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Tue, November 29, 2022 | 16:48

Gov't invokes return-to-work order on cement truckers amid prolonged strike

Gov't invokes return-to-work order on cement truckers amid prolonged strike

Korea invoked a return-to-work order on truckers of the cement industry, the finance minister said Tuesday, pointing out their on-going strike weighs down on the national economy.

2022-11-29 13:17

Yoon issues executive order for striking cement-field truckers to return to work

What does it mean to have perfect scores on your Advanced Placement test?

What does it mean to have perfect scores on your Advanced Placement test?

At Seoul International School (SIS), we have the great privilege of having immensely talented students across diverse disciplines, from academics to sports, music, arts, forensics, community service and more. Last year alone, five students scored perfect scores on the AP tests. They are Jin Wook Shin ('23) in Physics I, Clare Hyunsuh Kim ('23), Abigail Kim ('22), & Rachel Lee...

2022-11-29 12:15

37 smoking booths to be installed at Han River parks

37 smoking booths to be installed at Han River parks

The Seoul city government will install more smoking booths in Han River parks to minimize damage from secondhand smoke exposure, officials said Tuesday.

2022-11-29 11:30

83% of unionized civil servants want interior minister sacked over Itaewon crowd crush

83% of unionized civil servants want interior minister sacked over Itaewon crowd crush

More than 83 percent of unionized civil servants support punishing and sacking Interior Minister Lee Sang-min for the bungled emergency response to the deadly crowd crush in Seoul's neighborhood, their union said Monday.

2022-11-28 16:58

Presidential office cautions cargo truckers over strike

Presidential office cautions cargo truckers over strike

The presidential office said on Sunday that “various policy measures are under review at the working level” to protect the economy from any possible fallout caused by unionized cargo truckers' strike.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2022-11-27 18:42

Police chief warns of stern measures if striking truckers overstep legal lines

Police chief warns of stern measures if striking truckers overstep legal lines

Yoon Hee-keun, commissioner general of the National Police Agency, speaks to officers deployed at an inland container depot in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday, amid a nationwide strike by unionized cargo truck drivers.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-11-27 15:55

5 people killed in helicopter crash in Yangyang

5 people killed in helicopter crash in Yangyang

Five people were killed in a helicopter crash near a Buddhist temple in the eastern coastal county of Yangyang on Sunday, fire officials said.

2022-11-27 12:03

Striking cargo truckers, gov't to sit down for negotiations next week

Striking cargo truckers, gov't to sit down for negotiations next week

Striking cargo truckers and the government will sit down next week to seek a negotiated solution to the nationwide walkout that continued to disrupt supply chains across the cement and steel industries on its third day Saturday.

2022-11-26 16:24

Chief of Yongsan Fire Station quizzed again over Itaewon crowd crush

Chief of Yongsan Fire Station quizzed again over Itaewon crowd crush

A special police investigation team called in the chief of the Yongsan Fire Station for questioning on Saturday as part of its widening investigation into the bungled response to the crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood.

2022-11-26 14:18

Air Force brigadier general demoted for mishandling sexual abuse case

Air Force brigadier general demoted for mishandling sexual abuse case

An Air Force brigadier general has been demoted by one rank to colonel for mishandling a sexual assault case that led to the suicide death of a female soldier, military sources said Saturday.

2022-11-26 13:03

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