SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Sunday it will maintain the social distancing drive against the coronavirus until early May, but it will ease the guidelines for some groups and cases like religious gatherings and recruitment tests. Maintaining distance from others in public places, daily sanitizing and wearing masks will be kept [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has published a second guidebook about its internationally acclaimed response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Ministry of Economy and Finance said Wednesday that the 90-page English-language document, titled “Flattening the curve on COVID-19,” aims to share with the world the nation’s social distancing guidelines, technology-powered [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Recently, there has been a need to come up with measures to prevent the monopolization of delivery platforms. In the midst of this period of social awareness, 6 out of 10 Koreans are in favor of the creation of a public delivery app led by local governments, a poll [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Not only South Koreans but also foreigners residing in the country will be able to file proposals that include ideas to improve the government’s policies. The Ministry of Interior and Safety said that the “Revised Ordinance on Proposal Regulations for Citizens and Public Officials,” which calls for such details, [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Interior and Safety said Monday it is conducting a number of campaigns in collaboration with local governments to promote consumption to help small business owners and local farmers hit by the coronavirus outbreak. There are many ways to encourage local government employees actively use restaurants that [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Sunday it is considering providing financial support to 10 million lower-income households as part of emergency measures in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Under the plan, a four-member household whose income is below the median income can receive a one-time lump sum of up to [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The majority of South Koreans have positive views towards the actions taken by the government, local authorities, medical institutions, and the media against the coronavirus outbreak. The Korea Press Foundation conducted a nationwide online survey of 1,000 adult men and women, 74.4 percent of whom said the government is [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean authorities will lift restrictions on the minimum storage space of small trucks and create a new standard to allow production of small-sized fire and garbage trucks. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced plans for new legislation on the categorization of legal vehicles on Tuesday, which [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea issued a “special travel advisory” Monday calling on its citizens to cancel or postpone their trips abroad over the spread of the new coronavirus, the foreign ministry said. The special travel advisory, effective as of Monday, applies to all countries except those that are already under higher [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government announced Sunday a set of tough “social distancing” measures for civil servants, employees of public organizations and soldiers nationwide, kicking off a two-week intensive campaign against the spread of the coronavirus. The guidelines call for the expansion of telecommuting among public officials, flexible working hours [...]