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Mon, August 26, 2019 | 02:50

Seoul cuts back on single-use plastic

Bottle Factory, a small coffeehouse in Mapo-gu, western Seoul, gives a glimpse into what cafes will be like in a plastic-free Seoul. Drinks are served in glass cups and stainless-steel straws are used. Plastic cups and straws are not provided, not even for take-out orders. But there is a basket of clean tumblers and reusable plastic bottles that customers can choose from and ...

Lee Suh-yoon | 2018-10-24 17:38

Korea and China to hold fine dust talks in December

Korea and China will hold a senior-level meeting in December to discuss the problems with fine dust, according to the environment ministry, Sunday. The first talks of the directors from Seoul's Ministry of Environment and Beijing's Ministry of Ecology and Environment are set to take place here on fine dust.

Kim Jae-heun | 2018-10-21 17:29

Only remaining polar bear in South Korea dies

The only remaining polar bear in South Korea, which had lived in a zoo south of Seoul for more than two decades, has died ahead of his relocation to a wildlife park in Britain later this year, zoo officials said Thursday. The bear, named Tongki, died around 6:00 p.m. Wednesday at the zoo of the Everland amusement park in Yongin, south of Seoul.

2018-10-21 11:47

Seoul Metro mired in nepotism scandal

Accusations over nepotism at Seoul Metro have been growing following allegations that over 100 workers acquired permanent employment contracts with the public firm through insider information provided by relatives already working there.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2018-10-19 16:22

More companies switching to blind hiring for new recruits

More local companies are switching to blind hiring for new recruits, looking more at qualifications for required skills rather than alma mater, hometowns and language proficiency, an analysis indicated Wednesday. According to the Korea Economic Research Institute, the surveyed firms mostly adopted blind hiring for select positions.

2018-10-17 09:33

Foreign workers demand job change rights

Hundreds of migrant workers and civic activists rallied in front of Seoul Finance Center in Jung-gu, downtown Seoul, Sunday, demanding workers' freedom to change workplaces and denouncing government crackdowns on undocumented foreign laborers.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2018-10-14 16:36

Court orders compensation for illicit hiring practice victim

A Seoul court ordered the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), the country's financial watchdog, to pay an unsuccessful job applicant tens of millions of won in compensation, Saturday, after ruling the plaintiff was a victim of illicit hiring practices.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2018-10-14 16:34

Businessman arrested for exploiting foreign workers

A Korean businessman has been arrested for allegedly exploiting foreign employees, police said Sunday.

Park Si-soo | 2018-10-14 12:42

Gov't to crack down on prostitution websites

The government plans to strengthen its monitoring of websites linked to prostitution and sex trafficking, the gender ministry said, Friday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF) held a meeting to discuss the measures to control the websites and prevent prostitution and foreign victims. The ministry will develop a large data-based artificial intelligence program t...

Kim Jae-heun | 2018-10-12 17:31

UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning

Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the world will rise to the challenge. The Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its gloomy ...

2018-10-09 14:33

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