SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — McDonald’s Korea said Thursday it will adopt the Hi-Pass, an automatic tolling system on major expressways, for its drive-thru (DT) service in South Korea. The Korean unit of the global fast food giant McDonald’s signed a business agreement with Korea Expressway Corp., Shinhan Card Co. and KIS Information & [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday that it had mapped out a string of measures to ensure the safety of pedestrians around drive-thru stores that will take effect from this month. Drive-thrus are a common type of take-out service that allow customers to purchase products without leaving their cars. [...]
JEJU, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A drive-thru gourmet festival is set to launch on the southern resort island of Jeju. Jeju Provincial Office and the Jeju Tourism Organization are holding the 2020 Jeju Drive Eat Show on Saturday and Sunday at Jeju Sports Complex. For coronavirus prevention, all browsing and purchasing at the festival [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Conservative groups staged “drive-thru” anti-government rallies in southern Seoul on Saturday after winning court approval to hold demonstrations only under certain conditions to prevent another coronavirus resurgence from mass gatherings. The protesters stopped short of reaching central Seoul near the presidential office, as the Gwanghwamun area was practically sealed [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. plans to hold an event to celebrate Samsung Electronics Co.’s new phablet Galaxy Note 20 debut via a ‘drive-thru’ service. On Thursday morning, a day before the Galaxy Note 20’s official pre-order opening, a preliminary event will be held at Bitplex [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Tuesday it has proposed a drive-thru virus test scheme as an international standard, paving the way for the country to share its know-how in the anti-virus fight. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has voted in favor of proposing the country’s drive-thru COVID-19 checkup centers as [...]
HONGSEONG, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Chungcheong Province has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based ‘unmanned thermometer system’, which will be set up at Boryeong’s Daecheon Beach this month. With this system, visitors can have their body temperature measured without having to leave their car, preventing unnecessary physical contact with quarantine staff, prior to [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — To prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will also operate “drive-thru” test centers introduced by a number of local governments in other parts of the country. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) on Saturday issued a public notice of “recruitment for medical support group specializing [...]
INCHEON, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A “book drive-thru system” will be introduced in Incheon for the first time, allowing members to borrow or return books without having to leave the comfort of their car. The system, installed at Incheon Metropolitan City’s Michuhol Library, allows users to check out or return books while in a [...]
GWANGJU, Dec.9 (Korea Bizwire) – The first drive-thru center for civil affairs has opened in Gwangju. The ‘Cha Ta Go, Minwon Bo Go’ (ride as you do your civil affair business) center opened at the Chumdan 2 dong community service center in Gwangju on December 8. Because the community service center is located in a [...]