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Sat, August 8, 2020 | 14:52

Typhoon Lingling likely to hit Korea over weekend

Typhoon Lingling likely to hit Korea over weekend

Central and local governments raised their alert status Tuesday after the state-run weather agency reported that Typhoon Lingling was gaining strength as it approached the Korean Peninsula. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), this year's 13th typhoon was moving north-northwest at a speed of 9 kilometers per hour from an area about 650 kilometers southe...

2019-09-03 17:55

Gov't urged to open more hydrogen fueling stations

Gov't urged to open more hydrogen fueling stations

The Korean government is pushing to introduce more fueling stations for hydrogen cars amid a public outcry about the shortage.

2019-09-03 16:48

Hyundai Motor union OKs wage deal without strike

Hyundai Motor union OKs wage deal without strike

Hyundai Motor Co.'s union approved this year's wage and collective bargaining agreement, avoiding a strike for the eighth consecutive year, the union said Tuesday. In a vote held Monday, 56 percent of 43,871 participating Hyundai workers cast a ballot for a revised wage and collective bargaining deal, the union said in a statement.

2019-09-03 10:06

Labor groups hold rally for workers' right over weekend

Labor groups hold rally for workers' right over weekend

Labor groups held rallies in Seoul on Saturday, calling for employers to give permanent positions to part-time workers and provide a better and safer working environment. Some 2,000 members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) gathered in front of the Jongno Tower in central Seoul to urge the Korean Expressway Corp. (KEC) to reinstate 1,500 toll collectors as ru...

2019-09-01 18:04

Worries surface around recycled cardboard box ban at retail stores

Worries surface around recycled cardboard box ban at retail stores

A trip to a retail grocery store in Korea often involves a stop at the D.I.Y. packing station outside the cashier line. Starting November, however, the counters with free recycled cardboard boxes will disappear from major retail stores.

2019-09-01 16:10

Toll collectors win suit over permanent position

Toll collectors win suit over permanent position

The Supreme Court upheld lower courts' rulings, Thursday, that the state-run expressway operators should hire toll collectors directly to permanent positions rather than having contractors employ them.

2019-08-29 17:45

Ocean ministry to release 14 endangered sea turtles

Ocean ministry to release 14 endangered sea turtles

South Korea's ocean ministry said Tuesday it plans to release 14 endangered sea turtles into waters off a southern island this week as part of efforts to preserve the species in the wild. The sea turtles, including some that were rescued or brought into the country for research purposes, will be relocated to waters off Jeju Island, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fish...

2019-08-27 13:27

Protest for full-time employment

Protest for full-time employment

Temporary workers at Seoul National University Hospital stage a rally in front of the hospital in Seoul, Thursday, launching an indefinite strike, calling for the hospital management to hire them as full-time workers. Yonhap

2019-08-22 16:42

Tokyo urged to address concerns over Fukushima radioactive water

Tokyo urged to address concerns over Fukushima radioactive water

Less than a year ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics scheduled to open July 24 next year, the Japanese government is faced with the challenge of dealing with growing concerns - raised by international bodies and neighboring countries - over contaminated water from Fukushima's disabled nuclear power plant. Fukushima Prefecture has been contaminated from the 2011 nuclear di...

2019-08-20 17:21

Job fair for global companies to be held instead of Japan-focused one

Job fair for global companies to be held instead of Japan-focused one

With a job fair here for Japanese companies shelved following diplomatic rows between Seoul and Tokyo, the government is now looking elsewhere to help young people seeking jobs at foreign firms. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, Tuesday, the government plans to hold another job fair in November that will invite companies from the United States, Europe, the As...

2019-08-20 16:53

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