TONGYEONG, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A series of pricy public restrooms are being built along the southern coast of South Korea, a boon for local fishermen. Some 17 ‘Sea Restrooms’ have been set up along the coast of Namhae County and the city of Geoje, adding to 11 restrooms built in 2012. The restrooms [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The public restrooms in Seoul are being transformed with a new ‘universal design.’ The Seoul Metropolitan Government and its affiliated Universal Design Center said Wednesday that they had applied non-discriminatory ‘universal design’ for the public restrooms at three district community centers. Universal design refers to design principals make a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government announced an ambitious plan Sunday to carry out daily inspections of all public restrooms in the city for hidden cameras that are used for crimes against women. The move comes amid growing public anger toward sexual violence and hidden camera crimes. Currently, the city employs [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — With spy cameras hidden in public restrooms becoming a serious concern to many in South Korea, the government has announced it will be spending 5 billion won to regularly check for hidden cameras installed in the over 50,000 public washrooms. The announcement was made today by three government agencies: [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Remodeled public restrooms in Pyeongchang have been unveiled ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on Thursday that it has revamped 52 public restrooms and built seven new facilities after spending nearly 3.9 billion won. Aging facilities have been replaced, barriers between [...]