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Sun, August 18, 2019 | 18:25

Coal imports set another record in 2018

South Korea's coal imports hit a new high last year despite government efforts to phase out the use of fine dust-emitting energy sources, industry data showed Tuesday. The country shipped in 131.52 million tons of coal last year, breaking the record for the second consecutive year. Coal imports in 2017 totaled 131.46 million tons. The figure for 2018 marks an 11 percent incre...

2019-02-19 10:17

Workers call for crackdown on undocumented foreign colleagues

Local construction workers urged the government to crack down on the illegal employment of foreign workers, Monday, who they claim are taking away their jobs amid an economic slowdown. Some 1,200 members of the Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions gathered at a construction site for a luxury apartment in Yongsan, central Seoul, at 5 a.m. and staged a four-h...

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-02-18 16:16

One-month crackdown on undocumented foreign workers, employers begins

Seoul to propose fine dust reduction treaty to China

South Korea will push for the signing of a trilateral treaty with China and Japan to fight fine dust pollution in Northeast Asia during their environment ministers' meeting slated for November this year, government officials said Friday. The decision to propose a trilateral treaty on fine dust reduction was reached during the first meeting of the Special Committee on Tackling...

2019-02-15 14:45

'Stop exploiting us,' Korean language instructors tell universities

Korean language programs for exchange students and foreign residents have boomed in recent years with the global popularity of Korean culture. But the instructors who teach these certified Korean language classes to foreign students at prestigious universities here still lack basic job security, fearing sudden dismissal or a cut to assigned class hours whenever they renew the...

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-02-14 16:42

3rd driver's suicide attempt widens rift between taxi and ridesharing industries

Following yet another suicide attempt by a cab driver on Monday in protest of ridesharing services, the gap between the taxi industry and the service providers is widening despite government efforts to reach a compromise. More than 100 taxi drivers rallied, Tuesday, to demand a firm government crackdown on app-based ridesharing services.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-02-12 17:47

Ministry to survey food delivery industry's plastic usage

The Ministry of Environment will start a survey on plastic usage in food delivery services over the first half of the year in a preliminary step to set up regulations on plastic use in the industry, the ministry said, Monday.

Jung Hae-myoung | 2019-02-11 15:42

'I ordered food and it came wrapped in plastic'

The central and local governments have been making efforts to reduce plastic use, including the Ministry of Environment banning plastic cups in coffee shops last August. But questions are rising over how effective the ban is when the use of the cups is only the tip of the iceberg, considering plastic use in the ever-growing delivery service market.

Jung Hae-myoung | 2019-02-08 16:54

Doctor's death cast light on working conditions at emergency centers

The sudden death of the head of the state emergency medical center shows the poor working conditions for medical staff, especially those in emergency medicine. Yoon Han-deok, who was in charge of the National Emergency Medical Center, was found dead in his office, Monday, in the middle of the five day Lunar New Year holiday.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-02-08 16:46

'75% of Korea's fine dust came from China'

About 75 percent of the ultrafine dust that covered the Korean Peninsula for days last month came from China and other nearby countries, according to a study by the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), Wednesday.

Jung Hae-myoung | 2019-02-07 15:57

2,200 power plant workers to get regular job status

The government and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) have agreed on providing 2,200 subcontracted workers at state-run power plants with permanent positions, in an effort to improve their poor working conditions and prevent industrial accidents.

Jung Hae-myoung | 2019-02-06 16:33

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