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Wed, November 20, 2019 | 04:59

[INTERVIEW] At the South Pole, it is not as cold as we might think

[INTERVIEW] At the South Pole, it is not as cold as we might think

“Is it cold over there?” was the first question I asked Dr. Kim Ya-dong, Korea's pioneer for polar research, who is on a mission at Korea's permanent Jang Bogo Station in Terra Nova Bay in Antarctica Friday. As I asked the question, I felt silly because the South Pole should be cold, but Dr. Kim's answer justified my question, although the wrong way. “It is above minus seven ...

Oh Young-jin | 2019-11-19 09:59

Rail workers to strike

Rail workers to strike

Railway union members announce their strike plan at the office of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), Seoul, Monday, calling on management to employ 4,000 more workers and raise wages by 4 percent. The strike, scheduled to start on Wednesday morning, is expected to drastically reduce passenger and freight services of KTX and other inter-city lines. / Yonhap

2019-11-18 17:55

SMEs given extended grace period for shortened workweek

SMEs given extended grace period for shortened workweek

The government will delay full introduction of the 52-hour workweek system for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which was initially scheduled to be implemented on Jan. 1, in a measure to give them more time to prepare.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-11-18 16:57

Activists up in arms against US call for higher USFK bill

Activists up in arms against US call for higher USFK bill

Five hundred activists took to the streets in Seoul, Saturday, to protest the U.S.' repeated calls for the government to drastically increase its contributions toward the cost of stationing American forces on the Korean Peninsula.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-11-17 17:13

Train services disrupted as railway workers' prepare to strike

Train services disrupted as railway workers' prepare to strike

Railway workers' ongoing “work-to-rule” protest disrupted services for a third straight day, Sunday, with some trains running up to an hour late.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-11-17 17:09

Scientist founds bioplastic startup

Scientist founds bioplastic startup

Hwang Dong-soo, an associate professor at the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), is doing what his colleagues wouldn't normally do.

Kim Se-jeong | 2019-11-12 16:36

Union denounces 'retrogressive' labor policy

Union denounces 'retrogressive' labor policy

Tens of thousands of members of Korea Confederation of Trade Unions have called for the government to guarantee basic labor rights, denouncing the labor policies of the Moon Jae-in administration which they had fiercely supported. The members of one of the nation's two umbrella unions held a massive rally on Yeouido in Seoul, Saturday, urging the government to abolish irregul...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-11-10 17:06

Fine dust observation

Fine dust observation

A drone collects pollutants in the sky above the industrial complex in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, Friday. The Ministry of Environment demonstrated the fine dust measuring drone which collect samples from factories to check whether the businesses keep to the permissible level of emissions. / Yonhap

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-11-10 16:42

Action against climate change

Action against climate change

Members of Global Climate Strike in Korea, an activist group, rally at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, Thursday, to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to formally exit the Paris Climate Agreement, a pact for efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. /Yonhap

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-11-07 18:39

[INTERVIEW] Smart city expert unimpressed with Songdo

[INTERVIEW] Smart city expert unimpressed with Songdo

It is safe to call Cha Chung-ha a "smart city" expert. His words of advice to clients of his nonprofit organization Re!magining Cities Foundation have enough weight to attract those willing to pay.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-11-07 09:40

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