BUSAN, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, is set to make the nation’s first attempt to measure the density of pollutants in the atmosphere by installing sensors on city buses. The Busan metropolitan government said Sunday that mobile atmospheric control systems have been installed on 54 city buses, and a pilot [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Wednesday increased the number of public buses that only accept cards, as part of the city’s efforts to reflect the dwindling usage of cash and to prevent accidents. The city increased the number of so-called “cashless buses” from 436 buses operating on 18 routes [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute announced on Wednesday that it had succeeded in demonstrating an ultra-high speed 5G mobile communications service on a normally operating bus, offering speeds about seven times faster than existing services. To upgrade the quality and speed of bus WiFi, the research team developed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Subway and public bus fares in Seoul are likely to rise by 300 won (US$0.24) starting as early as next April to meet growing budget deficits after a freeze for nearly eight years, city government officials said Thursday. The planned hike will bring the base subway and bus fares [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday the launch of the Universe Mobile Office bus, South Korea’s first mass-produced mobile office. The model is derived from Hyundai’s premium Universe bus, recreating it as an office space. Passengers can work and rest while they’re on the road. The private workspace consists of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will send buses to assist with the funerals of the deceased who have no family or friends to take care of their bodies, the health ministry said Thursday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it will send buses to support the funerals of the deceased [...]
BUSAN, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan Mass Transit Citizen’s Funds Foundation said Monday it will apply a new design introducing the southern port city of Busan’s famous tourist attractions to some of the city’s intra-city buses and subway cars. The Busan Marine Bus and the Metro Marine, both scheduled to be operated until [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday the failure by bus companies to provide equipment to board wheelchairs of handicapped passengers was in violation of the Disability Discrimination Act. The top court reached the decision in the case launched by three handicapped plaintiffs against the central government, the Seoul and Gyeonggi [...]
SUWON, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Suwon in Gyeonggi Province has announced a plan to establish and implement a ‘smart safety service,’ including a drowsy driving detection system for buses operating in regular lanes from next month. The smart safety service, which includes the emergency rescue function in the event of accidents, [...]
UIJEONGBU, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeonggi provincial government said Wednesday that it will introduce a tagless bus fare payment system that allows passengers to pay their bus fare without having to scan their transportation card. Passengers can install the Tagless Pay app on their smartphone and register their prepaid or deferred transportation card to [...]