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Subway Exits Included in Smoke-Free Zones

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) - Smoking will be forbidden within 10 meters of subway exits starting in April 2016. Once the revised bill on preventing second-hand smoke passes, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will designate 1,662 subway exits and five streets that have over eight lanes as non-smoking areas. Furthermore, penalties that used to range from [...]

Korea To Expand Smoking Ban to All Restaurants & Cafes From 2015

SEOUL, December 15 (Korea Bizwire) – As of January 1, 2015, all restaurants, cafes, bars and bakeries in South Korea are to go smoke free regardless of their size. Korea, once known as a smoker’s paradise, has seen an expansion of smoking bans in public and business places since 2009. In 2009, South Korea’s Ministry for Health [...]