SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Roads in downtown areas mainly designed for cars only will be renovated to ensure the safety of pedestrians. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced on Wednesday new plans to create a pedestrian-first road environment. Roads used to be designed primarily for cars, with a specific focus on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Thursday that it will introduce a Citizen’s Safety Insurance policy which will disburse as much as 10 million won (US$8,300) to victims of various accidents starting next year. The city government will be in charge of signing an insurance contract with an insurance [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ansimi App, a safety app designed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to help citizens return home safely at night, has reached 110,000 downloads just 11 months since its introduction. Ansimi App is connected to some 40,000 closed-circuit television feeds installed across Seoul to monitor real-time situations and provide [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea seeks to deploy first-aid drones at popular mountains next year to deliver emergency medical supplies to victims on time, officials said Friday. The state-run Korea National Park Service (KNPS) said it plans to introduce 32 “ambulance drones” at 16 national mountain parks across the country next year. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The government aims to reduce the number of disaster and safety-related fatalities by 40 percent from the 2017 level over the next five years, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said Thursday. The 40-percent reduction is a key point of the nation’s Fourth Basic Disaster Management Plan, which [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 130 overseas products that had been recalled in other countries for safety reasons were sold in the local market last year, the Korea Consumer Agency said Wednesday. The agency recommended sales suspension, product exchanges, free repairs and other remedy measures on 132 such products in 2017, up [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Sun-hee, a working mom of two preschool-age children in Seoul, shudders whenever new stories pop up about a child being left behind on a school bus for hours, and now she has decided to make her concerns heard. She recently joined an online petition to require all school [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Over 22,000 bed mattresses found to emit radiation levels above safety standards have been collected nationwide over the weekend, the country’s post office said Monday. Some 30,000 employees and 3,200 vehicles were mobilized to collect 22,298 mattresses produced by Daijin Bed Co. on Saturday and Sunday, according to Korea [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Among this month’s three “new architectural technologies” chosen by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport was a restroom design that can function as a shelter in case of fire. In the new design, a water barrier is created at the restroom’s entrance by sprinklers during an emergency, preventing [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The sixth Children’s Safety Experience Exhibit kicked off Thursday for a three-day run at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza. Hosted by Hyundai Motor Company, the Ministry of Public Safety and Security, and the Citizens’ Coalition for Safety, the event is offering education programs and experience sessions for various accidents and [...]