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Seoul & Provinces

Sat, October 19, 2019 | 13:39

Dispute settled before strike

From left, Seoul Metro CEO Kim Tae-ho, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and the subway operator's union leader Yun Byeong-beom show a written agreement over wage increase and other working conditions, at Seoul Metro headquarters, Wednesday. According to the agreement that came minutes before the union's planned strike, the company will raise workers' wages by 1.8 percent and hire 24...

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-10-16 17:47

Seoul's administrative battle to keep its public parks

Most public parks and nature reserves don't require special landscaping, containing self-regenerative flora and well-trodden paths. But under a new legal provision, such parks will be considered "unfinished" urban planning facilities if the local government hasn't fully acquired all the land on site from private landowners or the central government.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-10-16 09:50

Cho's resignation may accelerate probe into family

The prosecution's investigation into corruption allegations involving former Justice Minister Cho Kuk and his family is expected to pick up pace following his resignation. His departure is giving the prosecution more leeway in intensifying and widening its investigation into the allegations, including summoning Cho himself for questioning.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-10-15 17:36

Women dressed as “seonnyeo,” fairies that appear in Korean folk tales, walk in a procession along the old city walls at Seonnyeo Festival held in Seongbuk-gu, northeastern Seoul, Sunday. / Yonhap

2019-10-14 17:00

District office in Seoul hires first Chinese-born civil servant

Gwangjin district, home to around 10,000 Chinese immigrants in eastern Seoul, hired its first Chinese-born civil servant last month. Originally from Heilongjiang Province in northeastern China, Chang Yu-jin, 45, immigrated to Korea 20 years ago.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-10-14 16:58

Visitors take pictures in silver grass fields at Gaetgol Ecological Park in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. Clear skies are expected nationwide for a while, with big temperature differences between day and night. Yonhap

2019-10-14 16:57

Boeing aims to resume B737 Max 8 service this year

Boeing aims to have the ill-fated B737 Max 8 planes back in service within this year and is reviewing ways to compensate airlines that have grounded the jets since March, according to a senior Boeing official.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-10-14 15:22

Railway services disrupted for 2nd day amid strike

Rail services nationwide were partially disrupted or delayed Saturday, the second day of a 72-hour strike, after workers walked out demanding better working conditions.

2019-10-12 12:44

Colorful mudflats

Mudflats in Sinan County, South Jeolla Province, are colorfully decorated with East Asian Seepweed and salicomia herbacea, Thursday. Yonhap

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-10-11 17:02

Seoul claims global climate action award

Seoul City's efforts to the tackle the climate crisis have gained global recognition after the city won a C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Award for its renewable energy plan, the city government said Friday.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-10-11 15:02

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