CHUNCHEON, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A social media message that claims the existence of a dental mask claw machine in Chuncheon, Gyeonggi Province is drawing interest from citizens there. The message titled “Never Knew This Kind of World Would Come” was uploaded together with a photo of the machine. This message garnered interest from [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — With face coverings becoming ubiquitous due to the prolonged outbreak of the novel coronavirus, an increasing number of people are showing preference towards colored masks as a fashion item. The color of disposable masks is evolving from white and black towards pink, purple and yellow. At South Korean online [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has globally expanded its support program for mask manufacturers so that more protective equipment can be produced against the novel coronavirus. The South Korean tech giant said it recently sent engineers to Polish mask producer PTAK and shared its production know-how. By enhancing [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A man was arrested for physically assaulting a bus driver who demanded the man wear a face mask to ride the bus, police said Monday, in the first arrest case for a violation of mandatory mask use against COVID-19. The police in the city’s northeastern ward of Gwangjin said [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — If used face masks could be disinfected, and then possibly reused, that would be a good thing for people suffering shortages of masks. South Korea’s two largest electronics firms — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. — are saying that their clothes refreshers can disinfect face masks using [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — No signs of major disruptions such as long queues of customers were spotted at drugstores nationwide Monday, the first day South Korea lifted the designated day-only purchase rule in its protective mask rationing aimed at containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Monday, South Koreans are entitled to buy three government-distributed [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has expanded the range of family members living abroad who are able to receive masks posted from South Korea. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that members of the public can also buy and send masks to brothers, sisters, daughters-in-law and sons-in-law living abroad, from [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of SMEs and Startups said Monday that its “Win-Win Cooperation” project is paying off in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the government, the daily production of four mask makers, backed by smart factory technology from Samsung Electronics Co., jumped 51 percent to 1.39 million [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — While the spread of the coronavirus continues, a very touching story in which a citizen donated masks to a local police station, has moved the hearts of Korean citizens. On Sunday morning, an individual visited Samyang Police Substation, a division of the Seoul Gangbuk Police Station, with a visible [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday it has begun supplying imported filters to local mask producers amid lingering shortages of the items in the country following the spread of the new coronavirus that has infected more than 9,000 here. The 2.5 tons of imported melt-blown nonwoven fabric filters will be supplied [...]