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Rival parties call for safety measures at jamboree event amid heat wave

An ambulance takes people to the hospital after 108 participants at the 25th World Scout Jamboree needed medical attention, with most showing symptoms of heat-related illnesses after the opening ceremony, Aug. 2. Yonhap Rival parties unanimously called on the government Thursday to implement safety measures to protect young participants of the 25th World Scout Jamboree from the scorching heat wave.At least 108 people have been treated for heat-related illnesses so far since the event kicked off Wednesday, with two remaining under medical treatment, according to Choi Chang-haeng, secretary-general of the Jamboree's organizing committee.During the opening ceremony of the event Wednesday night, 88 people were taken to hospitals after showing symptoms of heat-related illnesses. The temperature at the time reached 35 C."We will encourage the government to take thorough safety measures and continue to monitor the situation," said Rep. Yun Jae-ok, the floor leader of the r

Aug 3, 2023
Rival parties call for safety measures at jamboree event amid heat wave
  • 108 attendees at World Scout Jamboree treated for heat-related illnesses

Parents to be required to schedule meetings, phone calls with teachers

Cho Hee-yeon, superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, speaks during a press conference at the education office in Seoul, Wednesday. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeParents will have to make a reservation before meeting with or phoning teachers, as part of measures introduced by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) to protect educators from facing excessive calls made by demanding parents, SMOE Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon announced Wednesday. The progressive superintendent said waiting rooms equipped with surveillance cameras will be introduced at some schools in Seoul to control visits by parents more strictly. In instances where teachers face legal disputes with parents, the education office will expand its support for lawsuit costs and simplify procedures to carry out the necessary support. The announcement came amid increasing calls to better protect teachers' wellbeing, after an elementary school teacher in her 20s ended her life inside her classroom last month. The teacher's death has triggered a torrent of speculation online that she suffered from constant

Aug 2, 2023By Jun Ji-hye
Parents to be required to schedule meetings, phone calls with teachers

Demanding protection from heat injuries

Members of the Korean Construction Workers Union pour water on their heads to call on the government to enact safety measures to protect construction workers exposed to the sweltering heat, in front of the presidential office in Yongsan, Wednesday. The death toll from this summer's heat wave has risen to 23 as of Wednesday. Yonhap

Aug 2, 2023
Demanding protection from heat injuries

Learning about Sustainable Development Goals

Scouts participating in the 25th World Scout Jamboree attend a discussion about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) at the Ban Ki-moon SDG Village near the Jamboree campsite in Saemangeum, North Jeolla Province, Wednesday. The village, named after the former United Nations secretary-general, is a space that enables young people to learn about global issues and get inspired to take action in their communities. Yonhap

Aug 2, 2023
Learning about Sustainable Development Goals

Big-name outcasts begin to position themselves for upcoming general election

Former lawmaker Yoo Seong-min of the ruling People Power Party speaks during a forum in Daegu, Jan. 11. Newsis.By Nam Hyun-wooHigh-profile outcasts from major parties are gearing up for next year's general election with swing voters on the rise. Speculation is growing that such politicians may create their own parties as a way to make an impact in the upcoming election, scheduled for April 10, 2024. During a radio interview with broadcaster KBS, July 31, former lawmaker Yoo Seong-min of the conservative People Power Party said he is considering every possibility for his next political move, including running for the election as an independent candidate or creating his own political party.Yoo, a four-term lawmaker and a former presidential candidate of the now defunct center-right Bareun Mirae Party, has been openly criticizing President Yoon Suk Yeol and the leadership of the PPP and said that he is not thinking of running for the election as a PPP candidate.“I don't think I can get a candidate recommendation (from the PPP), because I am a pain in the neck for them,” Yoo

Aug 2, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
Big-name outcasts begin to position themselves for upcoming general election

Unification minister to meet civic group chiefs over abductees, detainees in N. Korea

New Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho delivers an inaugural speech at the government complex in Seoul, July 28. YonhapSouth Korea's new unification minister will meet with chiefs of civic groups dedicated to resolving the issue of abductees and detainees in North Korea this week as his first official schedule since the inauguration, his office said Wednesday.Minister Kim Yung-ho will have a meeting Thursday with representatives of such advocacy groups and a family member of a South Korean pastor detained in the North, according to Seoul's unification ministry.The planned meeting underscores Kim's commitment to addressing the long-pending issue of South Koreans who have been detained in the North after abduction, including those kidnapped during and after the 1950-53 Korean War.The ministry plans to set up a task force in charge of the detainee issue, and slim it down by relocating about 15 percent of its workforce as part of its major organizational reshuffle.Kim took office as South Korea's new point man on unification Friday, with a pledge to pursue a principle-based inter-Korean po

Aug 2, 2023
Unification minister to meet civic group chiefs over abductees, detainees in N. Korea

Yoon leaves for 7-day summer vacation

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office, Aug. 1. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk Yeol went on a weeklong summer vacation on Wednesday, with destinations mostly outside of Seoul, his office said.Yoon plans to spend his time visiting various spots across the country until next Tuesday, including spending a few days at a presidential retreat on Jeo Island off the south coast, the office said."President Yoon is not coming to work today," a presidential official said. "Many of his staff also went on vacation."Yoon is expected to make surprise visits to traditional markets and other places in provincial regions to help boost domestic consumption, officials said. Yoon had earlier canceled his vacation plans in the wake of deadly downpours.Last year, Yoon took five days off but stayed at his private home in Seocho-dong in southern Seoul. (Yonhap)

Aug 2, 2023
Yoon leaves for 7-day summer vacation

Yoon meets with Belizean PM, requests support for 2030 World Expo bid

President Yoon Suk Yeol, thrid from right, holds a meeting with Belizean Prime Minister John Briceno, third from left, at the presidential office in Seoul, Tuesday. Courtesy of presidential officePresident Yoon Suk Yeol held a meeting with Belizean Prime Minister John Briceno on Tuesday and requested the Central American country's support for Korea's bid to bring the 2030 World Expo to its southern port city of Busan, the presidential office said.During the meeting held at the presidential office in Seoul, the Korean president also expressed a hope for increased exchanges between the two countries, noting a growing number of Korean tourists are visiting Belize, presidential spokesperson Lee Do-woon said in a written briefing.Briceno requested Korea's technical assistance in his country's plans to digitalize its land transaction management system and establish an international electronic identification certificate system, also thanking Yoon for Seoul's health, education and development aid during the COVID-19 pandemic.The two leaders also agreed to expand trade and investment between

Aug 1, 2023
Yoon meets with Belizean PM, requests support for 2030 World Expo bid

PPP urges DPK's innovation chief to apologize over remarks denounced as demeaning to old people

Kim Eun-kyung, center, the chief of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea's innovation committee, speaks in a round table discussion with young voters at a coffee shop in Seoul, July 31. YonhapThe ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Tuesday urged the innovation chief of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) to apologize after she made remarks denounced as demeaning to old people.Kim Eun-kyung, a law school professor who took over as the DPK's innovation committee chief in June, made the remarks Sunday during a meeting with people from younger generations, quoting her son as saying it is unfair for old people to decide the future of younger generations by exercising the same one vote.She said the son claimed that voting rights should be exercised in proportion to one's remaining life span, which means that the votes of younger generations should be given greater weight while less weight should be given to the votes of old people."His point was that why should those whose future is short cast the same one vote when our future is much longer," she said. "The point i

Aug 1, 2023
PPP urges DPK's innovation chief to apologize over remarks denounced as demeaning to old people

President urges ministry to set up guidelines to bolster teachers' authority

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Yongsan District, Seoul, Tuesday. YonhapYoon slams 'cartel' in construction industryBy Nam Hyun-wooPresident Yoon Suk Yeol urged the Ministry of Education to “immediately set up” administrative guidelines to protect teachers' classroom authority, amid nationwide uproar from teachers about the harsh working conditions they face from demanding parents following the suicide of a fellow teacher.“Leaving students who violate rules unpunished under the pretext of human rights is no different from tolerating criminal acts that undermine social order,” Yoon said during a Cabinet meeting, Tuesday. “The Ministry of Education should establish guidelines immediately so that they can be implemented at schools from the second semester of this year.”His remarks came amid multiple protests staged by teachers, calling for reform of the public education system, after a teacher in her 20s took her own life inside her classroom in Seoul's Seocho District. Although the police investig

Aug 1, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
President urges ministry to set up guidelines to bolster teachers' authority
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