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Rescue workers to resume search for two missing in deadly capsizing of fishing boat

Rescue workers were to resume their search Monday for two people missing in the deadly capsizing of a fishing boat off the west coast of Incheon a day earlier that claimed the lives of 13 people.

Labor & environment | 2017-12-04 11:27

13 dead, two missing in fishing boat collision

Thirteen people died, two are missing and seven injured after a recreational fishing vessel was involved in a collision with a tanker off Incheon, west of Seoul on Sunday. The 9.77-ton boat _ carrying 22 people, including two crew _ capsized after the collision with the 336-ton tanker near the Yeongheung Bridge at 6:12 a.m. on Sunday.

Labor & environment | 2017-12-03 14:00

Gov't confirms soil liquefaction in Pohang

The government said Friday that it has found soil liquefaction in the earthquake-stricken city of Pohang. The Ministry of Interior and Safety said one area shows a high level of liquefaction, in which soil loses its strength, usually because of the quakes. However, it noted the situation is not “at a worrisome level,” considering the affected area is just a paddy.

Labor & environment | 2017-12-01 16:26

Bird watcher scientist's passion for participatory science

Hortense Serret is a French researcher and bird watcher who recently launched a winter bird-monitoring project in Korea.

Labor & environment | 2017-12-01 15:30

Robot automation to kill 800 million jobs by 2030: McKinsey

McKinsey Global Institute, a think tank of the multinational consulting firm, predicts that up to 800 million workers could lose their jobs by 2030 to robots.

Labor & environment | 2017-11-30 16:43

Huge amount of benzene found in water under Yongsan Garrison

The amount of benzene found in groundwater in and around U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Yongsan in Seoul was 672 times higher than the instructed amount, according to a study by a Korea-U.S. joint committee, Wednesday.

Labor & environment | 2017-11-29 16:23

Gov't agency chiefs to be held more accountable for workplace sexual harassment

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Tuesday ministries or local governments to which agencies are affiliated will deal with sexual harassment cases involving executive-level personnel.

Labor & environment | 2017-11-28 16:14

South Korea has 1 million shamans, fortune tellers

As Korea goes through an economic downturn, the number of Korean shamans and fortune tellers is growing rapidly. With unemployment growing, the barrier to becoming a shaman or fortune teller is lower than other areas where a degree or license is required. The same phenomenon occurred during the IMF financial crisis. The groups with the most members are the Korean Kyungsin Fed...

Labor & environment | 2017-11-27 17:00

Did geothermal power plant trigger Pohang quake?

The government will investigate whether the construction of a geothermal power plant in Pohang played any role in causing the 5.4-magnitude earthquake that hit there earlier this month. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Saturday that it will create a task force to look into whether the construction and test operations of the plant, which involves pumping water i...

Labor & environment | 2017-11-26 16:47

23% of PhD holders are jobless

Some 22.9 percent of people who earned doctorates locally this year are without jobs, according to the Korean Statistical Information Service. For previous years, the figures were 21.3 percent in 2014, 20.3 percent in 2015 and 21.6 percent last year.

Labor & environment | 2017-11-22 11:36

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