Weather, disasters and recalls that affect daily life.
South Korea's interior ministry upgraded its heavy-rain crisis alert as weather advisories expanded across the southern region and intense rainfall was expected outside forecast areas.
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The emergency activation follows heavy rain in Geoje and Tongyeong, flooding that isolated residents in Geoje and prompted evacuations there, with government funds earmarked for relief and repairs.
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Revised casebooks clarify one-time identifier registration and steps to avoid duplicate supply reports.
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Employment and labor and food safety campaigns topped a public review of policy communication efforts from 48 central government agencies.
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The two-month campaign follows evidence of repeated short-term contracts and earlier labor-law violations at local governments.
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The food and drug safety ministry will hold nine GMP seminars, training courses and consulting sessions through October, including some in Osong.
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The labor ministry says a second-half program for about 700 selected school support workers will focus on labor law and employment conditions amid continuing labor-rights violations and disputes.
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Minister Choi Hwi-young inspected emergency protection procedures at National Gongju Museum and discussed tourism cooperation with Gov. Park Soo-hyun.
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A 62-member team will inspect HD Hyundai Heavy Industries after two fatal entrapment accidents occurred within a week.
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Cabinet approval gives the Major Crimes Investigation Agency operating rules, staffing plans and rights-protection procedures before its Oct. 2 launch.
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The new program will offer 12 weeks of individual and group coaching to students in 12 departments while helping retirees move into counseling roles.
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The interior ministry began preliminary damage surveys after heavy rain battered the two South Gyeongsang cities, causing landslides and flooding that forced residents to evacuate.
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South Korea's labor ministry gathered experts in Seoul to consider how legal reforms could extend protections to platform workers as AI and the platform economy grow.
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Guidelines call for training schedules to be adjusted, moved indoors or halted as heat alerts intensify during the national preparedness exercise.
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South Korea's annual emergency exercise pairs wartime readiness with heat protections and a simulated river-pollution response.
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The environment ministry will convene nine agencies for a drill to test containment of a simulated diesel spill in the Nakdong River.
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The service connects 69 of the agency's 229 public-data APIs to compatible generative AI systems in real time, with desktop setup requiring no authentication key, account sign-up or installation.
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The interior ministry and science ministry will fund research into a network-linked smartwatch and AI radio-alert system for disaster responders.
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The interior ministry selected 86 villages in its first round and received 617 applications in its second after extending preparation time and project support.
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The interior ministry will hold an Aug. 29 public forum in Seoul and recruit 200 participants to discuss escalator safety.
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The health ministry has ordered intensified safety checks and support measures after the central heat-wave disaster response was raised to Level 2.
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Pyeongrim Dam has moved to a higher drought alert after scant rainfall, prompting the environment ministry to draw on reservoirs and reduce some water allocations.
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The program for 14 Omani archival staff follows an April visit by Oman's ambassador to South Korea to the National Archives.
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Financial and permitting support is planned for 86 selected villages.
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South Korea's labor ministry has tightened heat-wave and confined-space protections after the government escalated its nationwide emergency response.
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The interior ministry ordered expanded protections for vulnerable residents and outdoor workers as heat waves and tropical nights are forecast to persist.
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The environment ministry will shift water supplies to rivers and further restrict agricultural deliveries after Miryang Dam entered the drought alert stage.
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South Korea's Climate, Energy and Environment Ministry is accepting entries through Oct. 6 for a photo contest documenting the Seomjin River's nature, wildlife and people living alongside it.
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Emergency funding will support repairs, relief and urgent livelihood aid after record downpours in Gyeongnam.
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About 110 child representatives will gather to debate academic pressure and propose policy improvements to the government.
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