Cargo drivers to go on strike Monday
Truck drivers will go on a nationwide strike at 7 a.m. Monday in protest of the government’s lack of efforts to improve their working conditions. The Korean Cargo Transport Workers’ Union said it has “waited long enough” after 80.6 percent of its 380,000 members approved of the walkout in the February vote. “We sought to […]
130 Korean-Chinese rounded up for false IDs
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said Sunday that it has ferreted out 130 Korean-Chinese immigrants who re-entered the country with forged identities after being deported for crime or staying illegally. The office said it has arrested 11 of them and booked 15 others on charges of violating the immigration law, while putting another four […]
Koreans in US ham-handed on racial issues
NEW YORK ― The recent death of Rodney King, the face of the brutal 1992 Los Angeles riots, has people looking back to what’s remembered as America’s worst urban disturbance that turned into an attack against Koreans. The buildup of racial tension exploded into violent mayhem, triggering angry blacks to burn, loot and rob businesses […]
Asiana admitted to flying ‘uncertified’ aircraft
Asiana Airlines said Wednesday it has reported to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs that it flew an uncertified aircraft on international routes. The A321 passenger plane which had not been certified by the Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards (ETOPS) went between Gimhae and Saipan from Jan. 11 to 21. ETOPS is an […]
Organ donation by brain dead patients increasing
The number of people declared brain dead whose organs were donated increased 37.3 percent to 368 last year from 2010, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare Thursday. A ministry official attributed the rise to an improved reporting system. The system has encouraged medical institutions to notify the Organ Obtaining Institution when a patient […]
Healthcare professional warns of traveling journalists’ risks
BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) — A travel medicine expert on Tuesday warned that journalists’ frequent travel has brought an increasing threat to their health. “The risks to journalists’ well-being aren’t confined to the hazards of reporting from hostile environments, but often extend to medical issues that prove fatal and commonly involve road traffic accidents,” said […]
Drought feared to worsen food shortages in N. Korea
Experts predict that the dry spell in North Korea will worsen food shortages by affecting cereal and vegetable crop production in the already poverty-stricken nation. They said the corn that was planted between mid-April to early May will be one of the crops most severely affected by the lack of irrigation. “North Korea will run […]
Taxi drivers stage massive strike
Cabbies threaten additional action in latter half About nine out of 10 taxis were at a standstill Wednesday, as drivers staged a massive strike, calling for a pay rise and recognition of taxis as public transportation. The drivers threatened to launch additional action in the latter half of the year if their demands are not […]
‘1965 treaty didn’t settle all issues’
Japan’s accountability for occupation remains outstanding This is the third of a series of interviews regarding how Japan should take responsibility for its colonial rule in Korea; and the 1965 Treaty on Basic Relations between Republic of Korea and Japan ― ED. A Japanese expert on Korea-Japan relations said Tokyo’s assertion that the compensation issue […]
Taxi Drivers Go On Strike In South Korea
Some 20,000 taxi drivers stage a rally against the government in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of taxi drivers staged a one-day, nationwide strike Wednesday, demanding the government cut fuel prices and hike fares.<AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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