GOYANG, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — With the massive spread of the new coronavirus expected to alter life as we know it for the foreseeable future, local governments in Gyeonggi Province are pushing for various measures to support and promote consumption. The city of Goyang will temporarily hire local students and children of small business [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The method of hiding the property of delinquent borrowers who do not pay back taxes is becoming more and more unexpected. The ability of tax collectors to find them is evolving as well. The Incheon Metropolitan Government conducted a special crackdown on 11 golf courses from November 18 to [...]
BUSAN/SUWON, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Local governments in South Korea are accelerating various exchange and cooperation projects with North Korea amid the improving inter-Korean relationship. Busan’s Vice Mayor for Economic Affairs Yoo Jae-soo, Gyeonggi Province’s Vice Governor for Peace Lee Hwa-young and Sejong City’s Vice Mayor for Political Affairs Lee Kang-jin have returned from [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — With the temperatures continuing to rise nationwide, local governments are doing their best to keep their communities cool. From automatic shades that spread open when sensors detect a rise in temperatures to special rooftop paint that reflects sunlight, everyone is chipping in to help lower the temperature by even [...]
SEOUL, Jan.15 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of individuals who are dying alone is increasing every year. News reports of bodies being found months after the individual died are no longer a surprise. Due to the rapid aging of society and the increase in the number of single-person households, dying alone is no longer a [...]