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Tue, August 21, 2018 | 02:25

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Strong typhoon to slam Korea midweek

Typhoon Soulik is making its way toward the Korean Peninsula on course to strike it later this week, according to the weather agency, Monday. As the strengthening tropical storm is likely to become the first to slam into Korea in six years, the country is being urged to brace for the typhoon that could pose a serious threat to lives and property _ although it may help ease th...

Labor & environment | 2018-08-20 17:29

67% of SMEs willing to replace foreign workers with North Koreans, survey shows

f North Korea were allowed to send workers to the South, 67 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here are willing to replace foreigners with North Koreans, a survey showed on Sunday. The main reason was “communication difficulty” (68 percent) followed by “cultural differences” (15 percent). Fourteen percent of respondents said North Korean workers would be “mo...

Labor & environment | 2018-08-19 15:35

Biz lobby suggests 'less skilled, less paid' policy for migrant workers

New workweek system brings changes to evening life

A 30-year-old office worker, Lee Tae-hoon, has been enjoying the 52-hour workweek system since his company implemented it in June. His desktop turns off automatically at 6 p.m. and he has to go home no matter what. “A lot of things changed in my life. Before the 52-hour workweek was adopted, there was no way I could leave the office at 6 p.m. I did leave early at 7 p.m. somet...

Labor & environment | 2018-08-17 18:12

Adieu summer: People dig in for year's last 'boknal' [PHOTOS]

“Malbok,” or the last of the traditionally known three hottest summer days, usually reminds that summer is almost over and the cooler autumn is just around the corner. But the day, on Thursday, still smacked of sweltering mercury levels and the suffocating heat wave, dissuading people from believing their ancestors' meteorological perceptions.

Labor & environment | 2018-08-16 17:45

Government urged to seek actions against hospital violence

Medical professionals urged the government, Thursday, to step up efforts to stem violence committed by patients against medical staff. The call came after an emergency planning meeting, Tuesday, where representatives from the Korean Medical Association, the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine and 42 general hospitals gathered in a Seoul hotel and discussed measures against increasing attacks on medical staff.

Labor & environment | 2018-08-16 16:04

Seoul gets its first deaf taxi drivers

Seoul put its first deaf taxi drivers on the road this week, by taking advantage of communication-aiding technology.On Monday, two deaf drivers started ferrying passengers around Seoul using a special communication app developed by a local startup.

Labor & environment | 2018-08-16 15:22

Seoul has tropical night for 24 straight days

The intense heat wave is showing no signs with Seoul having a record-tying 24th consecutive tropical night Monday, according to the state-run weather agency, Tuesday. The previously longest spell of tropical nights in the capital was recorded in 2016.

Labor & environment | 2018-08-14 15:29

Koreans concerned over Monsanto's Roundup weed killer

A growing number of farmers and consumers here are concerned about the health risks of Monsanto's Roundup weed killer, following a California jury's recent verdict over the cancer-causing glyphosate-based herbicide, according to civic groups Monday. With the wide use of the controversial herbicide at local farms, people have begun urging the government to take proactive measu...

Labor & environment | 2018-08-13 16:30

Hopes high for typhoon amid protracted heat wave

Local media and social media feeds are buzzing again over the possibility that an ascending typhoon might finally deal a death blow to the record-breaking heat wave lingering over the nation since mid-July. Some have even nicknamed the impending typhoon a “hyoja typhoon.” Hyoja is a Korean word referring to a devoted son who takes good care of his parents.

Labor & environment | 2018-08-10 17:21

Heat wave kills 4.5 million farm animals

Four biggest water parks have 'substandard' water: data

The Korea Consumer Agency said this week it had checked water quality at Caribbean Bay, Ocean World, Woongjin Playdoci and Lotte Water Park and found it did not meet the WHO standard. But it did meet the government-set domestic standard.

Labor & environment | 2018-08-09 13:11

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Reunion with long-lost family members [PHOTOS]