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  South Korea is aging fast. The jobs can't keep up – or live up SEOUL, September 17 (AJP) - South Korea is a super-aged society, with people 65 and older making up more than 22 percent of the population and the country aging among the fastest in the world. That may partly explain the surprise appeal of a movie about a man in his 70s landing an entry-level office job rather than the cleaning or security work more commonly available to Koreans his age. The Korean remake of the 2015 Hollywood movie of the same title opened Wednesday and immedi September 17, 2026
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  This year's biggest full moon to peak two days after Chuseok SEOUL, September 17 (AJP) - As South Koreans are getting ready to celebrate Chuseok, one of the country's biggest holidays next week, they will have to wait for a couple of days to see the harvest moon at its fullest. With this year's Chuseok falling next Friday, the moon will rise at about 5:34 p.m. in Seoul that day, but it will be at its fullest and brightest at 1:49 a.m. on Sept. 27, the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute said on Thursday. South Koreans tra September 17, 2026
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  Koreans in Georgia immigration raid file suit vs Washington SEOUL, September 16 (AJP) - About 300 South Korean workers detained during a large-scale immigration raid in Georgia last year have begun legal action against the U.S. government, CNN reported on Tuesday. According to the American news outlet, administrative claims on behalf of the workers, a mandatory step before a federal lawsuit can be filed against the government, have begun to be submitted to nine federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Jus September 16, 2026
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  Seoul bus strike averted with 3.2% wage deal SEOUL, September 16 (AJP) -The union and employers of Seoul city bus workers agreed to raise wages by 3.2 percent early Wednesday after nearly 12 hours of marathon talks, averting a major disruption to the morning rush hour ahead of the Chuseok holiday. The Seoul City Bus Labor Union called off a strike scheduled to begin with the first buses at 4 a.m., allowing all routes across the capital to operate normally. The union and the Seoul Bus Transportation Association, representing September 16, 2026
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  Seoul braces for strike as bus drivers in last-ditch talks over wages SEOUL, September 15 (AJP) - Bus drivers in Seoul are in last-ditch wage talks on Tuesday to avert a planned strike that could halt all bus services in the capital starting with the first buses on Wednesday. Their union, affiliated with the Korean Automobile Workers' Federation, met with the city's bus operators for another round of talks at 2 p.m. and again threatened to strike if no agreement is reached by 9 p.m. If the two sides fail to reach a breakthrough in their tal September 15, 2026
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  Ulsan to host global horticulture meeting in 2028 SEOUL, September 15 (AJP) - Ulsan, South Korea’s leading industrial city, will host the 2028 Spring Meeting of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), bringing global horticulture leaders to the city as it prepares for a major international garden expo. The southeastern city said Tuesday that the decision was finalized during the AIPH Annual Congress being held in Bari, Italy. Ulsan plans to hold the spring meeting in April 2028 in conjunction with t September 15, 2026
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  One in nine Koreans in 50s never married SEOUL, September 15 (AJP) - More than one in 10 people in South Korea in their 50s have never married, with the number more than tripling over the past decade as marriage becomes increasingly less universal among middle-aged adults. Data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics showed that 934,000 people in their 50s, or 10.9 percent of the age group’s 8.54 million population, had never married as of August. A decade earlier, the figure stood at 281,000, or 3.4 percent. Amon September 15, 2026
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  Netflix hit meets reality as Korea seeks protection for teachers SEOUL, September 14 (AJP) -The Netflix series Teach You a Lesson, in which a fictional government agency steps into troubled schools to restore teachers’ authority when students and parents cross the line, created a splash this summer and raised a sober question that brought teachers and judges together Monday to seek real-world solutions for restoring dignity in the classroom. The show, which topped Netflix’s non-English TV chart after its June release, struck a nerve September 14, 2026
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  Free flu shots available from next week amid rising cases SEOUL, September 14 (AJP) - Free flu shots will be available starting next week, as influenza cases rise sharply nearly a month earlier than usual, along with a resurgence of coronavirus infections, which have become a seasonal illness. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Monday, the first round of flu shots will be available to children and pregnant women starting from Sept. 21. Children aged 6 months to under 9 who are receiving their flu shot for the first time mu September 14, 2026