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Mon, June 1, 2020 | 02:45

SMEs given extended grace period for shortened workweek

SMEs given extended grace period for shortened workweek

The government will delay full introduction of the 52-hour workweek system for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which was initially scheduled to be implemented on Jan. 1, in a measure to give them more time to prepare.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-11-18 16:57

Activists up in arms against US call for higher USFK bill

Activists up in arms against US call for higher USFK bill

Five hundred activists took to the streets in Seoul, Saturday, to protest the U.S.' repeated calls for the government to drastically increase its contributions toward the cost of stationing American forces on the Korean Peninsula.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-11-17 17:13

Train services disrupted as railway workers' prepare to strike

Train services disrupted as railway workers' prepare to strike

Railway workers' ongoing “work-to-rule” protest disrupted services for a third straight day, Sunday, with some trains running up to an hour late.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-11-17 17:09

Scientist founds bioplastic startup

Scientist founds bioplastic startup

Hwang Dong-soo, an associate professor at the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), is doing what his colleagues wouldn't normally do.

Kim Se-jeong | 2019-11-12 16:36

Union denounces 'retrogressive' labor policy

Union denounces 'retrogressive' labor policy

Tens of thousands of members of Korea Confederation of Trade Unions have called for the government to guarantee basic labor rights, denouncing the labor policies of the Moon Jae-in administration which they had fiercely supported. The members of one of the nation's two umbrella unions held a massive rally on Yeouido in Seoul, Saturday, urging the government to abolish irregul...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-11-10 17:06

Fine dust observation

Fine dust observation

A drone collects pollutants in the sky above the industrial complex in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, Friday. The Ministry of Environment demonstrated the fine dust measuring drone which collect samples from factories to check whether the businesses keep to the permissible level of emissions. / Yonhap

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-11-10 16:42

Action against climate change

Action against climate change

Members of Global Climate Strike in Korea, an activist group, rally at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, Thursday, to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to formally exit the Paris Climate Agreement, a pact for efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. /Yonhap

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-11-07 18:39

[INTERVIEW] Smart city expert unimpressed with Songdo

[INTERVIEW] Smart city expert unimpressed with Songdo

It is safe to call Cha Chung-ha a "smart city" expert. His words of advice to clients of his nonprofit organization Re!magining Cities Foundation have enough weight to attract those willing to pay.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-11-07 09:40

Delivery workers' rally

Delivery workers' rally

Parcel delivery workers call for the passing of a new law designed to guarantee them better labor conditions and a more stable job status, during a rally in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, Monday. / Yonhap

2019-11-06 11:29

Korean firms urged to work harder to cut gas emissions

Korean firms urged to work harder to cut gas emissions

Corporations around the world use two-thirds of the electricity produced globally. Meanwhile, here in Korea, companies consume over 50 percent of the electric power generated from coal-fired power plants that contribute 30 percent to 40 percent of greenhouse gases emitted in the country.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-11-03 19:43

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