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Mon, December 16, 2019 | 09:40

Gov't gives SMEs 1 year grace period to adopt 52-hour work week

Gov't gives SMEs 1 year grace period to adopt 52-hour work week

The government has decided to give a one-year grace period to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for the full introduction of the 52-hour workweek system, which was originally scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. The move comes after smaller companies complained about the increase in wages costs they would have to shoulder amid the economic slowdown.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-12-11 17:32

Fine dust dystopia

Fine dust dystopia

A display board shows the level of fine dust as “very bad” in eastern Seoul, Wednesday. As high concentrations of air pollution blanketed Seoul and the surrounding metropolitan area for the second straight day, the central government again ordered emergency emission reduction measures. / Yonhap

2019-12-11 16:17

Fine dust emissions sharply down amid coal plant cap

Fine dust emissions sharply down amid coal plant cap

Fine dust emissions from coal-powered power plants fell significantly in the first week of December, data showed Wednesday, after the country scaled down the operations of such plants in a broader effort to deal with a spike in fine dust here during the winter season. Emissions of fine dust from local coal plants fell a whopping 46 percent from a year earlier to 221 tons, acc...

2019-12-11 13:54

System dynamics scholar explains climate change through games

System dynamics scholar explains climate change through games

Chung Chang-kwon, a system dynamics (SD) expert and educator, goes around the country to explain climate change through games.

Kim Se-jeong | 2019-12-10 16:36

Ultrafine dust rising to 'very bad' levels in Seoul

Ultrafine dust rising to 'very bad' levels in Seoul

Ultrafine dust concentrations are forecast to surge to "very bad" levels in the Seoul metropolitan area and to "bad" levels in other parts of the country Tuesday, due largely to a steady influx of Chinese smog into the stagnant air over the Korean Peninsula, meteorologists said.

2019-12-10 13:52

37% of female NK defectors struggle with workplace discrimination

37% of female NK defectors struggle with workplace discrimination

A study has found 37 percent of female North Korean defectors surveyed face workplace discrimination in the South, both for being women and defectors, which often leads to lower wages and sexual harassment.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-12-08 16:53

Seoul not to issue driver's license to short-term foreign visitors

Seoul not to issue driver's license to short-term foreign visitors

Foreigners visiting Korea for a short time will not be able to obtain driver's licenses, the National Police Agency (NPA) said Sunday. The measure comes amid a growing number of traffic accidents abroad caused by foreigners with Korean licenses which are relatively easy to earn.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-12-08 16:23

Korea unveils world's first geostationary air pollution monitoring satellite

Korea unveils world's first geostationary air pollution monitoring satellite

South Korea on Thursday unveiled the world's first geostationary environmental monitoring satellite that can closely check the movement of fine dust and other air pollutants in the East Asian region in real time. The 3.4-ton Chollian-2B, scheduled to be sent into orbit from French Guiana in February 2020, will take up a fixed position 36,000 kilometers above the Earth's equat...

2019-12-05 12:41

'No more deaths for irregular workers'

'No more deaths for irregular workers'

Kim Mi-sook, the mother of deceased power plant mechanic Kim Yong-gyun, calls for an end to labor outsourcing during a rally at Gwanghwamun in central Seoul, Monday, the one-year anniversary of her son's death. Kim Yong-gyun, an irregular worker who was hired by a subcontractor for Korea Western Power, was killed in a conveyer belt accident last year while working alone on a ...

2019-12-02 17:29

2 marine accidents take place in Jeju, Gunsan

2 marine accidents take place in Jeju, Gunsan

A 24-ton fishing vessel with a crew of 14 sank off the coast of Mara Island, located just southwest of Jeju Island, around 6:05 a.m., Monday. Most crewmembers managed to escape, with the Korea Coast Guard finding four of them on the ship's lifeboat and nine in the nearby waters. One still remains missing. Two of the 13 rescued crew-members were pronounced dead on their arriva...

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-11-25 15:54

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