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Free Public Transit for Seoulites When Air is Bad

Free Public Transit for Seoulites When Air is Bad

SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — From Saturday, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will be offering free public transport services during rush hour on days when high-level fine dust alerts are issued, in an effort to discourage driving and reduce air pollution. Seoul’s decision to offer free public transport comes after the municipal government announced ten [...]

Policymakers Capitalizing on Big Data Use

Policymakers Capitalizing on Big Data Use

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean governmental bodies are making good use of big data analysis to help design new policies. The Gwangju Metropolitan Government and SK Telecom recently conducted a big data analysis regarding transportation and population information in Gwangju, to find out which areas were the most populated with senior citizens over 65 who had [...]

Gyeonggi Tourism Organization to Run “Super Ski” Campaign for Winter Season

Gyeonggi Tourism Organization to Run “Super Ski” Campaign for Winter Season

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeonggi provincial government and the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization said on December 15 that they would attract up to 15,000 foreign tourists by offering a “Super Ski” tourism campaign for the 2014 winter season. They expected that about 10,000 visitors will come from six Asian countries including China, Hong Kong, [...]