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Wed, August 21, 2019 | 05:35

Tokyo urged to address concerns over Fukushima radioactive water

Less than a year ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics scheduled to open July 24 next year, the Japanese government is faced with the challenge of dealing with growing concerns - raised by international bodies and neighboring countries - over contaminated water from Fukushima's disabled nuclear power plant.

Jung Da-min | 2019-08-20 17:21

Job fair for global companies to be held instead of Japan-focused one

With a job fair here for Japanese companies shelved following diplomatic rows between Seoul and Tokyo, the government is now looking elsewhere to help young people seeking jobs at foreign firms. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, Tuesday, the government plans to hold another job fair in November that will invite companies from the United States, Europe, the As...

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-08-20 16:53

Gov't to strengthen import inspection on waste from Japan

The government it will toughen its inspections of waste imports from Japan - a move seen as a response to Tokyo's recent export curbs on Korea. According to the Ministry of Environment on Friday, battery, tire and plastic waste will be on the radar for its newly strengthened environmental and health safety inspections.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-08-16 19:41

Developing nations urge help in climate change battle

The representatives of 32 developing countries who were in Seoul to learn how to measure and reduce greenhouse gases to fight climate change knew their countries are up against something almost insurmountable without advanced countries' help.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-08-14 09:22

Summer vacationers cool off under a waterfall in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, Wednesday. Hot weather is expected across the country for a while after Typhoon Francisco weakened and passed across the country the previous day. / Yonhap

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-08-12 19:44

Administrative staff at diplomatic missions call off strike

The union of administrative staff working at diplomatic missions overseas has scrapped its plan to go on strike scheduled initially for later this week, according to the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), Sunday.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-08-11 16:26

Greenpeace warns Korea of Japan's radioactive water discharge

An international environment organization has said that Japan plans to discharge radioactive waste into the Pacific Ocean in the near future and Korea will fall particularly vulnerable. Greenpeace Korea, the global NGO's branch in Seoul, reposted on Facebook on Wednesday a column by its nuclear specialist Shaun Burnie published in The Economist, claiming Japan is planning to ...

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-08-08 17:19

2020 minimum wage set at 8590 won

The government has confirmed its decision to set next year's minimum wage at 8,590 won ($7.16) per hour, rejecting the labor sector's call for more deliberation. The minimum wage will be uniformly applied to all workplaces starting Jan.1.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-08-05 17:34

Job fair for Japanese firms scrapped amid dispute

A job fair for Japanese companies has been scrapped amid worsening ties between Seoul and Tokyo, according to the labor ministry, Monday. The Seoul Career Vision, a job fair hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and co-organized by the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, was scheduled to be held on Sep...

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-08-05 16:11

1 in 4 college students prepare for civil service exams

About 25 percent of college students and jobseekers are preparing to take the state-run civil service exams, a poll showed, Monday. According to the survey by local job portals Job Korea and Albamon of 1,022 university students and recent graduates on the job market, 24.7 percent of the respondents said they have been preparing for the civil servant exams.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-08-05 15:46

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