SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners who have been inconvenienced in terms of information related to new coronavirus infections will be provided with better service through interpretation. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), in cooperation with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), will support translation services for foreign language inquiries with the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea unveiled plans for regulatory reform Thursday in a bid to promote innovation in new industries related to the fourth industrial revolution. Making public the 2020 road map for “regulatory innovations” in the economic sector, the government said it will allow new industries to develop in an amicable [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting this month, households must separate colorless plastic bottle from other recyclable items. The Ministry of Environment said Wednesday it will implement a related pilot project from February in collaboration with six local governments, including Seoul and Busan. Plastic bottles can be recycled as textile raw materials for clothing, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday it will toughen monitoring against hoarding of protective masks and hand sanitizers as the new coronavirus outbreak has sparked a sharp rise in demand. The central disaster headquarters said it is pushing forward measures to mandate that manufacturers and wholesalers of facial masks and hand [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will temporarily ease regulations on the use of disposable plastic goods at cafes and restaurants located in airports, seaports and train stations amid concerns about the spread of a new coronavirus, officials said Thursday. Since August 2018, the government has cracked down on the use of plastic [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday it will spend 385.6 billion won (US$326.2 million) on research and development (R&D) projects for auto parts for eco-friendly vehicles, such as electric cars, in line with the country’s latest clean energy drive. The project that will run through 2026 will center on lending hands [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will launch a research project to develop a novel coronavirus drug and vaccine, the public health agency said Wednesday, after the country genetically isolated the potentially deadly virus that has spread across the world. Currently, there is no viable treatment for the novel coronavirus that has killed [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will push for a project to improve public transportation air quality by disclosing the concentration of PM 2.5, or fine dust particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter in real time at subway stations nationwide. The Ministry of Environment said Tuesday that it has established a basic [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is set to approve tougher penalties Tuesday against those who engage in hoarding of protective masks, as China’s coronavirus outbreak has sparked a sharp rise in demand for such masks, officials said. Under the tougher penalties, a person who engages in hoarding of protective masks will face [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Tuesday it will compensate people who cannot work because they have been placed in self-quarantine as the country makes a concerted effort to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Seoul government said it is drawing up a plan to cover living expenses, give work [...]