Unionized Seoul bus drivers said Wednesday that they were planning to strike over pay starting Thursday, with an overwhelming majority of union members supporting the plan. The Seoul Bus Labor Union, which has nearly 18,133 members across 61 companies, voted Tuesday on a plan to strike at 4 a.m. Thursday. According to the union, 16,317 members participated in the vote, and 16,046 of them voted in favor of the strike..
Some 2,500 pharmacies and hospitals will remain open during the Lunar New Year holiday - from Friday to Monday - to prevent a medical service vacuum, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Thursday.
To tackle the hike in bedbug infestations in single-room residences, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Friday that it would increase inspections of such homes as nearly half of all bedbug reports came from there. The plan comes after 39 reports out of 89 came from “goshiwon,” a type of budget accommodation consisting of one small studio room with no separate kitchen or bathroom. The city government w.
Starting Friday, chatbot services in English will be made available on the Ttareungi app a mobile application used to rent public bicycles in Seoul the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Thursday. Ttareungi is a public bike-sharing system that operates within Seoul, and can be used both by domestic residents and foreign nationals visiting the city after purchasing a voucher through the app. Previously, the.