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Indoor Smoking Lounges to be Closed at Airports

SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Indoor smoking lounges at airports will gradually be shut down and outdoor smoking areas will be relocated further away from zones with passenger traffic, authorities said Monday. Smoking areas will be rearranged at the country’s 14 airports nationwide to reflect the changing social perception of smoking and second-hand smoke, [...]

Government Turns Up Nose at Indoor Smoking

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Smokers lighting up in the comfort of their homes will no longer be able to continue in safe anonymity. On August 9, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it had revised existing regulations to cut down on indoor smoking in residential apartments. Under the new policy, apartment [...]