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Health Innovation

Ganghwa-gun Completes Musculoskeletal Hazard Survey… Tailored Improvements Pushed for 13 Work Processes

Ganghwa-gun has completed a hazard survey covering 119 work processes across 18 departments to prevent musculoskeletal disorders among on-site workers at public offices, and has begun process-specific tailored measures…

Jang Hyung-im, Reporter · 2026/08/19 09:01

Welfare Policy

Sinheung-dong of Jemulpo-gu District Delivers ‘Happy Birthday’ Gifts to Underprivileged Residents

The Sinheung-dong Community Social Security Council (Chair Ham Hye-kyung) of Jemulpo-gu District (Mayor Kim Chan-jin) in Incheon announced that it will carry out the "Happy Birthday" project for underprivileged residents…

Kim Mi-hee, Reporter · 2026/08/18 22:00

Welfare Policy

Jungang Rice Cake House, Seohyun Timber donate 240kg of rice to Yeonan-dong senior center

Jungang Rice Cake House (CEO Yeom Gwang-bae) and Seohyun Timber (CEO Lee Hwa-yong), both businesses based in Yeonan-dong, Jemulpo-gu, Incheon, donated a total of 240 kilograms of rice to the…

Kim Mi-hee, Reporter · 2026/08/18 17:00

Welfare Policy

Jemulpo-gu District saves family in crisis through integrated care meal support

Incheon's Jemulpo-gu District (Mayor Kim Chan-jin) has revealed that its integrated care meal support program is functioning not merely as a means of delivering food but as a care safety…

Kim Mi-hee, Reporter · 2026/08/18 15:00

Education Policy

Ongjin-gun County Dream Start Offers Hands-On Financial Education for Children, ‘The Story of Moving Money’

Ongjin-gun County (Governor Jang Jeong-min) has held hands-on financial education tailored to children's level to help local children develop sound economic values. [The Korean Today] Children taking part in Dream Start…

Kim Mi-hee, Reporter · 2026/08/18 13:00

Welfare Policy

Gueupbaetteo commercial district, 13 stores join ‘Sharing Store’ program… reaching out to help neighbors

Yeongjong Comprehensive Social Welfare Center (Director Seong Eun-jeong) and the Gueupbaetteo Special Street Merchants Association (President Park Hee-shin) joined hands on the 12th to help spread a culture of sharing…

Kim Mi-hee, Reporter · 2026/08/18 11:00

Welfare Policy

Health Minister Jung Eun-kyeong Inspects Senior Job Site Amid Heat Wave, Confirming Outdoor Work Halt and Shorter Hours at Seoul’s ‘Hallo Market Second Spring’

Health and Welfare Minister Jung Eun-kyeong visited Hallo Market Second Spring, a community enterprise in Seoul's Gangdong-gu, on Aug. 7 to inspect safety management at a senior employment site during…

Song Jung-sook, Reporter · 2026/08/18 10:50

Civic Participation

Incheon Launches Citizen-Participation Ulchi Exercise … 52 Agencies, Some 3,800 Personnel Mobilized

The city of Incheon will conduct its 2026 Ulchi exercise over four days, from August 18 to 21, in an integrated civilian-government-military effort. This year's exercise stands out for…

Jang Hyung-im, Reporter · 2026/08/18 10:13

Health Innovation

IBS Develops ‘Molecular Editing’ Technique That Freely Redesigns Even Complex Drugs

A new synthetic method that allows the structure of pyridine compounds — the most widely used building blocks in pharmaceuticals — to be readily rearranged has been developed by…

Jang Hyung-im, Reporter · 2026/08/18 09:46

Health Innovation

Heat and Odor Tackled Together… Rural Development Administration Inspects ‘AI Smart Livestock’ at a Pig Farm

The National Institute of Animal Science under the Rural Development Administration has launched on-site technical support to help pig farms curb both livestock deaths and barn odor during the…

Jang Hyung-im, Reporter · 2026/08/18 09:34

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