SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Jongno District Office announced on Thursday that it will set up benches in outdoor areas based on donations from the public. In response to the increasing demand for so-called ‘untact’ rest areas in the city following the spread of the coronavirus, the new ‘Space For You’ project aims [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — KB Kookmin Bank, South Korea’s largest retail lender, introduced a new service for so-called ‘untact’ (contactless) donations on Wednesday. The ‘Digital Donations’ service enables individuals and groups to manage donations without in-person contact. The service will first be introduced to churches as a way for parishioners to make their [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Top actors and celebrities in South Korea have offered hefty donations to assist victims of the recent heavy rain that has left 15 dead and nearly 1,600 people forced out of their homes. Actor Park Seo-joon, star of the hit TV drama “Itaewon Class” and also known for his [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top 10 conglomerates reduced their donations for the second consecutive year in 2017 despite their increased operating profit, data showed Monday. An analysis by corporate tracker Chaebul.com showed the donations by the leading business groups fell 13.3 percent from 2016 to 836.1 billion won (US$786.54 million) last year. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 8 out of 10 salaried people made donations to charities this year, a survey showed Thursday. Of the 849 workers polled recently, 77.9 percent said they gave money to charities, the survey conducted by Hunet, a career education institute, showed. The average donation stood at 161,000 won (US$149) [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A total of 6,000 female students in Busan from low-income families will be relieved of the burden of buying expensive sanitary pads, at least for a while. The rising price of feminine hygiene products in Korea has recently become a big issue nationwide. The Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education [...]
SEOUL, Jan.22 (Korea Bizwire) – People can now help those in need while shopping or watching movies. New and fun ways of helping others are being endorsed by corporations and local governments. Women’s clothing brand Olivia Lauren announced that it will host an event in which customers who donate used clothes will be offered discounts. [...]
INCHEON, Korea, Dec 11 (Korea Bizwire) – On December 11, Korea Duty Free Association (President Won-jun Lee, Board of Director of Lotte Duty Free Co. Ltd.) donated 60 million KRW to 20 teenagers at the service of Social welfare Society (President Sang-Cheon Chang). It also contributed 10 million KRW to Social welfare Society for their successful hosting of [...]