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Gov’t Permits Placement of Commercial Ads on Rented Bicycles and Airplanes

Gov’t Permits Placement of Commercial Ads on Rented Bicycles and Airplanes

SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that a revision to the enforcement ordinance of the Outdoor Advertising Act will take effect on Tuesday, enabling the placement of commercial ads on airplanes and rented bicycles. The revision is aimed at easing regulations to support small and micro businesses, [...]

Airplanes Circle Until Nat’l College Entrance Exam’s Listening Test Ends

Airplanes Circle Until Nat’l College Entrance Exam’s Listening Test Ends

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Aircraft circled above South Korea on Thursday afternoon waiting for the English listening portion of the College Scholastic Aptitude Test to be completed. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has banned all airplane takeoffs and landings for 40 minutes from 1:05 p.m. to ensure that no noise disturbs [...]

Airplanes Required to Adopt Tougher Antivirus Measures, Mask Mandates

Airplanes Required to Adopt Tougher Antivirus Measures, Mask Mandates

SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Airplanes will be required to adopt stronger antivirus measures and impose actions against passengers who refuse to wear masks to enhance in-flight safety, the transport ministry said Thursday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Land said it will adopt the strengthened safety regulations on flights beginning Aug. 9 to [...]

Eastar Jet, Cheongju International Airport Struggling Amidst THAAD Backlash

Eastar Jet, Cheongju International Airport Struggling Amidst THAAD Backlash

CHEONGJU, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Geopolitical tensions are having a real effect on the Korean economy as North Chungcheong Province announced on August 15 that the low-cost carrier Eastar Jet had abandoned its plans to resume flight operations from Chungcheong International Airport to five Chinese cities. Since the cooling of relations between China and [...]