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, [...]
SEJONG, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – At a public hearing held on July 13 at the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS), the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) announced the First National Road Master Plan which includes details related to the construction and maintenance of national highway systems. A national road master plan [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of registered passenger vehicles in South Korea is expected to top 20 million this month, heralding the advent of the “one household with two cars” era, data showed Tuesday. The number of registered passenger cars here came to 19,964,178 as of the end of May, according to [...]
SEJONG, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Data shows that the number of bicycles in Korea now stands at 10.22 million, and 34.7 percent of households possess at least one bicycle. As more people are looking into eco-friendly means of transportation, government authorities are making an effort to provide a better cycling environment. The Korea Transport Institute [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – To help the increasing population of foreigners to blend into the local area, the Incheon city government published a guidebook for new arrivals to the city. The guidebook was published in four languages – English, Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese. A total of 2,000 copies were made of the 120-page book. [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – As there still exist illegally operating call vans exploiting foreign tourists, the Seoul Metropolitan City Government lifted a whip, warning them it would revoke their business licenses. A call van is a six-seater cargo taxi on which any passenger with baggage weighing more than 20 kg can take and [...]