SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant move to address electronic waste, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment announced on September 24 that it would broaden the scope of its recycling program to encompass a wider range of electronic devices, including Bluetooth earphones, clothes dryers, and electric scooters. The change, set to take effect in [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The government and local firms have come together to establish a recycling system that will enable the creation of new products using recycled materials obtained from scrapped electronic devices. The Ministry of Environment on Wednesday signed an agreement with Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, other manufacturers, recycling companies, and non-profit [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The justice ministry will disclose the names of those who remove their electronic ankle devices and flee, in order to facilitate their quick arrest, legal sources said Monday. The new rule has been in effect since Friday, the sources said. Previously, only facial features, body characteristics, gender and age [...]
SEOUL, Nov.13 (Korea Bizwire) – On November 12, an orientation was held for students who would sit for the next day’s Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (KSAT) in the 1,216 exam sites across the nation. On the KSAT day, not only the police force but also the military force were mobilized in order to provide any [...]