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Wed, November 29, 2023 | 06:27

Koreans uncomfortable with emergence of tipping culture

Koreans uncomfortable with emergence of tipping culture

Out of the blue, tipping culture has burst onto the scene with some restaurants, cafes and even taxi-hailing platforms asking customers for tips.

Lee Hae-rin | 2023-08-25 14:02

Fears over Fukushima wastewater release weigh on local seafood markets

Fears over Fukushima wastewater release weigh on local seafood markets

On Wednesday evening, hordes of people were relishing raw fish at Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market - a rare scene of late due to growing fears over Japan's release of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ...

Jung Da-hyun | 2023-08-24 17:00

Korea to toughen tests on farmed seafood amid Fukushima woes

Japan begins release of treated radioactive water from Fukushima plant

Korea calls on Japan to transparently disclose info on Fukushima water release over next 30 years: PM

16 students apprehended for attempting to enter Japan Embassy in protest of Fukushima water discharge

16 students apprehended for attempting to enter Japan Embassy in protest of Fukushima water discharge

Police apprehended 16 university students who attempted to break into the Japanese Embassy in central Seoul on Thursday in protest of Japan's discharge of radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean.

2023-08-24 14:48

Japan begins release of treated radioactive water from Fukushima plant

Gov't unveils measures to strengthen teachers' rights protection

Gov't unveils measures to strengthen teachers' rights protection

The education ministry unveiled a plan Wednesday to introduce a new collective school grievance response system, seeking to protect teachers from abusive complaints by parents.

2023-08-23 16:54

Kunsan National University seeks to attract global talent for local firms

Kunsan National University seeks to attract global talent for local firms

Kunsan National University, located in North Jeolla Province, has established a strategy aimed at attracting more foreign students to nurture global talent to work at businesses and factories located in the Gunsan and Saemangeum industrial complexes nearby, according to its President Lee Jang-ho.

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-08-23 16:53

Air raid drills return after 6 years

Air raid drills return after 6 years

A soldier from the ROK Army's chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) unit instructs children on how to wear gas masks at a youth center in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, Wednesday, during a special evacuation exercise in a border area as part of nationwide civil defense drills. ...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2023-08-23 16:47

Korea to downgrade COVID-19 infection level to lowest like seasonal flu

Korea to downgrade COVID-19 infection level to lowest like seasonal flu

Korea will lower the infection level of COVID-19 to the lowest category to manage the disease like seasonal flu, lifting nearly all antivirus curbs and fully returning to pre-pandemic normalcy, health authorities said Wednesday.

2023-08-23 09:46

New Seoul slogan leaves many city residents scratching their heads

New Seoul slogan leaves many city residents scratching their heads

The Seoul city government unveiled a new slogan amid much hoopla last week in hopes of bolstering the image of the metropolis. The new slogan, “Seoul, My Soul,” replaces “I.SEOUL.U” that was created eight years ago with the same goal in mind. But even before all of the confetti settled, the Seoul Metropolitan Government's much-heralded slogan has drawn mixed reviews with many...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-08-23 08:22

'Child prodigy' drops out of high school due to bullying, his father says

'Child prodigy' drops out of high school due to bullying, his father says

A 10-year-old child, who gained fame as an infant prodigy years ago and entered one of the nation's most elite high schools in March this year, recently dropped out due to persistent bullying by his classmates, his father said Monday.

2023-08-21 18:08

Price ceiling raised for agricultural, livestock gifts to public officials

Price ceiling raised for agricultural, livestock gifts to public officials

The Anti-Corruption Civil Rights Commission on Monday approved a revision of the anti-corruption law to ease restrictions on the price of gifts that can be provided to public officials and some other professions.

2023-08-21 18:08

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