SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science & Creativity, announced on December 12 the trial operation of ‘AlgeoMath Kids’, a new educational tool for primary school students. This pilot program will run from December 15 until March of next year, [...]
AMSTERDAM/SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea aims to build a cold chain logistics center in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam by 2027, the presidential office said. The project will be pursued under a letter of intent to be signed between South Korea’s Busan Port Authority and the Netherlands’ Port of Rotterdam Authority [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The land ministry said Monday it will not authorize the completion of newly built apartments if inter-floor noise levels fail to meet accepted standards. As part of measures to tackle widespread social problems surrounding noise disputes between neighbors, the ministry said it will also strengthen quality control by measuring [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will establish a government-wide commission to be in charge of deliberating and adjusting measures on the management of supply chains of major industry items, the finance ministry said Monday. The government also plans to create a fund to secure critical items and support investment in relevant facilities [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is maintaining more than four months of inventory of urea amid growing concerns over its supply in the wake of China’s export suspension, the industry ministry said Sunday. “South Korea will establish a system to thoroughly monitor the sales of urea in the country and make moves [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s public health agency said Sunday it plans to open a coordination office this week, supporting a global move to prevent, detect and respond to infectious diseases. The new office, located in Osong, 108 kilometers south of Seoul, will open its doors Monday to support the activities of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to raise the annual salaries of entry-level military officers and non-commissioned officers (NCOs) at border units by up to 30 percent by 2027 from this year, the defense ministry said Sunday, amid a push to improve working conditions of troops. The salary for a new staff [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting from December 15, a significant relaxation of existing regulations for remote medical consultations, including allowing first-time consultations during evenings and holidays, will be implemented in South Korea. However, the response from the industry, touted as beneficiaries of these changes, is not as positive as anticipated. The prevailing sentiment stems [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is expected to begin the process to dismantle the now-defunct Kori-1 nuclear reactor next year, the industry ministry said Friday. As the country’s first commercial nuclear power plant, the Kori-1 reactor in the southeastern city of Busan was permanently closed in June 2017 after some 40 years [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government will push to pay for part of urea imports when companies need to buy the chemical from nations other than China as part of efforts to prevent a supply shortage and ensure a longer-term stable supply, the industry minister has said. Industry Minister Bang Moon-kyu [...]