SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seongdong District said Monday that it will distribute “smart insoles” with built-in location tracking devices to prevent the disappearance of people with developmental disabilities in its jurisdiction and help them to learn to be on their own. When the smart insoles are in use, the location of people [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Department Store, one of the country’s major department store chain operators, announced Wednesday that it will introduce a ‘shop-alone service’ for customers who do not wish to be approached by sales clerks and other employees. Customers will be able to shop alone without any offers of assistance from staff [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — With the number new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus linked to clubs in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood growing by the day, the aviation industry has decided to strengthen its contactless services. Jeju Air Co., South Korea’s biggest low-cost carrier, said it will introduce contact-free services, such as self-bar code [...]
SINAN, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The municipal government has announced plans to start collecting marine debris with agricultural tractors. Sinan County in South Jeolla Province said Tuesday that it held a demonstration at Jaun Outdoor Beach, attaching a custom-made collection device to front and rear of five agricultural tractors. The county, which has a large [...]
JEJU, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) – As part of a new initiative to eliminate flies at Jeju City livestock farms, natural predator insects will be distributed to farmers. The city of Jeju on South Korea’s largest island of Jeju said Tuesday that it will push for a pilot project to eliminate pests using a wasp known as [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store franchise CU said Monday it has introduced a service at stores nationwide that allows customers to withdraw cash while making a purchase. Customers who pay with a credit card while purchasing goods at one of CU’s stores can also ask to withdraw cash at the same time. [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A major oil refiner in South Korea will commercialize eco-friendly technology that manufactures calcium carbonate, which is a raw material for building materials and paper, with greenhouse gases generated during the crude oil refining process. Hyundai Oilbank Co. said Sunday it had recently signed a memorandum of understanding with [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The southeastern port city of Ulsan said Thursday it will carry out a project to pay back the price of books purchased by citizens to promote reading. Citizens who buy a book, read it and then donate it to the Ulsan Metropolitan Library within four weeks will get their money [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Outdoor activities are on the rise as the coronavirus outbreak stabilizes in South Korea, but products that help people minimize contact with others are still gaining popularity. WeMakePrice Inc., a local open market operator, said Wednesday that sales of camping gear designed to help people to sleep in their [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A plan will be implemented to renovate empty offices or shops in downtown Seoul and supply them to single-person households, including car-free youth. Announcing measures to supply housing in the metropolitan area Wednesday, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport proposed a solution to renovate empty offices and shops [...]