Hansung University

Type: Organization

Name: Hansung University

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Five workers die in South Korea’s latest industrial accident

Police guard Hyundai Steel’s plant in Dangjin, South Chungcheong province after an accident that killed five workers, May 10. (Newsis)As country’s industrial infrastructure ages, accidents becoming more common and tougher penalties being introducedFive ... [Published Hani.co.kr - May 11 2013]

Entities: Hyundai Steel Co Ltd, Workers, Oxygen, Argon

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Shinsegae

Chaebol joins 'shared growth' drive

Major conglomerates have changed their business practices in response to President Park Geun-hye’s request that large firms make more efforts to help small firms and achieve “shared growth.”The nation’s top 10 chaebol are taking the lead in this drive ... [Published Korea Times - May 07 2013]

Entities: Chaebol, Democratization, Shinsegae, SK Group

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Lobby lashes out at transparency, retirement bills

Bills on extending the retirement age to 60 and disclosing the annual salary of executives at large enterprises through regulatory filings aimed at boosting corporate transparency were approved Tuesday by the National Assembly.However, business lobby ... [Published Korea Joongang Daily - May 01 2013]

Entities: Kim Sang-jo, Lee Sang-ho, Hansung University, Democratization

Quotes

...to measure oxygen levels before they start working, and my understanding is that the readings were normal," said a source with Hyundai Steel. "The only reason they would be so low is either because the area below the furnace was full of argon gas, which is heavier than air, or the oxygen concentration dropped because air flow in the furnace was somehow obstructed."

Five workers die in South Korea’s latest industrial accident [Published Hani.co.kr - May 11 2013]