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Mon, July 22, 2019 | 06:13

K-water shares water management skills abroad

Water is an important resource for people's lives and also a nation's economic development, and improving water-related infrastructure and fostering experts in the area are key to effective water management.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-05-15 20:57

Desertification prevention

Employees of Korean Air and Delta Air Lines plant trees in the Baganuur district of Mongolia, Tuesday. Korean Air has been planting trees there since 2004 in an effort to tackle desertification, and this year Delta staffers took part in the campaign to mark the one-year anniversary of the two airlines' joint venture. / Yonhap

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-05-15 18:01

Against ridesharing services

Taxi drivers hold a rally at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, Wednesday, to call for a halt to the operation of ridesharing startup Tada, claiming ridesharing services will damage the taxi industry. Earlier in the morning, a 76-year-old taxi driver died after setting himself on fire in central Seoul, presumably in protest of such services. It was the third death of a protesting c...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-05-15 18:01

Taxi driver sets himself on fire in protest over ride-hailing service Tada

A taxi driver has died after setting himself on fire in a protest over ride-sharing service Tada. According to police and firefighters Wednesday, the driver, surnamed Ahn, 76, set himself alight near Seoul Plaza in central Seoul about 3:20 a.m. He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Jung Min-ho | 2019-05-15 14:09

Strike looming ahead

Buses are parked at a bus parking lot in Songpa-gu, eastern Seoul, Tuesday, a day ahead of a planned strike by 35,000 unionized bus drivers across the country. The drivers are calling for countermeasures against an expected salary cut along with the implementation of the 52-hour workweek system in July. Bus drivers in Daegu and Incheon reached an agreement with their companie...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-05-14 16:56

Nationwide bus strike looming large

Bus drivers are set to stage a nationwide strike May 15 unless companies promise to “protect their livelihoods, as they claim their wages will be reduced significantly when the 52-hour workweek system is applied to them starting July.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-05-10 15:56

Talks on 2019's minimum wage face bumpy road

Discussions on next year's minimum wage are not going smoothly, as a reform plan for the decision-making process has been pending at the National Assembly and one third of the current members of the Minimum Wage Commission are quitting.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-05-09 17:16

Endangered Asiatic black bear found in DMZ

An Asiatic black bear has been found living in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas, the government confirmed, Wednesday. The Ministry of Environment and the National Institute of Ecology said they captured a picture of the bear, classified as level-one endangered species, through cameras installed in the DMZ.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-05-08 18:02

9 out of 10 workers discontent over Moon's labor policy: survey

Nearly nine out of 10 workers are unhappy with the government's labor policy, a survey showed Tuesday.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-05-08 11:03

Gov't offices neglect disability employment

Public offices have not made enough effort to employ socially vulnerable groups such as the disabled and high school graduates in recent years, according to a report, Sunday.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-05-05 17:03

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