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Sunfull Foundation, labor ministry work to improve labor-management relations
Sunfull Foundation, labor ministry work to improve labor-management relations
The Sunfull Movement, an anti-cyberbullying foundation, will join hands with the Ministry of Employment and Labor to promote cooperative labor-management culture.
2020-07-31 15:12
Ice packs raise dumping concerns: Over 210 million used last year
Ice packs raise dumping concerns: Over 210 million used last year
The dumping of ice packs - with more than 210 million used in 2019 - has prompted environmental concerns. The Ministry of Environment, having tackled the issue since last year, on Wednesday highlighted the seriousness of the problem that involves a super-absorbent gel-type polymer packer, or SAP.
2020-07-30 17:43
Korea's photovoltaic system industry 'suffocates small players'
Korea's photovoltaic system industry 'suffocates small players'
Small- and medium-sized players in Korea's photovoltaic system (solar power) industry are experiencing hard times in the face of competition from large firms and plummeting profitability, leaving their outlook grim.
2020-07-29 16:03
  • Back off: 'loathed' PV panels intensify separation rules in countryside
  • Korea's battle with spent solar panels heats up
Big companies trim about 12,000 jobs on coronavirus
Big companies trim about 12,000 jobs on coronavirus
South Korea's large businesses have cut nearly 12,000 jobs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a corporate tracker said Wednesday. According to data from CEO Score, the number of subscribers to the country's state pension fund at 498 large corporations fell by 11,880 between February and June. The decline contrasts with an increase of 3,747 subscribers during the same pe...
2020-07-29 10:52
  • S. Korea reports 48 new cases of coronavirus infection
Major distributors under repackaging warning deny environmental group's 'irrational' claim
Major distributors under repackaging warning deny environmental group's 'irrational' claim
Two major retail chains in Korea denied an environmental group's claim they “hid behind an association of their likes to avoid” the questionnaire the group sent them regarding the country's drive to ban repackaging to reduce packaging material waste.
2020-07-28 17:21
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.
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
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.
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.
2020-07-20 16:55
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