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Wed, January 20, 2021 | 13:06
Heavy downpours leave 4 dead or missing in South Korea
Heavy downpours leave 4 dead or missing in South Korea
Heavy downpours with strong winds have hit South Korea, causing flash floods that killed three people and left scores of people stranded in floodwater. The Central Disaster Management Headquarters said three people were found dead in their cars Thursday night, submerged in rain water in the southern port city of Busan. One man was reported missing after being swept away by a ...
2020-07-24 14:25
Gender ministry to probe Seoul city for sexual abuse scandal
Gender ministry to probe Seoul city for sexual abuse scandal
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Thursday that it will conduct an inspection of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) next week amid an ongoing controversy over sexual harassment allegations made against the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-07-23 14:28
Demanding Coupang's apology
Demanding Coupang's apology
Members of a countermeasures committee for people who were infected with COVID-19 at a logistics center of Coupang, a leading e-commerce company, in Bucheon, at the end of May, stage a rally in front of the company's headquarters in Songpa-gu, southeastern Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap
Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-07-23 14:28
Gov't to achieve carbon-neutral future through Green New Deal
Gov't to achieve carbon-neutral future through Green New Deal
The Ministry of Environment will inject funds of 42.7 trillion won ($36 billion) for the next five years to implement eco-friendly projects under the Moon Jae-in administration's Green New Deal initiative, in a bid to significantly decrease carbon emissions and generate new jobs, Environment Minister Cho Myung-rae said Wednesday.
Jun Ji-hye | 2020-07-22 17:30
Activists target seven Seoul hotels for serving controversial shark fin
Activists target seven Seoul hotels for serving controversial shark fin
Korean activists are targeting seven top-rated Seoul hotels that serve shark fin dishes. The activists are boycotting the establishments for ignoring ecological damage and because of human rights violations linked to the illegal stripping of fins from sharks.
Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-07-20 16:55
Gov't to expand employment insurance to all workers by 2025: minister
Gov't to expand employment insurance to all workers by 2025: minister
South Korea plans to put all working citizens under employment insurance coverage by 2025 as part of its ambitious policy project aimed at overcoming the new coronavirus pandemic, the labor minister said Monday.
2020-07-20 13:28
More bugs found under gov't investigation into Incheon tap water
More bugs found under gov't investigation into Incheon tap water
More bugs have been found after the Incheon government launched an on-site investigation of the city's tap water distribution system following residents' reports of bug sightings.
Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-07-19 17:29
Next year's minimum wage set at 8,720 won
Next year's minimum wage set at 8,720 won
A national commission on Tuesday set next year's minimum hourly wage at 8,720 won ($7.25), a level representing the smallest-ever annual increase of 1.5 percent. The decision came in the early hours of the day during the ninth plenary meeting of the Minimum Wage Commission, which is comprised of nine members each from all three sides - employers, employees and those represent...
2020-07-14 10:22
Southern Korea hit by devastating downpours
Southern Korea hit by devastating downpours
Some 200 millimeters of rain pounded South Korea's southern regions on Monday, leaving several people dead and causing traffic accidents, flooding and destruction of roads, houses and facilities, officials said. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), 277 mm of rain fell in Sancheong of South Gyeongsang Province for one day by 2 p.m., followed by 228 mm in...
2020-07-13 21:59
Air pollution No. 1 environmental concern for Koreans: survey
Air pollution No. 1 environmental concern for Koreans: survey
Nearly half of South Koreans viewed air pollution as the most pressing environmental concern last year, a government survey showed Sunday, amid a worsening level of fine dust in the country. According to a survey conducted by the state-run Korea Environment Institute on 3,008 people around the country, 46.5 percent of respondents said "improving air quality" against such poll...
2020-07-12 12:59
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