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Number of int'l flight passengers rises 19.9% in July-Aug.: data

The number of international flight passengers during the summer vacation season this year increased 19.9 percent on-year to fully recover to the pre-pandemic level, data showed Sunday.

Sep 8, 2024By Yonhap
Number of int'l flight passengers rises 19.9% in July-Aug.: data

Street ad for homosexual matchmaking app taken down due to complaints after 4 days

A giant-screen advertisement showing homosexual people kissing and embracing each other was taken down four days after it began airing on the streets of Seoul's southern district of Gangnam due to a series of complaints.

Sep 8, 2024By Yonhap
Street ad for homosexual matchmaking app taken down due to complaints after 4 days

Another victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery dies, leaving 8 survivors

A victim of Japan's sexual slavery of Korean women during World War II has died, a civic group said Saturday, bringing down the number of officially registered surviving victims to eight.

Sep 7, 2024By Yonhap
Another victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery dies, leaving 8 survivors

Personal information of some 80,000 graduates leaked after Ewha Womans University server hacked

Personal information of some 80,000 graduates of Ewha Womans University was leaked after its website managing academic affairs was hacked, officials said Friday.

Sep 6, 2024By Yonhap
Personal information of some 80,000 graduates leaked after Ewha Womans University server hacked

90% of Seoul's luxury hotels scrutinized for misleading room rates

Nearly 90 percent of five-star hotels in Seoul were found to use misleading room pricing practices, with final costs rising by up to 21 percent due to hidden taxes and fees, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Friday.

Sep 6, 2024By Jung Da-hyun
90% of Seoul's luxury hotels scrutinized for misleading room rates

Gender pay gap below 30% for 1st time in 2023: gender ministry data

The gender pay gap in listed firms and public institutions narrowed to 26 percent last year, the first time it dropped below 30 percent since 2019, gender ministry data showed Friday.

Sep 6, 2024By Yonhap
Gender pay gap below 30% for 1st time in 2023: gender ministry data

Military doctors struggle to relieve staffing shortages at emergency rooms

Despite the government's efforts to deploy military doctors to hospitals facing staffing shortages, confusion persists, with some military doctors refusing to provide medical treatment or return to their original posts, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare and medical sector, Friday.

Sep 6, 2024By Jung Da-hyun
Military doctors struggle to relieve staffing shortages at emergency rooms
  • Emergency medical services face growing strain
  • Korea's medical tourism industry unaffected by junior doctors' walkout

Philippines calls on Korea to pay minimum wage to caregivers

The Philippine government urged Korean authorities to ensure that Filipino caregivers in Seoul receive the minimum wage, Thursday, stressing that equal treatment under Korea’s Foreign Employment Act was a key condition of the bilateral pilot project.

Sep 6, 2024By Lee Hyo-jin
Philippines calls on Korea to pay minimum wage to caregivers

Korea's biggest coal mine closes after 88 years

Korea's biggest coal mine, Jangseong Coal Mine, formally closed Friday, 88 years after it opened, as coal output declined with the nation shifting toward greener energy sources.

Sep 6, 2024By Yonhap
Korea's biggest coal mine closes after 88 years

Man dies after 4-hour search for doctor following construction site accident

A construction worker in his 70s, who fell from a building site in Busan and sustained severe injuries, died while being transported between hospitals in search of emergency surgery.

Sep 6, 2024By KTimes
Man dies after 4-hour search for doctor following construction site accident
  • Emergency medical services face growing strain
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