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Sat, September 23, 2023 | 12:58

Anti-air raid civil defense drill to be conducted this month for 1st time in 6 years

Anti-air raid civil defense drill to be conducted this month for 1st time in 6 years

The government will carry out a nationwide civil defense drill later this month to train people for air raid situations, the first such drill to be conducted in six years, the interior ministry said Wednesday.

2023-08-02 10:55

Complaints on flight ticket purchases double in H1: data

Complaints on flight ticket purchases double in H1: data

Korea's fair trade regulator said Wednesday the number of consumer complaints regarding flight tickets more than doubled on-year in the first half of 2023 amid recovering demand for global travel.

2023-08-02 10:54

Human rights watchdog urges KORAIL to include foreigners with disabilities in fare discount

Human rights watchdog urges KORAIL to include foreigners with disabilities in fare discount

The state-run railway operator should give foreigners registered as disabled the same discount on train tickets as local disabled people receive, the state human rights watchdog said Tuesday.

2023-08-01 14:32

Gov't to conduct safety checks on all new flat-plate apartments in private sector

Gov't to conduct safety checks on all new flat-plate apartments in private sector

South Korea will conduct safety inspections on all new flat-plate structure apartment complexes in the private sector after the recent collapse of a public apartment's parking lot due to lack of reinforcing bars (rebars), the land ministry said Monday.

2023-07-31 20:21

Gov't to expand relief subsidies for flood-stricken households

Gov't to expand relief subsidies for flood-stricken households

The interior ministry on Monday announced plans to expand relief subsidies for those affected by recent torrential rains, including more than doubling the maximum amount given to destroyed home owners to 103 million won ($80,781).

2023-07-31 17:02

100 foreign maids from Southeast Asia to work in Seoul this year

100 foreign maids from Southeast Asia to work in Seoul this year

Around 100 foreign housekeepers from Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, will be able to work in Korea during the second half of this year as part of the government's pilot program to tackle a shortage of maids here, the labor ministry said Monday.

2023-07-31 17:00

Police tracking suspect behind online threat to kill 20 men at Sillim Station

Police tracking suspect behind online threat to kill 20 men at Sillim Station

Police are tracking the writer of an internet post threatening to kill people near Sillim Station, the area where a deadly stabbing spree left one person killed and three others wounded earlier this month, officials said Monday.

2023-07-31 16:30

Seoul Metro to drop use of original Chinese pronunciation in station names

Seoul Metro to drop use of original Chinese pronunciation in station names

Seoul Metro said Monday it will stop pronouncing some subway train station names in original Chinese during its station arrival announcements starting August.

2023-07-31 11:35

Int'l flight passengers recover to 64.8% of pre-pandemic level in H1: data

Int'l flight passengers recover to 64.8% of pre-pandemic level in H1: data

The number of international flight passengers recovered to nearly 65 percent of the pre-pandemic level in the first half of the year, government data showed Monday.

2023-07-31 10:31

Rise in teacher suicides highlights need for education reform

Rise in teacher suicides highlights need for education reform

Amid condolences and calls for education reforms triggered by the recent death of an elementary school teacher, government-released statistics showed, Sunday, that a hundred teachers in the country have also taken their own lives in the last six years, highlighting a crisis in the education sector.

2023-07-30 17:02

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