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Office Workers Suffer from English in the Workplace

Office Workers Suffer from English in the Workplace

SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Survey data reveals that office workers are stressed because of English, even if they are not required to use the language frequently. Hunet, an education company, conducted a survey on 713 office workers. The results showed that 86.1 percent of the respondents were stressed because of English, with only [...]

Five New Environmental Conflicts that have Appeared in 2015

Five New Environmental Conflicts that have Appeared in 2015

SEOUL, Dec.31 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Environmental Dispute Resolution Commission from the Ministry of Environment announced the 5 most noticeable environmental conflicts of the calendar year of 2015. A total number of 232 conflicts occurred over the past year. According to the announcement, the first case focused on recognizing the harm that major crops [...]

Sales of Anti-Stress Hobby Items Soar

Sales of Anti-Stress Hobby Items Soar

Seoul, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The sales of ‘Healing hobby items’ of analog sensibility are increasing in the current digitally flooded society. AK Mall (www.akmall.com), an online shopping site, notes that sales of fountain pens, calligraphy pens, colored pencils, colored paper, connect-the-dots and coloring books have showed drastic growth compared to the same period last [...]

Supreme Court Recognizes Suicide by “English Stress” as Occupational Accident

Supreme Court Recognizes Suicide by “English Stress” as Occupational Accident

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A worker who was scheduled to be dispatched on an overseas project gave up the position due to his poor English ability. However, the extreme stress caused by his English incompetence finally led to his suicide, and a lawsuit from his wife requesting that the death be viewed as [...]