SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday declared an end to almost all COVID-19 restrictions, including mandatory isolation, effectively placing the disease in the endemic category. Yoon said during a COVID-19 response meeting that the seven-day mandatory isolation period for COVID-19 patients will be reduced to a recommendation of five [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy is looming over the government’s decision to further restrict the use of disposable products, but allow a one-year grace period to give companies time to prepare. The Ministry of Environment announced Tuesday that it will further restrict the use of disposable products, including plastic bags, at convenience stores [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Restaurants, cafes and other small business owners welcomed the latest relaxation of pandemic-related business restrictions Monday while demanding the complete removal of social distancing and other virus curbs that have been in place for almost two years. South Korea raised the ceiling for private gatherings at multiuse facilities from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will lift restrictions on sales of urea solution as the supply of the essential fluid used in diesel vehicles to cut emissions has been stabilized, the finance ministry said Tuesday. South Korea had struggled to cope with a shortage of urea solution after China imposed export curbs [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of commercial sites that refuse admission of specific age groups, including ‘No Kids Zones,’ ‘No Middle Age Zones,’ and ‘No Seniors Zones,’ is growing at a steady pace. The owners of such commercial sites claim that they have no other option but to do so since certain [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Self-employed people in South Korea plan to hold drive-through protests in several cities this week to call for eased COVID-19 restrictions and more compensation, the organizer said Monday. About 3,000 members of an emergency committee of the self-employed and other online communities are expected to participate in the rallies [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Several girls’ middle and high schools in Seoul have deleted school provisions restricting the color of undergarments that the students can wear. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education carried out special consultations with 31 girls’ middle and high schools with similar rules on undergarments, six of which decided to [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has decided to ease its restrictions on foreign ownership of private jets. These limitations have served as a stumbling block preventing domestic companies from registering private jets. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport sasid Tuesday that it would move forward with a revision of the Aviation [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Wednesday it will ease antivirus restrictions for most areas except for Seoul and some surrounding regions, starting Monday, allowing its members to dine at restaurants and conduct off-base activities. The Health Protection Condition (HPCON) level will be adjusted by one notch to the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Owners of restaurants, internet cafes and other small businesses called on the government Thursday to extend their opening hours and compensate their losses amid ongoing restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. At a press conference outside the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, leaders of small business groups said the [...]