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Mon, May 29, 2023 | 04:12

Park in front of presidential office to open to public Thursday

Park in front of presidential office to open to public Thursday

A newly constructed park in front of the presidential office building will open to the public this week ahead of the first anniversary of President Yoon Suk Yeol's inauguration, the office said Tuesday.

2023-05-02 17:22

Buddha's Birthday, Christmas to be given alternative holidays

Buddha's Birthday, Christmas to be given alternative holidays

The government on Tuesday finalized the designation of substitute holiday days for Buddha's Birthday and Christmas when the two public holidays fall on weekends, officials said.

2023-05-02 16:12

Korea is most expensive country to raise child: study

Korea is most expensive country to raise child: study

Korea is the most expensive country in the world to raise a child, a recent study shows, a statistic that escalates concerns about the country's declining birth rate amid a demographic crisis. The latest study by Beijing-based think-tank, YuWa Population Research Institute, revealed that Korea ranks highest in the world when it comes to the cost of raising a child from birth ...

Lee Hae-rin | 2023-05-02 08:33

Medical community divided over Nursing Act

Medical community divided over Nursing Act

Tension within the country's medical community is growing as doctors, nursing assistants and various other medical workers announce a joint strike in protest of the recently passed Nursing Act, which they claim privileges nurses unfairly.

Lee Hae-rin | 2023-05-01 16:50

Online sales of travel services more than double in Q1 on eased virus curbs

Online sales of travel services more than double in Q1 on eased virus curbs

Online sales of travel and transportation services more than doubled on-year in the first quarter of 2023 on eased COVID-19 restrictions, data showed Monday.

2023-05-01 13:38

Families of chopper crash victims sue local gov'ts for violating industrial accidents act

Families of chopper crash victims sue local gov'ts for violating industrial accidents act

The families of people who died in a helicopter crash last year filed a complaint against local government heads for violating the act on serious industrial accidents, their lawyer said Monday.

2023-05-01 13:37

Admission fees for 65 Buddhist temples to be scrapped from Thursday

Admission fees for 65 Buddhist temples to be scrapped from Thursday

Admission fees for 65 Buddhist temples affiliated with the Jogye Order, Korea's largest Buddhist sect, around the country will be scrapped starting this week, the cultural heritage authority and the sect said Monday.

2023-05-01 11:37

Labor groups hold various Labor Day rallies in Seoul

Labor groups hold various Labor Day rallies in Seoul

Various labor groups, including the nation's two major umbrella unions, held large-scale rallies throughout downtown Seoul on Monday to commemorate Labor Day.

2023-05-01 10:57

Baemin riders to stage strike on Children's Day

Baemin riders to stage strike on Children's Day

Some 3,000 delivery workers of the nation's largest food delivery platform Baedal Minjok (Baemin) will go on strike on Children's Day, Friday, unless the company increases the basic delivery fee of 3,000 won ($2.24) per order to 4,000 won.

Lee Hae-rin | 2023-05-01 09:00

3.1 magnitude quake hits central province: weather agency

3.1 magnitude quake hits central province: weather agency

A 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck the central province of North Chungcheong on Sunday, but no damage has been reported, authorities said.

2023-04-30 22:14

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