SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Thursday the government will form a civilian-led consultative body to produce a social consensus on whether to ban dog meat consumption. Kim made the remark while presiding over a government policy coordination meeting, saying relevant ministries should make active efforts to determine the facts [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to increase its stockpile of rare metals and expand the list of such items for strategic reserves, the country’s finance minister said Wednesday. The move aimed at ensuring stable supply of such materials came in the wake of a recent supply shortage of aqueous urea solution, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Tuesday it plans to chart out around 12.7 trillion won (US$10.7 billion) worth of support measures for pandemic-hit small merchants and vulnerable people with excess tax revenue and the state budget. The government unveiled a package of measures to support small merchants, including low interest rate [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will launch a formal discussion on whether to prohibit dog meat consumption, officials said Thursday, following President Moon Jae-in’s suggestion to review the controversial practice. The government will table the issue of how to proceed with social discussions on dog meat consumption at a Cabinet meeting to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of the Interior and Safety released a selection of the seven best children’s playgrounds on Monday to foster a culture of safe playground environment. The playgrounds were chosen from a list of recommendations submitted by local governments and municipal or provincial offices of education, based on the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Tuesday it will temporarily cut fuel taxes by a record 20 percent in a bid to ease upward pressure on consumer inflation as oil prices have surged amid the global economic recovery. The government will lower taxes on gasoline, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The presidential committee on carbon neutrality on Monday unveiled two upgraded policy road maps, including scrapping coal-fired power generation, to achieve South Korea’s net-zero emissions goal by 2050. Presided over by President Moon Jae-in, the committee held its second general meeting in Seoul to review and approve agendas for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has mapped out a suicide prevention plan for pop culture artists as part of efforts to prevent the suicide of famous celebrities as well as copycat suicides. The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health and Welfare developed the plan after holding a ministerial conference on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Monday it plans to increase support for overseas expansion by startups and smaller firms as part of efforts to strengthen its ties with Southeastern Asian countries and nations in Eurasia. The government plans to further promote economic cooperation with the 10-member states of the Association of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has signed a deal with energy-to-telecom conglomerate SK Group to establish a carbon-neutral and eco-friendly hydrogen port ecosystem. A hydrogen port is one that has been developed with a hydrogen energy ecosystem spanning the areas of hydrogen production, import, storage, supply, consumption and [...]