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Thu, March 30, 2023 | 17:45

Controversial cable car project on Mount Seorak gets conditional nod

Controversial cable car project on Mount Seorak gets conditional nod

The environment ministry on Monday gave a conditional nod to a controversial project to build and operate a cable car system over a natural reserve area on Mount Seorak near Korea's east coast.

2023-02-27 12:58

Retail sales up 4% in January on growing online demand

Retail sales up 4% in January on growing online demand

Retail sales in Korea grew 4 percent on-year in January, though offline retailers saw their sales fall due to the New Year's holiday and amid an economic slowdown, data has showed.

2023-02-27 10:55

Seoul opens dog playground in Yeouido Hangang Park

Seoul opens dog playground in Yeouido Hangang Park

Seoul city will open a no-leash playground for dogs at Yeouido Hangang Park on a trial basis for two months beginning in March. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Sunday that the park will operate from March 2 until the end of April, and a formal opening of the playground will be decided following feedback from residents.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2023-02-26 16:33

Only 4% of unmarried Korean women think marriage, childbearing essential

Only 4% of unmarried Korean women think marriage, childbearing essential

Just four percent of unmarried Korean women in their 20s and 30s see marriage and childbearing as essential in their lives, according to a recent survey that paints an even gloomier picture of the country's continuously falling fertility rate. The survey was conducted by Park Jeong-min, a professor of social welfare at Seoul National University and published in the Korean Jou...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2023-02-26 16:23

Is asking restaurant staff to warm up baby food overly demanding?

Is asking restaurant staff to warm up baby food overly demanding?

Do you think that parents who ask restaurant workers to warm up baby food they have brought - either by microwave or hot water - are overly demanding? This question has been sparking heated debate in online communities in recent days. Some say the request asks too much of restaurant staff as baby food is purchased or cooked outside a restaurant. Others say such requests are a...

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-02-24 16:13

Korea adds 597,000 jobs for wage workers in Q3 on booming welfare, construction sectors

Korea adds 597,000 jobs for wage workers in Q3 on booming welfare, construction sectors

Korea added 597,000 jobs for wage workers in the third quarter of 2022, data showed Friday, led by higher demand from the welfare, construction and manufacturing sectors.

2023-02-24 16:11

[INTERVIEW] Korea ramps up rehabilitation efforts to win 'war on drugs'

INTERVIEWKorea ramps up rehabilitation efforts to win 'war on drugs'

As drug crimes have become a major concern in Korea, the Yoon Suk Yeol administration declared a “war on drugs” in October last year. Hence, related ministries, including the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, are scrambling to develop counter measures to regain the country's reputation as a “drug-free” nation.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2023-02-24 09:00

3 members of Korean climbing group in US killed by avalanche in Washington state

3 members of Korean climbing group in US killed by avalanche in Washington state

Three members of a Korean community climbing group in the United States have been killed by an avalanche while trekking a mountain in the U.S state of Washington over the weekend, according to Korean diplomatic authorities and American news reports Thursday.

2023-02-23 18:22

Presidential office to consider meeting between Yoon, families of Itaewon tragedy victims

Presidential office to consider meeting between Yoon, families of Itaewon tragedy victims

The presidential office said Thursday it will consider arranging a meeting between President Yoon Suk Yeol and family members of victims of the Itaewon crowd crush.

2023-02-23 17:18

Lawmakers seek to investigate victims of Korean soldiers during Vietnam War

Lawmakers seek to investigate victims of Korean soldiers during Vietnam War

Lawmakers urged the government, Thursday, to launch a probe into atrocities committed by Korean troops during their 1964-73 participation in the Vietnam War. The bill proposed by Rep. Kang Min-jung of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and 24 other opposition lawmakers is aimed to launch a special investigation committee to uncover massacres, cruelty, sexual ...

Lee Hae-rin | 2023-02-23 16:40

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