SEJONG, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Over the past three months, large business groups boasting assets exceeding 5 trillion won have expanded their influence in the automotive and transportation sectors. The Korea Fair Trade Commission recently unveiled the “Status of Changes in Companies Belonging to Large Business Groups (August-October),” revealing that as of November 1, the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans facing difficulties accessing means of transportation, including the disabled, seniors, pregnant women, people with toddlers and children has gone up in recent years, data showed Monday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reported that there were 15.1 million South Koreans struggling with access [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Good-hearted Shuttle Alliance has been established to support safe commuting for the transportation vulnerable, including severely disabled individuals. A group of seven companies and institutions signed a business agreement to enhance the mobility rights of the disabled as well as to promote the employment of such individuals. The [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Buses and subways in Seoul will run on extended operating hours over the weekend to meet demand for late-hour travel during the Lunar New Year holiday, the city government said Friday. Subway lines No. 1 to 9, as well as the Ui-Sinseol Light Rail Transit, will run until 2 [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is aiming to get all commercial vehicles in the country to run on hydrogen fuel-cell by 2035 in a move to help ease fine dust air pollution, the transport ministry said Wednesday. In a report submitted to Rep. Youn Kwan-suk of the ruling Democratic Party, the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A bill banning all carpool activities currently allowed during commuting hours was submitted to the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee at the National Assembly on Thursday, a move that could deepen the divide between IT companies and the taxi industry over the carpooling issue. The bill specifically seeks the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Recent government data has revealed that accidents involving slipping and falling on escalators tend to happen more frequently when it rains. According to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, there were 163 escalator-related accidents between 2013 and 2016, with four fatalities and 209 serious injuries. Among the incidents, [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul has launched a revolutionary new online service today that informs passengers about how congested their bus will be before they get on. Seoul’s new congestion alert service, which comes in the form of bus information systems, a desktop website (http://bus.go.kr) and a mobile app called SeoulBus, tells public [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Personal transport gadgets have grown increasingly popular in Korea in recent years, with more people riding devices like electric kick scooters or “wheels” either as a means of transportation or simply for recreational purposes. These electric machines grant mobility unachievable by conventional vehicles, and are easy to carry around, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Biziwre) – Millions of Chinese visitors will now be able to use their smartphones to pay for transit in Korea. The Seoul Metropolitan government announced Monday the official launch of a mobile pay system entitled ‘UnionPay Mobile T-Money’ for public transportation. It is named after the Shanghai-based financial services corporation UnionPay, [...]