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Sat, August 8, 2020 | 07:31

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

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.

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

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