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Tue, December 6, 2022 | 03:10

Unionized Seoul Metro workers go on strike; few disruptions reported during morning rush hour

Unionized Seoul Metro workers go on strike; few disruptions reported during morning rush hour

Unionized workers at Seoul Metro, the city-run operator of the subway system in Seoul, went on a strike Wednesday, but few subway disruptions were reported during the morning rush hour, as replacement workers were mobilized.

2022-11-30 10:31

Biz community urges truckers to stop strike, come to table for talks

Biz community urges truckers to stop strike, come to table for talks

Korea's business community urged striking truckers Wednesday to sit down for talks, saying their collective action is hurting the economy amid slowdown woes.

2022-11-30 09:59

President signs executive order to force striking truckers back to work

S. Korea, US to co-host 2nd Summit for Democracy

S. Korea, US to co-host 2nd Summit for Democracy

South Korea and the U.S. are two of five countries that will co-host the second Summit for Democracy to be held in March next year via videoconference. The three others are Costa Rica, the Netherlands and Zambia.

Nam Hyun-woo | 2022-11-30 02:31

Seoul subway's unionized workers to strike Wednesday as talks fail to resolve disputes

Seoul subway's unionized workers to strike Wednesday as talks fail to resolve disputes

Unionized workers at Seoul Metro will go on strike on Wednesday after negotiations with the operator of the Seoul subway system failed to resolve disputes over downsizing, officials said Tuesday. A group representing two major unions of the capital's subway system said that final talks fell through earlier in the day.

2022-11-29 23:06

Korean PM appeals to BIE members to award 2030 Expo to Busan

Korean PM appeals to BIE members to award 2030 Expo to Busan

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Tuesday appealed to members of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) to award the 2030 World Expo to the southern city of Busan. Han delivered a presentation on South Korea's bid to host the expo at the 171st General Assembly of the BIE, an intergovernmental body in charge of overseeing the Expo, in Paris.

2022-11-29 21:40

Top diplomats of Korea, Bahamas hold talks in Seoul

Top diplomats of Korea, Bahamas hold talks in Seoul

The top diplomats of South Korea and the Bahamas held talks in Seoul Tuesday on bilateral ties and cooperation on the international stage, Seoul's foreign ministry said. During the meeting with his Bahamian counterpart Frederick Mitchell, Foreign Minister Park Jin expressed hopes to enhance bilateral ties based on their continued cooperation in the economy and humanitarian su...

2022-11-29 21:29

Labor minister refuses to adopt basic wage system for truckers

Labor minister refuses to adopt basic wage system for truckers

Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung-sik made it clear that the government will not accept demands by striking truckers to permanently offer a basic wage system, saying such an arrangement has not been proven to be effective during the past three years it was implemented. At a press conference for foreign journalists here on Tuesday, Lee said laborers no longer need to b...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-11-29 21:04

President signs executive order to force striking truckers back to work

Author Jeffrey Miller's 'No Way Out' evokes 1990s expat experience in Korea

Author Jeffrey Miller's 'No Way Out' evokes 1990s expat experience in Korea

When asked to review Jeffrey Miller's “No Way Out” - a soon-to-be-released crime fiction novel set against the backdrop of Seoul in the 1990s - the old expat in me formed expectations from the get-go of how the writer would present a Korea of the past through the eyes of a foreign national.

2022-11-29 18:26

Indie musician Stella Donnelly rejects activist label

Indie musician Stella Donnelly rejects activist label

Since emerging onto the indie-pop scene in 2017, Stella Donnelly's songs have become symbols for social change. Many people first heard of her when the song “Boys Will Be Boys” became an anthem for the #MeToo movement. Yet the Australian never intended to be the voice of a movement. Ahead of her show in Seoul on Dec. 6, she tells us why.

2022-11-29 18:07

Millennials, Gen. Z vulnerable to digital sex crime

Millennials, Gen. Z vulnerable to digital sex crime

Lee, an 18-year-old girl in Seoul, met an unidentified male at an online chatting space through social media. He asked her where she lives, which school she attends and asked for photos of her. His demands became more lurid as he asked for more revealing photos, which turned her off and prompted her to ignore his additional messages. Later, Lee's friend informed her that the ...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-11-29 17:43

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