SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The financial regulator said Wednesday it will unveil a set of guidelines on public disclosures for investments that commit to environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals in March or April, the financial regulator said Wednesday. The new standards, however, will continue to be subject to changes until their implementation [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is launching an initiative to establish guidelines for caring for and neutering stray cats by the end of this year. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Friday it has formed a consultative group comprising animal protection groups, veterinary associations, academia members, legal organizations, and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s traffic authority said Monday that it will launch research to map out safety instructions for personal mobility devices, like electric scooters, amid a hike in deaths of their riders in recent years. The Korea Road Traffic Authority said the project is aimed at setting new safety standards [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Tuesday it will introduce standard guidelines to protect animals appearing in films, TV series and advertisements. This comes as a response to the recent death of a horse that was forced to trip and fall while filming the KBS historical [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ICT ministry said Thursday it will create guidelines and verification processes to create trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) services in a move to address potential social problems. AI services have recently faced growing calls for more responsible development and management of the technology over concerns that the technology [...]
DAEJEON, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced Tuesday that it had developed guidelines for the process that allows a driver to safely accept control back from a self-driving vehicle. Autonomous driving vehicles with semi-automation systems sometimes require that the driver intervene. Based on various situations, the driver [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s oceans ministry said Thursday that it plans to come up with detailed guidelines for aquariums and ban newly established facilities from displaying whales and dolphins amid the public’s growing awareness of animal rights. The move came as the country lacks detailed guidelines over the management of animal [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has launched an initiative to make the roads safer for elderly people. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on Wednesday that it had fully amended the road design guidelines for the elderly people as part of efforts to prevent elderly traffic accidents. The [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Students without face masks won’t be allowed to enter a testing site for the national university entrance exam slated for December, the education ministry said Friday, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus during the test. The Ministry of Education unveiled detailed guidelines to safely hold the College Scholastic [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea announced a set of guidelines for minors’ appearances on YouTube and content on Tuesday in an effort to protect their human rights. The measures, unveiled by the Korea Communications Commission, advise children and teens not to appear on YouTube or other internet broadcasting programs for three or [...]