SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — An environmental regulation banning plastic bags in large retail stores will be expanded to convenience stores starting this week while the use of disposable cups, cutlery and other items will be prohibited at restaurants and cafeterias, officials said Wednesday. The ban on plastic bags, currently applicable to stores with [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Cell phones will be banned from use on construction projects commissioned by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. The city government announced Thursday that it has implemented a new policy on mobile phone use by construction workers as part of its efforts to prevent accidents. The policy was inspired by Samsung [...]
POHANG, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading steelmaker POSCO has banned bicycle riding following an earlier prohibition of motorbike riding, after a number of workers died in motorbike and bicycle accidents occurring within the premises of its steel mills. It prohibited the operation of bicycles within the premises starting from Monday after banning [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will lift a ban on direct flights from Britain on a limited basis from next month for the convenience of Korean residents living in the European nation, the transport ministry said Monday. South Korea has banned passenger flights arriving from Britain since Dec. 23 to block a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A new amendment will ban plastic straws that come with a purchased beverage in South Korea. The Ministry of Environment said that attaching unnecessary accessories not only causes difficulties in the recycling process, but is also a waste of resources. The amendment recommends the use of recyclable packaging materials, [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizewire) — South Korea has banned the production and sale of 31 diabetes drugs with a substance that may pose cancer risks, although the drugs do not pose serious health risks, the country’s public health agency said Tuesday. The drugs are metformin-based medication, with 257 other diabetes drugs also being checked for [...]
SUWON, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The local government of Gyeonggi Province said Tuesday it will ban cities and counties from holding balloon-flying events starting at the end of this year, due to concerns about environmental harm caused by balloons. People often fly balloons at the year-end or in the new year to express their [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Use of disposable plastic bags will be banned at large retailers nationwide, starting next month, as part of the government’s efforts to reduce waste and conserve the environment, the Ministry of Environment said Wednesday. The ministry said about 2,000 hypermarkets and approximately 11,000 big supermarkets with sales floor space [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is to ban big-time supermarkets and retailers nationwide from using disposable plastic bags in an attempt to conserve natural resources and reduce recyclable waste, government officials said Monday. The ban will come into effect on Tuesday as part of a revised law on conserving resources and encouraging [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting in mid-September, the sale of coffee products will be banned from all schools in the nation. According to the Ministry of Food and Safety, the special revised law pertaining to food safety for children will come into effect on September 14. According to the newly revised law, coffee [...]