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Wed, January 22, 2020 | 16:53

[INTERVIEW] Smart city expert unimpressed with Songdo

[INTERVIEW] Smart city expert unimpressed with Songdo

It is safe to call Cha Chung-ha a "smart city" expert. His words of advice to clients of his nonprofit organization Re!magining Cities Foundation have enough weight to attract those willing to pay.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-11-07 09:40

Delivery workers' rally

Delivery workers' rally

Parcel delivery workers call for the passing of a new law designed to guarantee them better labor conditions and a more stable job status, during a rally in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, Monday. / Yonhap

2019-11-06 11:29

Korean firms urged to work harder to cut gas emissions

Korean firms urged to work harder to cut gas emissions

Corporations around the world use two-thirds of the electricity produced globally. Meanwhile, here in Korea, companies consume over 50 percent of the electric power generated from coal-fired power plants that contribute 30 percent to 40 percent of greenhouse gases emitted in the country.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-11-03 19:43

[ANNIVERSARY] Korean students take part in action against climate change

[ANNIVERSARY] Korean students take part in action against climate change

Millions of young people across the world have joined a movement to skip school as a way of expressing their fear and anger about climate change and various other environmental issues. On Sept. 27, hundreds of students from elementary to high school gathered in Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul to highlight the urgency of the issue, despite upcoming midterm examinations.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-11-03 16:11

[ANNIVERSARY] Climate change threatening everyday life

[ANNIVERSARY] Climate change threatening everyday life

Until recently, climate change had often been perceived as happening “over there” and to “someone else.” Melting glaciers in the remote Arctic threatening the habitat of polar bears, and El Nino and La Nina were believed to be topics for climate scientists to deal with.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-11-03 10:47

Twentieth wild boar infected with African swine fever

Twentieth wild boar infected with African swine fever

A wild boar found dead near the border with North Korea has tested positive for African swine fever (ASF), authorities said Saturday, bringing the number of such cases to 20 in South Korea.

2019-11-02 19:32

Utah University students highlight role of youth in climate change battle

Utah University students highlight role of youth in climate change battle

American university students in Korea outlined the role of young people amid the climate change crisis during an international forum on the issue.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-10-30 13:47

3 out of 10 people still bullied at work

3 out of 10 people still bullied at work

Nearly 30 percent of office workers said they are still bullied at work, despite a revised law banning workplace bullying that took effect 100 days ago, a survey showed, Tuesday.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-10-29 17:46

Mourning NK defectors' deaths

Mourning NK defectors' deaths

Civic group members hold a mock funeral on a street near Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, Friday, to call for government action to prevent similar cases to one in which a woman and her son, who defected from North Korea, were found dead in their apartment in July, two months after they died presumably of starvation. /Yonhap

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-10-24 16:37

'New airport will fill Jeju Island's ocean with dung'

'New airport will fill Jeju Island's ocean with dung'

Activists who have been opposing the plan for a second airport on Jeju Island raised their voices in front of the presidential office in Seoul, condemning the government for unreliable site feasibility tests and ignoring the island's ecology.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-10-21 17:40

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