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    National  >  Labor & environment  >  
    Shortage of squid sends prices soaring
    A shortage of squid in South Korea is confusing people in restaurants and convenience stores, with the crisis making the seafood more valuable than ever before and costlier to taste.
    Labor & environment | 2018-04-22 16:15
    Busan registers worst dust pollution in South Korea
    The port city of Busan in southern South Korea had the worst level of particulate matter-induced air pollution last year.
    Labor & environment | 2018-04-22 15:28
    One way of helping stray dogs - finding new homes overseas
    If you want to help abandoned dogs find new homes, take part in overseas adoption programs.All you have to do is have custody of them on their flight out of the country and then hand them over to a waiting party at the airport of arrival. Most adoptee dogs are destined for the United States and Canada.The voluntary program has recently been organized by animal rights groups i...
    Labor & environment | 2018-04-18 18:55
    Long-term unemployment hits highest level in 18 years
    The number of long-term unemployed jobseekers, those unable to find work for over six months, exceeded 150,000 in the first quarter of this year, the highest tallied in 18 years, Statistics Korea said Wednesday. The latest data showed a total of 1.181 million people did not have a job in the three month period.
    Labor & environment | 2018-04-18 15:12
    • Korea locked in employment paradox
    Gov't embraces insects to feed on mounds of food waste
    The South Korean government has embraced a rare yet effective, eco-friendly method of disposing of food waste, vowing to expand infrastructure for “ptecticus tenebrifer,” a flying insect that feeds on waste when in a larva state.
    Labor & environment | 2018-04-18 10:09
    Uijeongbu city demands gov't examine soil contamination at former U.S. military base site
    The city government of Uijeongbu, north of Seoul, has demanded the defense ministry conduct an examination into soil contamination at a former U.S. military base site in the city, officials said Tuesday. The Uijeongbu city government bought the former Camp Sears site from the defense ministry in 2012 after the land was returned to the ministry in 2007 under a base consolidati...
    Labor & environment | 2018-04-17 16:21
    Vacation bonus initiative gaining popularity
    The government's plan to support workers' vacations that offers subsidies is receiving rave reviews as more than 15,000 workers have applied to benefit from it. Under the initiative, if an employee and an employer pay 200,000 won and 100,000 won, respectively, to set up a vacation fund, the government gives 100,000 won to it, meaning the worker will eventually have a “vacatio...
    Labor & environment | 2018-04-17 14:19
    Jirisan Asiatic black bears reach self-sustaining level
    The number of Asiatic black bears on Mt. Jiri has reached 56, surpassing the minimum self-sustaining number of 50. The national park announced last week that 11 cubs were born from eight mother bears last winter. Eight out of the cubs were born in the wild from six mother bears. Park rangers confirmed two mother bears hibernating with two cubs respectively during its winter c...
    Labor & environment | 2018-04-16 17:00
    Gov't launches drones to tackle air pollution
    The government will use drones to detect industrial plants discharging toxic gaseous byproducts without proper filtration treatment in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. This is part of continued efforts to combat air pollution, a growing health threat further compounded by fine dust.
    Labor & environment | 2018-04-15 20:26
    Fine dust engulfs Korea as toxic particles blow in from China
    The state weather agency issued a fine dust warning in Gwangju, Jeju Island and other southern parts of the country on Sunday as toxic yellow dust blew in from China. A pro baseball game in Gwangju was canceled. The fine dust index also plunged to “bad” or `“seriously bad” in other areas.
    Labor & environment | 2018-04-15 16:13
    • Gov't launches drones to tackle air pollution
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