SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A certification rating system will be applied to air quality monitors to give consumers an idea of their relative performance. The Ministry of Environment said Sunday that it has been issuing performance certification ratings for 38 simple air quality monitors at four government-affiliated organizations, including the Korea Environment Corporation, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The education ministry said Friday it will conduct a special crackdown on alleged irregularities in the private education sector, including high-priced consulting services tailored for college admission. The move is part of the government’s pre-emptive measures to tackle potential rises in expensive private tutoring services as the government has [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The government for the very first time has embarked on an investigation to find out how smoking can affect productivity during work. While there were assessments on the negative economic effects of smoking, such as higher medical bills, a study on the loss of productivity is the first of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday unveiled a set of measures aimed at restructuring the education sector, including adjusting the number of teaching posts, in its latest efforts to cope with a drastic population decline. The education policy blueprint, part of a pan-government policy proposal addressing the country’s demographic change, comes [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education has effectively rejected requests from teachers’ unions to provide chairs for invigilators during the nationwide college entrance exam. The MOE sent a message to the teachers’ union indicating that the placement of chairs for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) supervisors was an issue that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is set to make a significant investment over the next several years to develop early diagnosis, prevention and treatment technologies for dementia and to determine the causes of dementia. According to new plans announced by the government, the Ministry of Health and Welfare will team up with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Tuesday it will introduce a new mobile identification card system and digital certificates, a move that will enhance public convenience in areas ranging from banking to administrative affairs. The mobile IDs and digital certificates on family registers and others can be stored in smartphones, easing concerns [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government finalized a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 32 percent from 2017 levels by 2030, the Ministry of Environment said Tuesday. As part of the efforts to cut down greenhouse gases blamed for global climate change, the government aims to increase the cumulative supply of [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Tuesday it will install hydrogen charging stations throughout the country without any delay in line with its hydrogen policy vision that promotes the cleanest energy for automobiles. Under the plan, South Korea will finish installation of 310 charging stations for hydrogen fuel cell cars [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday that it will streamline regulations on drones in the latest move to boost the fledgling industry and create more jobs. The road map calls for 35 revisions to existing rules and the modifying of guidelines to stimulate growth in the drone industry while enhancing public [...]