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Labor & Environment

Tue, October 22, 2019 | 11:09

'New airport will fill Jeju Island's ocean with dung'

Activists who have been opposing the plan for a second airport on Jeju Island raised their voices in front of the presidential office in Seoul, condemning the government for unreliable site feasibility tests and ignoring the island's ecology.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-10-21 17:40

Fine dust expected to haunt nation again

A high concentration of fine dust arrived in central parts of the country including Seoul Sunday, raising concerns that extreme air pollution has arrived before winter.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-10-21 17:04

Marine debris found in 19 dead sea turtles

Nineteen sea turtles that lived offshore here and were found dead recently, had ingested nearly 300 pieces of plastic debris, according to a lawmaker, Monday, raising concerns over worsening plastic pollution in the ocean. Citing information from the National Institute of Ecology and the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, Rep. Jeong Woon-chun of the minor opposi...

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-10-21 14:43

Over 130,000 English driver's licenses issued in a month

Over 130,000 people have received new driver's licenses with their personal information written in English on the back in just a month since the service was launched, the road traffic authority said Friday.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-10-18 16:22

Eradicate poverty!

Civic groups and people in need call on the government to expand the social security net for the poor and the disabled, during a press conference near Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul, Thursday, the U.N.-designated International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-10-17 17:07

Korean researcher invents plastic bag using pulp and crab shell

Hwang Sung-yeon, 45, a researcher at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, recently invented a plastic bag using substances from pulp and crab shells, the first invention of its kind by a Korean researcher.

Kim Se-jeong | 2019-10-15 17:31

Subway union plans 3-day strike this week

The Seoul subway workers' union plans to go on strike from Wednesday to Friday if its demands for a wage increase and shift system changes are not met by Tuesday. The walkout is feared to cause traffic mayhem, as train operations are expected to fall to about 60 to 70 percent of the ordinary rate.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-10-14 16:50

Destructive typhoon in Japan pummels Korean reporter

Korean TV broadcaster SBS vividly delivered the power of Typhoon Hag ibis that swept through Japan Saturday via a Tokyo correspondent who was almost blown away.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-10-13 12:51

Aftermath of Hagibis [PHOTOS]

Typhoon-caused strong winds hit Korea

South Korea suffered some damages Saturday from strong winds under the indirect influence of Typhoon Hagibis, the season's 19th typhoon.

2019-10-12 22:56

2 wild boars found dead with traces of African swine fever

The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency found two dead wild boars with traces of African swine fever (ASF) north of Seoul, Saturday, raising concerns over the spread of the deadly disease.

2019-10-12 11:16

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