SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Smaller cities are undergoing more intense heatwaves compared to their larger counterparts due to inadequate infrastructure to mitigate rising temperatures, the weather agency said Wednesday. According to a study by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), a total of 16 cities underwent temperature escalation over a 10-year span from 1973 [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization said Tuesday they have designated five cities as those specializing in night tours through public competition. Busan and Daejeon were designated as international attraction cities and Gangneung (Gangwon Province), Jeonju (North Jeolla Province) and Jinju (South Gyeongsang [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of municipal governments are launching subsidy programs to promote the purchase of electric bicycles. The city of Chuncheon in Gangwon Province announced on Thursday that it will provide a subsidy of up to 50 percent of the purchase cost to those who buy pedal-assist electric bicycles [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Residents in rural regions tend to suffer less from stress or depression, while those living in urban areas have lower rates of smoking and obesity, a study showed Sunday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) recently announced in its 2021 Regional Health Statistics report that 24 percent [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — About half of cities, counties and districts in South Korea are at risk of extinction, a state-run agency said. According to a report from the Korea Employment Information Service (KEIS), 113 (49.6 percent) out of 228 cities, counties and districts around the country were classified as ‘extinction risk areas’ [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Among South Korean cities and provinces, Seoul, Jeju and Busan were assessed as having a higher level of work-life balance. Seoul earned a score of 58.8 out of 100 in the work-life balance index, the highest among the nation’s 17 major cities and provinces, according to data released by [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The employment rate for nine minor cities in South Korea fell in the first half of this year, as the coronavirus pandemic hit job markets, data showed Tuesday. The employment rate for the nine cities, including Jeonju, Osan, Yangsan and Chuncheon, stood at 58.3 percent in the first half, [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Korea Land & Housing Corp. (LH), is planning to create city plans to prepare for the spread of infectious diseases such as the novel coronavirus. LH said Monday it will carry out research to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and create a city [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Monday that it has selected seven regions as candidates to support for its 2020 “Smart Challenge” initiative. Smart Challenge is a project to build smart solutions with businesses, citizens and local governments working together to solve urban problems. Depending on the [...]