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State Ordered to Compensate Victim of Slavelike Work at Salt Farm

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoul court ordered the government Friday to compensate a victim of forced labor at a salt farm for its failure to protect him when he escaped and requested police help. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of the intellectually disabled man who was forced to toil [...]

Taean Bay Farms Start to Harvest Rare Pine Flower Powder Salt

TAEAN, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Salt farms in Chungcheongnam-do’s Taean-gun are starting to collect pine flower powder salt, which can be only produced during a short window of about one week at this time of year, when pine trees start to release their pollen into the air. Rich with calcium and vitamins B1, B2 [...]