20 17:21

Fine dust clouds Seoul sky

The sky over Seoul turned foggy from Tuesday morning following weeks of relatively clean air.

Labor & environment | 2017-09-19 16:27

Korea has worst air of advanced economies, report shows

Seoul to host business fair for foreigners' startups

Seoul City will hold a business fair this week for startups established or run by foreigners here in the latest in a series of efforts to foster a startup-friendly business environment. The International Startups Business Fair will be held at Seoul Business Agency, in Mapo-gu, on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Its organizer is Seoul Global Center (SGC), a multilingual comprehensive su...

Labor & environment | 2017-09-19 15:48

[EXCLUSIVE] US Embassy accused of abusing internships

A college student, who requested to be identified as Park, was supposed to start an internship at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul this December. After receiving a letter of acceptance July 21, she was preparing for the program - finding a residence in Seoul and buying work clothes - while dreaming of a future career after the internship. On Sept. 6, however, she learned the program...

Labor & environment | 2017-09-18 16:41

'Cleaners at work' warnings mandatory at men's toilets from next year

People usually appreciate female cleaners at various public venues, like hotel maids, civic park cleaners and school janitors. In Korea, however, there is one place where they cause embarrassment, confusion and, in some cases, betrayal - men’s toilets. Patrons, especially foreigners unaccustomed to a sight that clearly breaks the general frame of gender classification, compla...

Labor & environment | 2017-09-18 14:36

Job insecurity messes up sex life: survey

Korean women in their 20s and 30s had sex less in 2014 compared with a decade ago, a survey showed Monday, amid high youth unemployment that has led to late marriage and less dating. Korea's overall unemployment rate stood at 3.8 percent in June, up 0.2 percentage point from the same month last year. The unemployment rate for young people aged between 15 and 29 was much highe...

Labor & environment | 2017-09-18 11:40

Asthma patients to be recognized as disinfectant victims

Environment Minister Kim Eung-kyung said Sunday humidifier disinfectant consumers suffering asthma are expected to be formally recognized as victims of the nation’s worst biocide scandal. The respiratory illness is one of the most common illnesses found among the former consumers, but the government refused to recognize them as victims for many years.

Labor & environment | 2017-09-17 17:55

Wet weekend with typhoon Talim

The powerful typhoon Talim was approaching the southern part of Korea from the south Friday morning, worrying citizens in the region that strong gusts and heavy rainfall are on their way.

Labor & environment | 2017-09-15 15:52

Interpreters sought for foreign patients

Korea’s health ministry will hold a second round of tests in November to employ certified interpreters to help foreign patients at domestic hospitals.

Labor & environment | 2017-09-11 17:01

Seoul Upcycling Plaza promotes goods from garbage

Seoul generates an average of 42,000 tons of waste every day. Much of it gets collected before being incinerated, dried and buried to generate energy or animal feed. Some of it finds its way back into the market, and the Seoul Upcycling Plaza which opened last week shows how to get new life from waste with added beauty and practicality.

Labor & environment | 2017-09-10 19:48

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