SEJONG, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s economic policies to deal with the post-pandemic recovery will be backed by its “Korean-version New Deal” project that will help the nation create new growth engines and jobs once the COVID-19 outbreak wanes. The project is one of the key components in the country’s economic policy for [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — No signs of major disruptions such as long queues of customers were spotted at drugstores nationwide Monday, the first day South Korea lifted the designated day-only purchase rule in its protective mask rationing aimed at containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Monday, South Koreans are entitled to buy three government-distributed [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Following a phase-by-phase opening of the new school year since May 20, a number of changes at schools are coming as a pleasant surprise for students. One of them is coming to school wearing training uniforms. To minimize physical contact amid the raging coronavirus, many schools in their own [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting this month, foreigners will be able to register their mobile phones and open up bank accounts with a Korean name. The government announced Friday that starting on June 8, foreigners with a Korean name inscribed on their alien registration card will be able to use their Korean name [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry stuck to its flat-out denial Monday of any upgrades to a U.S. THAAD missile defense base in South Korea after a series of reports suggested that last week’s transport of military hardware into the base was aimed at upgrading or strengthening the unit. On Friday, the [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea started testing of quick response (QR) code-based entry logs at nightclubs, eateries and churches on Monday in its latest efforts to better track and contain the new coronavirus. Under the plan, the government will check the digital entry registers at 17 facilities in Seoul, Incheon and Daejeon [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea is encouraging non-face-to-face services at restaurants and grocery stores, such as picking up to-go orders, as part of precautions against the new coronavirus, according to Pyongyang’s state media on Monday. Korean Central Broadcasting Station, the North’s radio broadcaster, said the country is trying to improve customer services [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — As a way to break through its cycle of economic hardship, North Korea is rolling out a variety of recycling policies. Among them, the most eye-catching policy is the promotion of the exchange of recyclable waste materials like empty bottles for daily necessities. The Choson Sinbo, the official mouthpiece [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to further enhance its steps aimed at preventing the spread of the new coronavirus, especially at those facilities considered high risk, the country’s health minister said Sunday, despite a steady decline in the number of new infection cases. As of Sunday, the country had confirmed 27 [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Assembly has begun its four-year term with the highest number of female lawmakers, including the country’s first-ever female vice speaker of the unicameral legislature. Among the 300 representatives, who started their four-year term Saturday, 57 members, or 19 percent, are women, marking the largest number in [...]