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Calls grow to promote reading as gov't cuts funding for libraries, publishers

Following Han Kang's Nobel Prize for literature win last week and the resulting nationwide reading craze, Korea is witnessing a growing movement to restore funding aimed at promoting a culture of reading and supporting the publishing industry, according to officials, Monday.

Oct 14, 2024By Lee Hae-rin
Calls grow to promote reading as gov't cuts funding for libraries, publishers

Industry minister defends profitability of Czech nuclear plant bid

Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun on Monday defended that a nuclear plant project in the Czech Republic is sufficiently profitable, denying allegations that Korea's consortium became the preferred bidder in the bid for below market prices.

Oct 14, 2024By Yonhap
Industry minister defends profitability of Czech nuclear plant bid

Court orders employer to pay severance pay to illegal immigrant

A district court has ordered a manufacturing firm to pay some 10.5 million won ($7,746) in severance pay to an illegal migrant worker, citing photos and other evidence showing the employment.

Oct 14, 2024By Yonhap
Court orders employer to pay severance pay to illegal immigrant

Korea sees drop in seafood production due to rise in ocean temperature

The average water temperature in Korea's coastal waters has risen by 1.44 degrees Celsius over 56 years, twice the global average, while the water temperature in the East Sea has risen 1.9 degrees Celsius, causing pollock and squid to disappear.

Oct 13, 2024By Lee Hae-rin
Korea sees drop in seafood production due to rise in ocean temperature

30% of young Koreans support abolition of national pension system: poll

About 30 percent of Koreans, aged between 18 and 49, support the abolition of the national pension system amid waning public trust in the fund, a recent poll shows.

Oct 13, 2024By Jung Min-ho
30% of young Koreans support abolition of national pension system: poll
  • Gov't seeks to raise pension premium rate to 13% of income
  • Head of senior citizens group calls for raising elderly age threshold from 65 to 75

Korean wave exhibition opens in Tokyo

About 20,000 Japanese citizens took part in an exhibition in Tokyo that promotes Korea's pop culture, officials said Sunday.

Oct 13, 2024By Yonhap
Korean wave exhibition opens in Tokyo

Korea's Hanbit unit takes part in rice harvesting in South Sudan

A Korean military contingent stationed in South Sudan has participated in a rice-harvesting event in South Sudan as part of efforts to help the country cope with food shortages, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Sunday.

Oct 13, 2024By Yonhap
Korea's Hanbit unit takes part in rice harvesting in South Sudan

Civic groups welcome Han's Nobel Prize win as chance to highlight 1948 Jeju April 3 Uprising

Civic groups based on the southern island of Jeju on Friday welcomed novelist Han Kang's Nobel Prize win in literature, saying it offers an opportunity to raise global awareness about the bloody 1948-1954 suppression of a civilian uprising on the island.

Oct 11, 2024By Yonhap
Civic groups welcome Han's Nobel Prize win as chance to highlight 1948 Jeju April 3 Uprising
  • President, politicians rush to congratulate Han Kang on winning Nobel Prize in literature

Filipino caregivers cite excessive surveillance as reason for unauthorized departure

Two Filipino caregivers, who left their workplace without permission in Seoul last month and were apprehended in Busan, were found to have been working illegally in cleaning jobs.

Oct 11, 2024By KTimes
Filipino caregivers cite excessive surveillance as reason for unauthorized departure

'Pickup artist' courses raise concerns over promoting sexual misconduct

Online companies promoting courses on how to easily engage with the opposite sex, calling themselves "pickup artists," are sparking controversy as these services are accused of encouraging sexual misconduct.

Oct 11, 2024By KTimes
'Pickup artist' courses raise concerns over promoting sexual misconduct
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