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December 18, 2018 Education

Part-time lecturers in Busan go on strike to protest dismissals

Part-time lecturers in Busan went on strike Tuesday, protesting their dismissals less than a month after a revision bill aimed at improving their treatment passed the National Assembly. In a press c...

Seoul estimates W3.9tr needed to jointly host Olympics 2032 with Pyongyang

South Korea would need about 3.9 trillion won ($3.44 billion) to jointly host the Olympic Games in 2032 with North Korea, according to an estimate by the Seoul city government Tuesday. The Seoul Met...

December 18, 2018
Social affairs
Korea, UAE agree to boost parliamentary ties

The parliamentary leaders of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation to strengthen parliamentary ties on Monday, according to Seoul offi...

December 18, 2018
Politics
[Feature] ‘Migrant workers are not consumables, we are humans!’

Tanka Lungeli, a Nepali who works at a factory in Korea, wants to change jobs because his employer does not pay him properly. But when he told his boss and requested the move, he says he received dea...

December 17, 2018
Social affairs
'Original contractors should be responsible for subcontractor accidents'

Critics pointed out Sunday the mismanagement of safety by original contractors and dodgy safety inspections as major causes of an accident that killed a 24-year-old subcontract worker at a thermal po...

December 16, 2018
Social affairs
Korea ranks low in response to climate change: report

Despite worldwide calls for efforts to slow down climate change, a recent report revealed that Korea ranked lowly in terms of its response to climate change. According to the Climate Change Performa...

December 13, 2018
Social affairs
Government to conduct comprehensive facility checks as number of accidents rise

The government will conduct comprehensive safety inspections of public facilities following a recent spate of accidents, including a telecom network failure caused by a fire at a mobile carrier’s bui...

December 13, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] 15-story building in Gangnam evacuated after signs of collapse

15-floor office building in Gangnam, Seoul, was evacuated and left vacant Wednesday after signs of its impending collapse were reported the day before. City officials who inspected the building concl...

December 12, 2018
Social affairs
Indicted governor requests suspension of Democratic Party membership

The Democratic Party of Korea’s leadership on Wednesday deferred taking any disciplinary action against Gyeonggi Provincial Gov. Lee Jae-myung, who has been indicted on several charges, including vio...

December 12, 2018
Politics
[Newsmaker] Na Kyung-won elected main opposition party floor leader

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party elected four-term lawmaker Rep. Na Kyung-won as its new floor leader Tuesday, amid escalating internal strife ahead of a leadership election next year. In the...

December 11, 2018
Politics
Taxi drivers to hold mass rally Dec. 20 over carpool service

The conflict between the country’s taxi industry and information technology giant Kakao has escalated to new heights after a taxi driver burned himself to death in protest. The taxi unions, which ha...

December 11, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Lawmakers criticized for raising own salaries

The recent passage of the budget bill has sparked public fury, as it included a plan to increase the annual salaries of lawmakers, while the budget for job creation was reduced. The ruling Democrati...

December 10, 2018
Politics
[Feature] Presidential petition: platform for constructive proposals or witch hunt?

A slow news day? Look no further than the electronic petition system run by the presidential office for raging public debates on everything from the highly personal request of extending summer vacati...

December 10, 2018
Social affairs
First trial of former senior judge held in massive judicial power abuse scandal

The trial of Lim Jong-hun began Monday, marking the first trial in a massive judicial power abuse case involving former top court officials. At the Seoul Central District Court, the first trial was ...

December 10, 2018
Social affairs
Assembly to hold plenary session to vote on 2019 budget

The National Assembly is set to open a plenary session Friday evening to vote on a revised government budget for 2019, having postponed the vote in a bid to get minor parties to participate. The thr...

December 7, 2018
Politics

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