Asia South Korea Car exports jumped 28,5% on-year in October thank to a rise in demand for eco-friendly cars; the value of outbound shipments of automobiles came to $4,92 billion, the largest ever for any October
Asia South Korea Face masks will no longer be required indoors starting Monday 30th Jan, except in high-risk places such as hospitals and on public transportation; schools, kindergartens, child care centers and department store will be mask-free
Asia South Korea Hundreds of people had to be evacuated after a fire broke out in Guryong Village in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, the only remaining slum area in Gangnam-gu
Asia South Korea Use-by date instead of sell-by date - with milk as only exception - is among the changes expected for 2023 with an impact at daily life level; others include the adoption of global standards of age counting and the abolition of university admission fees
Asia South Korea The annual bell-tolling ceremony to celebrate New Year's Eve will resume after two years of suspension due to COVID-19; hosted by the Seoul metropolitan government, it will take place at 11:30 pm at Bosingak Pavilion with about 100.000 people attending