SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite the growing popularity of hydrogen vehicles, the charging infrastructure still remains poor in South Korea, industry data showed Wednesday. South Korea accounts for 33 percent or 37,400 in the total number of hydrogen fuel cell cars on the road worldwide, according to the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA). [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean health authorities said Wednesday that fully vaccinated people will be exempted from the country’s mandatory 14-day isolation period from early next month as the country is struggling to speed up the vaccination campaign. Health authorities said that, under the country’s anti-infection measures, those who have been fully [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korea-China Cultural Town planned for Gangwon Province is being placed under review following massive criticism. Officials from Gangwon Province recently announced the view of Kolon Global Corp., leading the Chinatown project, that the construction of the Korea-China Cultural Town “may not proceed”. Kolon said the project has nothing [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea fell to a record low in February, data showed Wednesday, underscoring the country’s chronically low birth rate. A total of 21,461 babies were born in February, down 5.7 percent from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Wednesday it plans to invest 36.4 billion won (US$32.3 million) to build a new test bed to speed up the development of carbon-neutral ships. A new test center will also be built in Mokpo, 410 kilometers south of Seoul, where businesses and institutions can demonstrate their [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first labor union for firefighters is set to be inaugurated in the latter half of this year. On Monday, the Federation of Korean Trade Unions held a press conference in Seoul regarding the establishment of a preparatory committee for the inauguration of the nation’s first firefighter labor [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Skepticism is growing over the effect of the government’s new policy of granting temporary stay permits to undocumented migrant children. The Ministry of Justice is receiving applications from those who want to benefit from the policy, which is limited to children who have lived here for more than 15 [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – One of South Korea’s top financial officials has recently drawn the ire of investors in cryptocurrency when he lectured them, saying they were walking “on the wrong path” and needed to correct themselves. Appearing in a meeting at the National Assembly on Thursday, Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman Eun [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Public organizations will have to choose only eco-friendly cars when purchasing new automobiles, in line with the country’s green energy drive, the industry ministry said Tuesday. “In order to speed up the transition, it is necessary to create new demands,” the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said in [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The supply of low-priced by-product hydrogen will begin in earnest this year for use in transport. On Monday, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the South Chungcheong provincial government and the Dangjin city government held a completion ceremony for a new hydrogen supply and shipment center for hydrogen [...]