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The Water Was Waist-Deep: Why a Delivery Driver Risked His Life During a Flood in Korea

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Amid record-setting rainfall in Korea last month, a delivery driver waded through waist-deep floodwaters to pick up food from a restaurant in Gwangju — sparking both admiration and concern online. On July 17, more than 400 millimeters of rain fell in Gwangju, inundating neighborhoods and shutting down roads. Despite the conditions, one delivery driver was seen braving the flood to fulfill an order, a moment that quickly went viral. On Aug. 4, th…See the Story

Floods · Gwangju

A Torrential Downpour of Water, 17 Days Later, Devastated Commercial and Residential Areas in Buk-Gu, Gwangju.

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(Gwangju = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Hye-in = "It's too much, even if we do it twice, because there's been a flood not once."See the Story

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The Insensitive Color of Money: Gwangju Walks Back Differentiated Voucher Cards

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Gwangju is reversing is decision to color code prepaid voucher cards based on recipient category and amount, which led to criticisms that it was discriminatory and violated individual privacy rights.See the Story

Forced Labor Victim Yang Geum-Deok Receives Moran Medal, Civil Merit, Three Years After It Was Revoked.

The Republic of Korea Human Rights Award (Peony Medal of Civil Merit) was awarded to grandmother Yang Geum-deok (94), a victim of forced mobilization by the Japanese colonial rule whose award had been revoked due to the previous government's refusal. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea visited a nursing hospital in Dong-gu, Gwangju on the morning of the 2nd and awarded the Moran Medal of Civil Merit to grandmother Yang.Gwangju · Gwangju Read Article

Mother’s murder of daughter lays bare South Korea’s deepening debt crisis

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A mother’s 15-year prison sentence for her daughter’s murder illustrates the extreme human cost of South Korea’s spiralling household debt.Gwangju · Gwangju See the Story

금호타이어, 광주공장 재건 노사 합의 연내 1일 6000본 우선 가동

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Kumho Tire Announces Labor-Management Agreement to Rebuild Gwangju plant... "Current Employees' Employment Will Be guaranteed."

Kumho Tire announced an agreement on the reconstruction of its Gwangju plant on the 30th. The agreement includes the following: 1) production of 6,000 units per day at Gwangju Plant 1 within the year; 2) construction of the first phase of the new Hampyeong plant with an annual production target of 5.3 million units; and 3) expansion after the final sale of the site.Gwangju · Gwangju Read Article

"Grandma Yang Geum-Deok Awarded the Order of Civil Merit: a Beginning of Justice"

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(Gwangju = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong Da-eum = The Citizens' Coalition for Forced Mobilization under Japanese Colonialism said on the 30th, "The awarding of the National Medal to Grandmother Yang Geum-deok, which was deliberated and decided upon belatedly, is a measure to correct the delayed justice...Gwangju · Gwangju Read Article

Ando-Geol Proposes ‘Dividend Income Separate Taxation Act’… High-Dividend and Dividend-Expanding Companies, 50% of Dividends Subject to Special Tax Rate Separate Taxation

Differential tax rates of 9-30% for dividend income, temporary application for 3 years Expectations for virtuous cycle of corporate shareholder returns and stock market [Digital Daily Reporter Park Ki-rok] On the 28th, Rep. Ahn Do-geol (Dong-gu Nam-gu, Gwangju), a member of the National Assembly Planning and Finance Committee, announced that he had proposed a bill to partially amend the Tax Special Exceptions and Restrictions Act, which provides…Stock Markets · Gwangju Read Article

Korean Version of 'Genius Act' introduced... Ando-Geol "More than 100% of Stablecoin Issuance Balance Must Be Prepared as Real Assets Such as Cash and Government Bonds"

Rep. Ahn Do-geol, “In the era of digital currency, legislation to protect monetary sovereignty and digital economic sovereignty” On the morning of the 30th, a bill explanation and press conference will be held in the 2nd small conference room of the National Assembly Members’ Hall [Digital Daily Reporter Park Ki-rok] Rep. Ahn Do-geol (Gwangju Dongnam-eul) of the Democratic Party of Korea, a member of the National Assembly Planning and Finance Co…Gwangju · Gwangju Read Article

Gwangju Biennale’s new president eyes next 30 years

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The Gwangju Biennale, which debuted in 1995 as Asia’s first contemporary art biennial, now marks its 30th year. Reflecting on its journey, Youn Bum-mo, the new president of the Gwangju Biennale Foundation, laid out his vision for the road ahead — from refining the event’s distinct identity to launching year-round programming to keep it more in the cultural present. “I served on the founding executive committee for the Biennale’s inaugural editio…Culture · Gwangju Read Article

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The Water Was Waist-Deep: Why a Delivery Driver Risked His Life During a Flood in Korea

A Torrential Downpour of Water, 17 Days Later, Devastated Commercial and Residential Areas in Buk-Gu, Gwangju.

The Insensitive Color of Money: Gwangju Walks Back Differentiated Voucher Cards

Forced Labor Victim Yang Geum-Deok Receives Moran Medal, Civil Merit, Three Years After It Was Revoked.

Mother’s murder of daughter lays bare South Korea’s deepening debt crisis

금호타이어, 광주공장 재건 노사 합의 연내 1일 6000본 우선 가동

Kumho Tire Announces Labor-Management Agreement to Rebuild Gwangju plant... "Current Employees' Employment Will Be guaranteed."

"Grandma Yang Geum-Deok Awarded the Order of Civil Merit: a Beginning of Justice"

Ando-Geol Proposes ‘Dividend Income Separate Taxation Act’… High-Dividend and Dividend-Expanding Companies, 50% of Dividends Subject to Special Tax Rate Separate Taxation

Korean Version of 'Genius Act' introduced... Ando-Geol "More than 100% of Stablecoin Issuance Balance Must Be Prepared as Real Assets Such as Cash and Government Bonds"

Gwangju Biennale’s new president eyes next 30 years

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Forced Labor Victim Yang Geum-Deok Receives Moran Medal, Civil Merit, Three Years After It Was Revoked.

Mother’s murder of daughter lays bare South Korea’s deepening debt crisis

금호타이어, 광주공장 재건 노사 합의 연내 1일 6000본 우선 가동

Kumho Tire Announces Labor-Management Agreement to Rebuild Gwangju plant... "Current Employees' Employment Will Be guaranteed."

"Grandma Yang Geum-Deok Awarded the Order of Civil Merit: a Beginning of Justice"

Ando-Geol Proposes ‘Dividend Income Separate Taxation Act’… High-Dividend and Dividend-Expanding Companies, 50% of Dividends Subject to Special Tax Rate Separate Taxation

Korean Version of 'Genius Act' introduced... Ando-Geol "More than 100% of Stablecoin Issuance Balance Must Be Prepared as Real Assets Such as Cash and Government Bonds"

Gwangju Biennale’s new president eyes next 30 years