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Labor & Environment

Wed, April 14, 2021 | 08:32

Sinking South Korea - how critical is the situation?

Marine City, a residential community of skyscrapers in Busan's coastal district of Haeundae, towers close to South Korea's southeastern shoreline. The architectural grandeur has been consistently laid bare to destructive threats from angry seas with typhoon-driven waves crashing over seawalls, flooding, broken windows and fallen trees. Typhoon Maysak last September, Chaba in ...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-10-13 14:10

Korea's coal use for power generation dips 7% in 2019

South Korea's coal consumption for electricity generation decreased 7 percent in 2019 from a year earlier due to its efforts to cut carbon emissions, a report said Monday. Asia's fourth-largest economy consumed 94 million tons of coal to generate electricity, compared with 101 million tons a year earlier, according to the report by the Korea Energy Economics Institute. It mar...

2020-10-12 09:10

Gyeonggi Province asked to offer COVID-19 subsidies to foreigners

The state-run human rights agency asked Gyeonggi Provincial Government Sunday to provide financial support to foreign residents under its jurisdiction amid the ongoing controversy over the exclusion of non-Koreans from the disaster relief fund.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-10-11 16:32

1 in 4 office workers are YouTubers on the side: survey

Kang Tae-kwon, an office worker in his 30s, has his own YouTube channel with more than 100,000 subscribers. Its main focus is on introducing Korean culture to non-Koreans, which is unrelated to his job at a state-owned company in the agricultural sector.

2020-10-08 14:06

Seoul Botanic Park to hold int'l symposium, 'Power of Plants'

Seoul Botanic Park, the city's first botanical garden in Gangseo District, will hold an international symposium Thursday, under the theme “Power of Plants,” according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

2020-10-06 15:49

More than 135,000 pets abandoned or lost in 2019

The number of abandoned animals in South Korea passed the 130,000 mark in 2019 amid a decline in animal shelters, government data showed Monday. A total of 135,791 dogs, cats and other pets got deserted or lost last year, compared with 121,077 a year earlier, according to the data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

2020-10-05 15:34

Plant breeder who fought starvation in Africa writes about origins of plants

Hahn Sang-ki, 87, is a world-famous plant breeder.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-09-24 18:51

Jobseekers criticize KB Kookmin Bank over excessive requirements

KB Kookmin Bank has upset jobseekers over its recent job opening announcement with its excessive demands and challenging tasks from the initial stage of the recruitment process, Thursday.

2020-09-24 16:54

Zero waste campaign challenges food packaging and consumer culture

Consuming soy milk like a staple for years, Hur Ji-hyun, a 39-year-old upcycling designer, has always been troubled by a slim plastic straw that comes with every single serving of soy beverage. Having never used the 15-centimeter straw wrapped in plastic and glued to the back of the pack, she was left with hundreds of them after several years of drinking soy milk. One day in ...

2020-09-24 10:53

Regulation on plastic use to come into effect next year

Regulations on the plastic packaging of consumer goods will come into effect starting January next year to reduce excessive use of single-use plastics, the Ministry of Environment announced Tuesday.

2020-09-22 16:41

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