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Wed, June 29, 2022 | 03:37

Soaring home prices trigger population decline in Seoul

Park Min-seong, an employee at a global petrochemical manufacturer in Seoul's western Mapo District, lived in an apartment in Gangnam District his family rented on a jeonse contract. (Jeonse is one of the most popular housing rental systems in Korea under which tenants put up a lump-sum deposit without paying monthly rent, and get the full amount of the deposit back at the en...

2022-06-08 08:31

US official meets Korean LGBTQ activists in Seoul

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Korean LGBTQ community leaders during her visit to Seoul, Tuesday, as a part of the Joe Biden administration's pro-LGBTQ foreign policy.

2022-06-07 16:22

Cargo truckers go on strike, demanding extension of basic freight rate system

Unionized cargo truckers nationwide went on strike Tuesday, demanding the government extend a freight rate system guaranteeing basic wages for truck drivers to cope with surging fuel costs.

2022-06-07 10:12

Korean journalists call for freedom to report in war zones

Some local journalists are calling on the government to guarantee freedom of the press in conflict zones such as Ukraine, pointing out that current laws banning journalists from traveling to war zones seriously undermine media freedom.

2022-06-07 09:00

4 out of every 10 underage drinkers are binge drinkers: report

The number of minors who drink alcohol has gone down to 10 percent, while four out of every 10 of such underage drinkers are binge drinkers. A recent government study finds that they drink about five to six times a week, and consume more than one bottle of soju at a time. Soju is a popular Korean liquor with about 15 to 20 percent alcohol content that comes in 360-milliliter ...

2022-06-06 16:36

Cargo truckers to go on strike to demand freight fare hikes

Unionized cargo truckers will go on strike as warned this week to demand freight fare hikes and other assistance measures to cope with soaring fuel prices, their leaders said Monday.

2022-06-06 15:45

Seoul to resume all nighttime subway services by early Aug.

Late-night services on all subway lines in Seoul will fully return to the pre-pandemic level by early August, subway operators said Monday, following two years of them being scaled back over COVID-19.

2022-06-06 14:49

Seoul Metro to sell rights to alternative names of 50 subway stations

Seoul Metro plans to sell the rights to the alternative names of 50 subway stations as part of efforts to overcome financial difficulties, according to the subway operator. The company, which runs Subway Lines No. 1 to 8, has recorded a net loss of about 1 trillion won ($799 million) per year due to free rides offered to elderly citizens and the pandemic-stricken decrease in ...

2022-06-06 09:00

Civic groups denounce revised restraint rules at immigration detention centers

Local civic groups have denounced a decision by the government to revise existing rules on the use of restraints at immigration detention centers, saying that the new regulations could serve as legal grounds to torture detainees.

2022-06-06 08:57

'Revenge spending' gains momentum in Korea

Lee Ha-kyung, a 29-year-old office worker in Seoul, recently booked a flight ticket to Spain scheduled for early July. Due to a recent hike in ticket prices, she had to pay about 2 million won for a round-trip flight, nearly double the price compared to that of pre-COVID-19 levels. But she said she doesn't regret it.

2022-06-05 16:49

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