01/12/2022at 10:40

Talks between South Korea's government and striking truckers have collapsed again

Another attempt at renegotiation between striking truck drivers in South Korea and the nation’s government collapsed on Wednesday after only 40 minutes.

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by DANIEL LOGAN

Negotiations between striking truck drivers and the South Korean government collapsed again on Wednesday.

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