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Sat, July 31, 2021 | 06:18

Clean hydrogen to power Korea's 5th largest harbor by 2040

Korea's fifth largest harbor will become 100 percent hydrogen-based starting in 2040, as part of the central government's bid to neutralize the national carbon emission and join international efforts to slow down global warming.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-07-29 15:36

Over 50% of Naver employees experienced workplace bullying: labor ministry

More than half of employees at South Korean technology giant Naver reported having experienced bullying at work, the labor ministry said, calling for an improvement of its work culture.

2021-07-28 10:22

[INTERVIEW] The garbage warrior

The wildest job for environmental activist Hong Da-gyeong currently is hunting for illegal waste dumping sites in Korea, as most of them are hidden. Spending hours searching for clues online and using tips from her friends that lead to their locations are just parts of the job. The task can be life-threatening, as she sometimes encounters dumpers who do not want their garbage...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-07-28 08:34

Sri Lankan worker dies in industrial accident after working 18 consecutive hours

A Sri Lankan worker at a plastic manufacturing factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, died in an industrial accident. He had been working for 18 consecutive hours to meet a deadline.

Yoon Ja-young | 2021-07-27 14:06

Korean tidal flats to join UNESCO Natural World Heritage list

“Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats” became the 15th South Korean entry to be inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list, Monday; and the second natural heritage site here, following the “Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes,” designated in 2007.

Park Ji-won | 2021-07-26 22:17

Lawyer of ex-mayor causes controversy over 'Pence rule' remarks

A so-called “Pence rule controversy” has erupted again after lawyer Jung Chul-seung, who represents the bereaved family of the late former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, advised male CEOs “not to have a female secretary.” The former mayor killed himself in July 2020 after an allegation was raised that he had sexually harassed a female civil servant at the City Hall who was assign...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-07-26 17:13

Nuclear phase-out plan emerging as key issue in upcoming presidential election

Korea is one of the world's largest nuclear energy producers. But in 2017, the country chose to phase out nuclear power plants citing concerns of possible accidents. However, the emergence of global pledges to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 casts a cloud over Korea's nuclear phase-out policy and complicates the dynamics of the presidential election scheduled for Marc...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-07-25 13:27

China OKs entry of Pakistani rescue choppers in search for missing Korean mountaineer

China has approved a request from Pakistan to allow the entry of Pakistani rescue helicopters into Chinese territory to search for a South Korean mountaineer missing in the Himalayas, a foreign ministry official said Friday.

2021-07-23 18:34

Major union slammed for pushing ahead with labor rallies despite pandemic

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), a major umbrella union here, has been slammed for pushing ahead with massive rallies amid a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the government's repeated warnings of a stern response. After holding a massive rally July 3, where around 8,000 members of the union gathered in central Seoul's Jongno District despite the govern...

Jung Da-min | 2021-07-22 16:00

Pandemic ignites debate over four-day workweek

The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has ignited discussion here over reducing the workweek to four days, to help people maintain a work-life balance, a recent survey showed. Of 1,000 respondents aged between 19 and 59, 67.1 percent said that they were willing to work for a company that can enable them to maintain their work-life balance, according to a recent survey conducted by ...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-07-22 15:22

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