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Tue, December 6, 2022 | 18:55

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

Korea eases travel advisories for 24 nations to lowest level

Korea eases travel advisories for 24 nations to lowest level

Korea has eased travel advisories for 24 countries, including the United States, Britain and Germany, to the lowest level in line with the government's latest COVID-19 guidelines, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.

2022-11-29 17:12

Gov't invokes return-to-work order on cement truckers amid prolonged strike

Gov't invokes return-to-work order on cement truckers amid prolonged strike

Korea invoked a return-to-work order on truckers of the cement industry, the finance minister said Tuesday, pointing out their on-going strike weighs down on the national economy.

2022-11-29 13:17

Yoon issues executive order for striking cement-field truckers to return to work

What does it mean to have perfect scores on your Advanced Placement test?

What does it mean to have perfect scores on your Advanced Placement test?

At Seoul International School (SIS), we have the great privilege of having immensely talented students across diverse disciplines, from academics to sports, music, arts, forensics, community service and more. Last year alone, five students scored perfect scores on the AP tests. They are Jin Wook Shin ('23) in Physics I, Clare Hyunsuh Kim ('23), Abigail Kim ('22), & Rachel Lee...

2022-11-29 12:15

37 smoking booths to be installed at Han River parks

37 smoking booths to be installed at Han River parks

The Seoul city government will install more smoking booths in Han River parks to minimize damage from secondhand smoke exposure, officials said Tuesday.

2022-11-29 11:30

83% of unionized civil servants want interior minister sacked over Itaewon crowd crush

83% of unionized civil servants want interior minister sacked over Itaewon crowd crush

More than 83 percent of unionized civil servants support punishing and sacking Interior Minister Lee Sang-min for the bungled emergency response to the deadly crowd crush in Seoul's neighborhood, their union said Monday.

2022-11-28 16:58

Presidential office cautions cargo truckers over strike

Presidential office cautions cargo truckers over strike

The presidential office said on Sunday that “various policy measures are under review at the working level” to protect the economy from any possible fallout caused by unionized cargo truckers' strike.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2022-11-27 18:42

Police chief warns of stern measures if striking truckers overstep legal lines

Police chief warns of stern measures if striking truckers overstep legal lines

Yoon Hee-keun, commissioner general of the National Police Agency, speaks to officers deployed at an inland container depot in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday, amid a nationwide strike by unionized cargo truck drivers.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-11-27 15:55

5 people killed in helicopter crash in Yangyang

5 people killed in helicopter crash in Yangyang

Five people were killed in a helicopter crash near a Buddhist temple in the eastern coastal county of Yangyang on Sunday, fire officials said.

2022-11-27 12:03

Striking cargo truckers, gov't to sit down for negotiations next week

Striking cargo truckers, gov't to sit down for negotiations next week

Striking cargo truckers and the government will sit down next week to seek a negotiated solution to the nationwide walkout that continued to disrupt supply chains across the cement and steel industries on its third day Saturday.

2022-11-26 16:24

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