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Rich marine species vanish with climate change

Climate change has set off a changing in marine species in waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula. The average sea temperature has increased by 1.3-2 degrees Celsius since 2000. And the consequences are dismal. Species normally caught in coastal waters are disappearing while species normally found in southern waters, even in tropical areas, is increasing. Snow crab is one of...

Labor & environment | 2017-07-24 16:07

[Debate] Shin Kori reactors: to be or not to be

The fate of two reactors at the Shin Kori Nuclear Power Plant in the southeastern city of Ulsan is critical for the country because it will set the tone of the administration’s energy policy. President Moon Jae-in is pushing to deliver on his campaign promise to phase out nuclear power plants. The state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) has suspended work on the two re...

Labor & environment | 2017-07-23 17:24

Expertise vs. democracy: Dispute heats up over ad hoc committee on Shin Kori

Heavy rain slams Korea's central region, killing one

Heavy rain and thunderstorms pounded the country’s central region Sunday, killing at least one person. According to Incheon Fire Department, a 95-year-old man was found dead at 9:54 a.m. after a torrential downpour hit the city early in the morning. His body was found floating in his basement room, which was filled with water. Police are investigating the exact cause of his d...

Labor & environment | 2017-07-23 17:11

Heavy rain slams central regions; blocking highways, disrupting rail services [PHOTOS]

Depression at work : Here's why I quit [Graphic News]

Labor & environment | 2017-07-23 16:00

S. Korea's CO2 emissions up 1.3% year-on-year in 2016: data

South Korea's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rose 1.3 percent in 2016 from the previous year, industry data showed Sunday, as the country steps up efforts to curb the release of greenhouse gases cited for causing global warming. According to Enerdata, an international energy consulting firm, Asia's fourth-largest economy released some 588 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere last year, compared to 580 million tons tallied for 2015. The independent findings are supported by separate numbers by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) last year that claimed South Korea's CO2 output ...

Labor & environment | 2017-07-23 10:43

Man on pilgrimage for 'world with no nuclear power'

Lee Won-young, an urban engineering professor at Suwon University, is on a “pilgrimage,” planning to walk 11,000 kilometers in 26 countries within two years. Since Lee launched the project he calls, “New Silk Road for Life and No Nuclear Power,” on May 3, he has walked up to 25 kilometers each day in his destination country. “I am walking to bring attention to the danger of t...

Labor & environment | 2017-07-21 16:01

Gov't starts process of converting 310,000 irregular workers

The government will convert irregular workers in the public sector into regular employees this year, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Thursday. They are part of 310,000 such workers at 852 public sector companies and organizations. The irregular workers gaining regular status this year are those who are expected to work for at least two more years at their workplace. The rest will also eventually be made regular employees. The ministry said the government has yet to make an estimate of the scale of workers who will receive regular status.

Labor & environment | 2017-07-20 19:09

52% of fine dust generated in Korea

Fifty-two percent of fine dust posing a growing health threat to Koreans is generated within the country, not from abroad, according to the preliminary results of joint research by the Korean government and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Tuesday. Of the remaining 48 percent, 34 percent came from China, 9 percent from North Korea and 5 perce...

Labor & environment | 2017-07-19 18:13

Small businesses may fail to pay new minimum wage

Fear is growing that small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may fail to pay workers on time due to the “sharp increase” of the newly set hourly minimum wage of 7,530 won ($6.64). Such enterprises have claimed job cuts are inevitable to reduce uncontrollable labor costs following what they deem a “too excessive” 16.4 percent increase from this year’ s 6,470 won. According to data by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, as of last year, out of about 19.6 million salaried workers, 2.66 million, or 13.6 percent, were paid less than the minimum wage. The portion has been on a steady rise, co...

Labor & environment | 2017-07-19 16:58

S. Korea to build 'Eden Garden'

Completed in 2001, the Eden Project houses huge biomes that boast an enormous collection of endangered plants from around the world. "(The KNA) and the Eden Project signed a business accord in St Austell Tuesday on the creation of the Korean garden in the famous British garden, and agreed to cooperate in preserving and restoring plant diversity down the road," a KNA official ...

Labor & environment | 2017-07-19 14:26

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