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The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency and Korea District Heating Corporation will cooperate on artificial intelligence-based auditing and internal controls.
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The ministry plans to keep adding heat-reduction facilities, while local governments use smart and cooling-equipped designs.
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The government has halted outdoor senior-job activities and ordered heat-wave safety measures, with work at 4,006 project groups adjusted as of Aug. 5.
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Vice Minister Lee Ho-hyeon will inspect heatwave facilities and cooling aid in Yeongdeungpo-gu as the ministry plans 24 additional shelters nationwide.
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The ministry visited Noaui Jip during a heatwave and plans swift support for two facilities seeking emergency cooling replacements.
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A local public-enterprise evaluation gave greater weight to safety. Incheon will pilot manhole safety checks.
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Persistent heat, tropical nights and lower solar generation could push peak demand higher as authorities prepare additional reserve resources.
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The ministry reported 319 food-poisoning incidents in 2025, with salmonella and norovirus cases increasing sharply.
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South Korea's culture ministry has named former principal dancer Kim Joo-won to a three-year term leading the Korean National Ballet.
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Kim, who joined Gugak Broadcasting in 2000 and has been acting president since 2025, takes a three-year term leading the public cultural broadcaster.
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The Ministry of Health and Welfare plans expanded home cooling checks and welfare calls for people aged 80 and older, who accounted for 13 of 21 estimated heat-related deaths.
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The Ministry of the Interior and Safety is distributing English-language videos showcasing an AI import-food system and an emergency service as part of international outreach.
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The Ministry of Health and Welfare held a meeting with private-sector groups to discuss support for social contribution and cooperation on emerging social risks.
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South Korea's international arrivals rose 21 percent in the first half, with the Americas, Europe and Oceania contributing to a broader visitor market.
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The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety found businesses promoting processed stevia tomatoes as ordinary produce, while separate checks uncovered hygiene breaches and E. coli violations.
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The ministry's second ticket-support round will offer 10,000 won on-site discounts at selected regional cultural halls from Sept. 1 through Nov. 30.
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The government plans supply adjustments after Pyeongrim Dam entered the drought caution stage.
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The ministry will inspect response measures at Miryang and Unmun dams as southern drought raises concerns over water supplies.
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The ministry's second-half blueprint centers on content investment, regional cultural infrastructure and tourism access as it seeks to broaden K-Culture's economic and overseas reach.
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The government will seek residents' views on a draft plan aimed at reducing the burden of national power-grid construction.
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Government initiatives use AI for public-data searches, welfare administration and monitoring medical-narcotics handling.
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The Ministry of Employment and Labor held an Asan event urging workplaces to replace impersonal forms of address with migrant workers' names.
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The Ministry of Health and Welfare has designated 6,363 senior centers, extending operations through Sept. 30.
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The institute said its new freshwater bacteriophage kills strains from eight multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter species and plans a patent registration this year.
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The Ministry of Employment and Labor's annual report shows a drop in retirement mutual-aid enrollment even as total payouts rose and welfare programs reached construction workers.
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The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to automate benefit applications, streamline complex administrative requests and extend AI systems across government.
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Minimum site hours will rise to three days weekly in August, while a mobile service targets people with mobility difficulties.
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A new price rule and proposed compulsory insurance reshape two lodging categories.
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The ministry said its affiliated institute identified the first new bristletail species recorded on the Korean Peninsula in 25 years.
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South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety will host the seventh Island Day event in Yeosu from Aug. 6 to 9, with ceremonies, performances and visitor programs.
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