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Labor & Environment

Sun, May 9, 2021 | 07:33

Yellow dust storm from China, Mongolia heading towards Korea

The density of fine dust particles smaller than 10 micrometers in diameter, known as PM 10, will rise to "very bad" levels in Seoul and many other parts of South Korea, beginning Friday evening, due to the influx of yellow dust originating from deserts in northern China and Mongolia, a state forecasting agency said. The PM 10 reading is to soar above the government-designated...

2021-04-16 16:29

Gov't holds vice-ministerial meeting to discuss Japan's Fukushima water release plan

The government held a vice-ministerial interagency meeting on Friday to discuss measures to deal with Japan's plan to release a massive amount of radioactive water into the sea, including a push to take part in international verification, officials said. The meeting came as Seoul is considering taking concrete action after Tokyo said it will discharge over 1.2 million tons of...

2021-04-16 15:55

Delivery workers refuse door-to-door service following residents' unilateral action

Delivery workers have decided to discontinue door-to-door parcel services for a large apartment complex of 5,000 households located in Gangdong District in southeastern Seoul, following what they claimed was the resident representatives' unilateral decision to ban the workers from driving on aboveground roads of the complex. The workers' action began Wednesday, following the ...

2021-04-16 08:24

Former UN chief's national climate council shuts down after 2 years

Former United Nation Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's national advisory group on the ever-increasing global climate crisis has wrapped up its two-year-long term. At a special conference, April 13, marking the termination of the National Council on Climate and Air Quality (NCCA), directly under President Moon Jae-in, Ban and invited experts highlighted the significance of Korea...

2021-04-14 09:14

Plastic Mill recycles neglected small plastic waste

Korea is known for its high recycling rate, as most people in the country are familiar with basic waste-sorting practices separating general and recyclable waste. According to 2018 statistics compiled by the Ministry of Environment, Korea's recycling rate is about 86 percent, which is one of the highest in the world. However, experts say those numbers are illusory, because th...

2021-04-03 09:17

Yellow dust continues to choke Korea

Workers commuting to work and schoolgoers across South Korea on Tuesday braced for the second day of one of the country's worst yellow dust storms in years as authorities took emergency emissions reduction measures against dangerously high spikes in fine dust levels.

2021-03-30 10:57

Yellow dust grips nation

A woman walks on a trail on Mount Nam, Seoul, Monday, while the sky is covered with yellow dust. Korea had “very bad” levels of fine dust and ultrafine dust, with dust alerts being issued across the country, after a yellow dust storm originating from inland deserts in northern China blanketed the nation. Yonhap

2021-03-29 16:05

Stranded foreign workers amid COVID-19 allowed to extend stay

Migrant workers who are stranded in Korea due to a lack of flights amid the coronavirus pandemic have been allowed to extend their employment period by one year. Following the National Assembly's passage of a revised Foreigner Employment Act, Friday, foreign workers facing difficulties returning to their home countries due to travel restrictions in case of natural disasters o...

2021-03-29 14:54

Korea blanketed by powerful yellow dust storm

An extraordinarily strong yellow dust storm originating from the inland deserts in northern China blanketed all of South Korea on Monday, prompting authorities to issue a yellow dust warning for Seoul and almost all parts of the country. The density of fine dust particles smaller than 10 micrometers in diameter, known as PM 10, surged to the "very bad" level in the greater Se...

2021-03-29 10:17

Seas around South Korea get warmer over past 5 years: report

Seas around South Korea have become warmer over the past five years, causing the habitats of marine life on the seabed to move northward, a report by the country's fishery ministry said Sunday. According to the research report by the Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries, climate change raised the temperature of the seawater between 2015 and 2020 in the country, affecting the habit...

2021-03-28 14:57

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