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Sat, March 6, 2021 | 17:22
Goseong forest fire mostly extinguished: authorities
Goseong forest fire mostly extinguished: authorities
A fire broke out late Friday near a mountain in Goseong, Gangwon Province, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate and local authorities to call for help from nearby cities. No casualty had been reported as of 10:20 p.m., but the fire was growing quickly due to strong winds, local rescue workers said. The fire began at a house in the county located some 210 kilometers northeas...
2020-05-02 06:52
Labor day rally
Labor day rally
Members of Korean Confederation of Trade Unions march toward Jogye Temple in Seoul during a rally to mark the 130th anniversary of Labor Day, Friday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-05-01 17:05
Warehouse fire shatters Korean dream
Warehouse fire shatters Korean dream
Among the 38 people who lost their lives in a fire at a warehouse construction site in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday, were migrant workers including an ethnic Korean from China and two Kazakhstanis.
Kim Se-jeong | 2020-05-01 16:35
Big Korean companies cut 10,000 employees to deal with pandemic: data
Big Korean companies cut 10,000 employees to deal with pandemic: data
South Korea's top 500 companies let go more than 10,000 employees between February and March in a preemptive measure to deal with the looming specter of recession driven by the protracted coronavirus pandemic, data showed on Wednesday.
Park Si-soo | 2020-04-29 15:38
Jobseekers hit hard by coronavirus
Jobseekers hit hard by coronavirus
Four in 10 jobseekers who had found a job recently have either seen companies cancel their employment or postpone their start dates amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey, Monday.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-04-27 15:58
Gov't asked to grant residency to illegal immigrant worker for saving 10 lives
Gov't asked to grant residency to illegal immigrant worker for saving 10 lives
Three petitions have been filed on the Cheong Wa Dae website, asking the government to give a 27-year-old illegal migrant worker from Kazakhstan, who saved 10 people in a recent fire in Yangyang, Gangwon Province, the permanent right to stay and work in Korea.
Kim Se-jeong | 2020-04-22 16:38
Korea to spend $264 million on nuclear decommissioning research lab
Korea to spend $264 million on nuclear decommissioning research lab
South Korea said Tuesday it will spend 322.3 billion won (US$264 million) to establish nuclear decommissioning research centers in sync with the country's new energy policy that centers on using more sustainable resources and less nuclear power. Under the plan, South Korea will start the construction of the centers in the second half of 2021 on the border between the southern...
2020-04-21 11:49
KORAIL under fire for manipulating customer survey
KORAIL under fire for manipulating customer survey
Employees of the state-run railway operator manipulated the results of a customer satisfaction survey by pretending to be independent train users to boost customer satisfaction ratings ensuring they would receive larger bonuses, according to a government audit Monday.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-04-20 16:15
How newspaper owner becomes river conservation activist
How newspaper owner becomes river conservation activist
Former President Lee Myung-bak's four-river project changed the life of Kim Jong-sul, an environmental activist, forever.
Kim Se-jeong | 2020-04-17 17:44
South Korea lost 195,000 jobs in March, worst decline since 2009
South Korea lost 195,000 jobs in March, worst decline since 2009
South Korea reported its first on-year job loss since 2009 in March as the coronavirus pandemic began inflicting damage on the job market, data showed Friday. The nation lost about 195,000 jobs last month, marking the sharpest monthly decline since May 2009, when it lost some 240,000 jobs, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. The unemployment rate decreased 0.1...
2020-04-17 10:50
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