No. of young part-time workers reaches all-time high
The number of part-time workers in their teens and 20s reached an all-time high of 440,000 last year, indicating the quality of youth employment deteriorated amid the prolonged sluggish job market. Those employed on an hourly-basis receive low wages and are mostly engaged in simple manual labor in restaurants, convenience stores and other services businesses. […]
Minister Kim talks on coming Nuclear Security Summit
Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung-hwan speaks in a luncheon he hosted for the Ambassadors of the countries attending to the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. <Photo: Seoul NSS site> Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Kim Sung-hwan said that Korea’s strong resolve toward nonproliferation and exemplary observance of the principle of peaceful use of nuclear energy were some of […]
‘Subway engineers vulnerable to panic disorder’
A subway engineer steers a train into a station in Seoul in this file photo. Subway engineers work in enclosed spaces for long hours and are under greater risk of developing panic disorders. The recent suicide by a subway engineer has shed light on the mental health of those who operate underground trains, as unions […]
Acid, a cheap weapon to deface lives in Pakistan
Oscar winner Pakistani film maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy addresses a press conference in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on March 10, 2012. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won Pakistan’s first ever Oscar in the short documentary category with her film “Saving Face” about survivors of acid attacks and British Pakistani plastic surgeon Mohammad Jawad, who returned to his […]
Korea to boast nuke tech supremacy
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan says the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit will give Korea the opportunity to demonstrate its high-end nuclear technology that has the potential to significantly reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism. ‘The Seoul summit will renew the importance of maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.’ South Korea […]
Korean companies urged to upgrade CSR
Participants are all ears during an international seminar about corporate social responsibility, organized by the Korea Social Responsibility Institute, at a Seoul hotel, Wednesday. Wayne Visser, an internationally-renowned corporate social responsibility(CSR) expert said Wednesday that companies need to change their traditional CSR concepts to more creative and transformative ways, which he named CSR 2.0. The […]
Universities need freedoms to go global
Harvard professor says research key to becoming global university A Harvard University professor said universities should strengthen their research as one way to become a global entity. Jorge I. Dominguez, vice provost for international affairs at Harvard University, spoke at a forum Wednesday under the theme, “Global Higher Education from the Eyes of Harvard University.” […]
Beijing’s naval buildup leaves Seoul vulnerable
Claim to Ieodo linked to China’s strategy to become naval power Korea and China will resume working-level talks soon to draw a maritime boundary to end a dispute regarding Ieodo, a submerged reef in waters south of Jeju Island. Prospects for progress in the meeting are bleak, given that the previous 16 rounds of talks […]
KORUS FTA: boon or bane?
A sign offering a 40 percent discount for American wines in celebration of the March 15 effectuation of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (KORUS FTA) hangs at the entrance of a wine store in an E-Mart outlet in downtown Seoul, Tuesday. The KORUS FTA will remove a 15 percent tariff on U.S. wines. Korean automakers […]
Amid brouhaha, KORUS FTA goes into effect
Seoul expects 5.7% GDP growth over next 10 years After nearly five years of debate, division and political bickering, Korea’s controversial free trade agreement with the United States (KORUSFTA) goes into effect at the stroke of midnight today. The deal brings together the world’s largest and 15th largest economies whose current annual exchange of goods […]
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