CHUNCHEON, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gangwon Fire Headquarters said it will launch an initiative to establish an intelligent emergency demand prediction platform. An analysis of emergency demand in Gangwon Province over the past decade showed that the time between the dispatch and the increased rate of emergency demand was below the national average. [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A local company is introducing new policies to promote social distancing. GS Home Shopping, a major South Korean home shopping operator, announced Thursday that it had started a ‘company dinner at home’ program to help local restaurants struggling in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak, while ensuring a safe [...]
DAEJEON, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The public interest value of forests in South Korea was estimated to reach 221 trillion won (US$179 billion) as of 2018. In other words, each citizen receives 4.28 million won (US$3,470) in public benefits annually. According to the National Institute of Forest Science operating under the auspices of the [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — To prevent the spread of COVID-19, an electronic ticket check system will be introduced at the major royal palaces in Seoul. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) will test run an electronic ticket check system at Changdeok Palace and Deoksu Palace from Wednesday, in which visitors and employees will not [...]
SINAN, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Beautiful walkways have recently been paved along island villages on Gijeom and Soakdo slands, located in Shinan County, South Jeolla Province. The four islands, connected by bridgeways, built 12 chapels along the 12-kilometer route. Each chapel is named after one of Jesus’s twelve apostles, and built near viewing hotspots [...]
DAEJEON, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Forest Service (KFS) plans to host a special event, titled the ‘Very Special Tree Delivery Man,’ as part of the 2020 My Tree Ownership Campaign ahead of Korea’s Arbor Day. The program invites citizens to order a My Own Tree Kit and plant a tree at home [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop super band BTS cheered up its fans and audiences across the world Tuesday with a special performance on a U.S. TV show, broadcast from the band’s own studio in South Korea, in a time of social distancing over the COVID-19 pandemic. The members of BTS were the penultimate [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Are South Korean schools and students ready for online classes? The question is drawing rising public attention as elementary and secondary schools nationwide were asked by the government on Tuesday to begin the spring semester with online classes, in steps starting April 9, to prevent classroom infections of the [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — It is going to become harder to import raccoons, popular at zoos and animal cafes, into South Korea. The Ministry of Environment announced that raccoons will be designated as ‘hazardous animals’ harmful for the environment. From now on, importing raccoons for commercial purposes will require authorization from a local [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The birthrate in South Korea, plunging at an unprecedented speed, is largely influenced by the popularity of remaining single and a growing number of married couples choosing not to have children. Last year, the country’s total fertility rate, the average number of births for each female, was 0.92, the [...]