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Unionized bus drivers in Seoul, Busan and many other metropolitan cities and provinces canceled a planned strike on Wednesday after reaching last-minute wage deals with their management. Labor and management at about 200 bus companies nationwide held marathon negotiations until early Wednesday morning over wage hikes for drivers who will suffer a reduction in income after the ..

Unification Minister Kim Yeonchul discussed the issue of providing food aid to North Korea with civic groups here, Tuesday, as part of a first step in reviewing the project. Seventeen people from three organizations, including the Korea Conference of Religions for Peace, participated in the discussion. The three groups are favorable toward the government providing humanitarian..

Korea should strive to cut heavy reliance on exports South Korea is feared to bear the brunt of the escalating U.S.-China trade war. That's why the country should work out a contingency plan to minimize any fallout from the dispute between the G2 economies. As a Korean saying goes, "A shrimp gets hurt when whales fight," concerns are growing that Asia's fourth-largest economy ..

Increasing renewable energy use will push up production costs The state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. is expected to suffer a huge deficit this year in the course of phasing out nuclear power plants and increasing renewable energy. As a result, an electricity rate hike appears to be inevitable sooner or later. Innovative and eco-friendly energy conversion is a global trend, h..

Let's pay more attention to abused children, elderly In Korea, May is known as family month. Koreans celebrate Children's Day on May 5, and then comes Parents' Day on May 8. For many working families, however, family month is not always happy. Some parents with young children feel burdened by the additional costs that go into buying gifts, in addition to planning events for th..

President Moon Jaein's push for the 52-hour workweek is facing intense backlashes from various sectors of the nation's workforce. In the latest case, unionized bus drivers have decided to stage a strike this week before the shorter workweek goes into practice. The drivers claim they could face pay cuts of up to 1 million won ($850) if the new regulation is put into effect. Com..

Authorities should work to address 'ghost children' problem People celebrated the 95th Children's Day on Sunday, commemorating it as a national holiday. Most children must have enjoyed the special day for them; but we cannot say that every child has the same level of happiness. The day left something to think about sincerely, namely their rights. Accidents that harm children s..

Master plan calls for drastic expansion of solar, wind power The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has announced a draft of the country's long-term energy master plan which calls for expanding the portion of renewable power sources to 30 percent to 35 percent by 2040. If the draft is finalized as planned, the portion will increase significantly from 7.6 percent in 2017. T..

Recently, there have been some horrendous news reports about babysitters hired by the state that have enraged the parents of young children. A woman in her late 50s hired for the state-funded childcare service became the center of controversy last week when footage of her slapping the face of an infant under her care was posted on Cheong Wa Dae's online petition site. She show..

Rival parties should meet half way The National Assembly is again locked in an ugly brawl over some key reform bills. Over the weekend, the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) staged a massive rally at Gwanghwamun square in central Seoul and called for public support to fight what it called the "authoritarian rule" of the Moon Jaein administration. LKP Chairman Hwang Kyo..