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- S. Korea continues to dawdle in ratifying core ILO conventions
- A month has passed since a motion to ratify key conventions of the International Labor Organization and a revision to the Labor Relations Act were submitted to the National Asse...
- Nov.17,2019 15:05 KST
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- [News analysis] The dark underbelly of K-pop audition programs
- Broadcasters’ arts and entertainment bureaus are constantly thronged by visitors. As though traveling on a pilgrimage, entertainment agency managers come to “say hello” to the p...
- Nov.17,2019 14:58 KST
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- S. Koreans now consider finances, insurances a basic life necessity
- In Korea, the traditional saying holds that the essential needs for human existence of “clothing, food, and shelter,” in that order. Now, for the first time ever, “finances/insu...
- Nov.17,2019 14:51 KST
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- Mother and 4 daughters commit suicide due to financial troubles
- The South Korean police announced on Nov. 12 that a 70-something woman and her three daughters, all in their 40s, who were found dead in an apartment in Seoul’s Seongbuk Distric...
- Nov.13,2019 16:32 KST
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- People in small workplaces stripped of basic labor rights
- Lee Jeong-gi, now 51, began his life as an industrial trainee at Peace Market, Seoul, at age 18. He has spent the last 33 years since then behind a sewing machine, without ever ...
- Nov.13,2019 16:23 KST
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- [Photo] Naver to funnel ad revenue from news articles directly to media outlets
- South Korean online platform Naver is changing the way it partners with major news outlets. Starting in April 2020, instead of paying a fee for republishing articles, Naver will...
- Nov.13,2019 16:16 KST
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- [Photo] Elementary school in S. Jeolla offers free housing to attract new students
- With South Korea’s aging population and a severe urban migration that has drained rural communities of young people, Asan Elementary School in Hwaseon County, South Jeolla Provi...
- Nov.13,2019 16:14 KST
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- [Photo] Moon holds Cabinet meeting in Busan for upcoming S. Korea-ASEAN summit
- South Korean President Moon Jae-in held an on-site Cabinet meeting in Busan in preparation for the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit, scheduled for Nov. 25-26. The co...
- Nov.13,2019 16:13 KST
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- [Photo] S. Korea launches new 2,800-ton frigate
- Hyundai Heavy Industries held a launch ceremony for the newest frigate in the Republic of Korea Navy at its shipyard in Ulsan on Nov. 11. 2,800-ton FGG-II Seoul is equipped with...
- Nov.12,2019 17:26 KST
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- Horticulture professor breeds new white rose and names it in honor of comfort women
- “We’re assigning names to flowers and dedicating them to events and people that our society needs to remember.”Han Tae-ho, a professor of horticulture and bioengineering at Chon...
- Nov.12,2019 16:13 KST