SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Namyangju, located in Gyeonggi Province, announced on January 22 that it would be initiating a service starting in May to ensure the safe return home of socially vulnerable groups, including women and students. This service becomes active when a smartphone is shaken or an SOS button is [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Professional Football League said Wednesday that a video designed to assist vulnerable groups access football stadiums won a Crystal Award at the 2022 Busan International Advertising Festival. It is the first time for a local professional sports organization to win an award at an international advertising festival, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Low-income regions highly populated with seniors, disabled individuals and immigrants are more vulnerable to a pandemic like COVID-19, a report said Sunday. A research team from the Korea Institute of Public Administration studied the exposure (how easily a disease may spread), susceptibility (how much a disease can incur physical, [...]
WONJU, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A beach camping site that can be used by mobility vulnerable groups such as disabled and elderly people was set up on Thursday in the Yeongdong region on the east coast. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization have been promoting the ‘Open Tourism [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Experts are calling for updated housing policies for socially vulnerable groups, who are being exposed to the risk of COVID-19 infection as they live in shabby studio apartments or struggle with low incomes. The state-funded Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements recently formed a task force to publish a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon International Airport Corp. announced on Tuesday that it plans to make improvements to facilities and services designed to help disabled persons, seniors, and pregnant women get around the airport. The airport will first introduce vehicles to transport passengers to the departure and duty-free zones. The pick-up service will [...]