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Deaths from industrial disasters Time to rectify large companies neglect of workplace safety Last Monday, another worker died in an industrial accident at POSCOs Pohang Steel Works. The worker, an employee at one of POSCOs partner companies, got stuck while a piece of heavy machinery was being changed at a raw material dock. It was the second death at the nations largest steelmaker in little more than a month. On Dec. 9, a similar industrial accident occurred there, taking the life of an empl...

Chevy Spark sales fell 5 percent during Q4 2020 in the United States. Even so, the small car continued to outsell the Mitsubishi Mirage and Fiat 500.

Pandemic gathering ban changes Lunar New Year cooking

Ex-police officer sentenced to jail for raping Vietnamese woman

Defending KBO champions Dinos set to lose 4 players to military February 5, 2021 - It’s rare for championship-winning teams in sports to simply ride star players to the title. They have to get production from role players, too, and teams invest time and money into acquiring depth pieces. One quick glance at the roster of the NC Dinos would tell you the 2020 Korean Series champions are mostly intact. Outfielder Na Sung-bum attempted to land a major league contract but ended...

Chip shortage hitting Korean carmakers Posted : 2021-02-04 15:46 Updated : 2021-02-04 16:11 By Kim Yoo-chul The continued automotive semiconductor shortage is hitting Korean carmakers, with General Motors Korea announcing plans to halve its vehicle production at its plant here. General Motors Korea (GMK) said Thursday it decided to halve production at its Bupyeong 2 plant for February. "The decision was because of the shortage of automotive semiconductors. We will focus on exploring the best...

Posted : 2021-02-02 18:52 Updated : 2021-02-03 11:01 Applicants for forest fire inspector positions in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, participate in a running test in this February 2005 file photo. Yonhap By Ko Dong-hwan A 64-year-old man who took a forest fire inspector qualification test in Jangsu County died during the physically demanding examination on Jan. 29. This is not the first time such an incident has occurred since the test was introduced in May 2020. The man had to complete a 1.2 ...

GM Korea chief picks labor issues as key concern for investment

Saturday, 23 January 2021 The Shooting Federation of Cyprus is aware of at least five incidents of alleged sexual abuse after Commonwealth Games champion Andri Eleftheriou gave the name of an alleged attacker to the police. Eleftheriou had first spoken out about being subject to abuse in 2018, but the incident is back under the spotlight after Greek sailor Sofia Bekatorou made similar allegations this week. Bekatorou, who won gold in the 470 class at a home Olympic Games in Athens in 2004, sai...

A South Korean City is offering a grant equivalent to over R1.4 million to all its married couples , provided they have kids.