Reducing the use of disposable products depends on self-regulation by citizens and businesses rather than unilateral rules imposed by the government, Environment Minister Han Wha-jin said.
The state audit agency said Wednesday the government of Gyeonggi Province poorly supervised private companies receiving its subsidies, mostly during the time when opposition leader Lee Jae-myung served as governor.
North Jeolla Province will positively consider a recommendation by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) to include foreign residents as recipients of state-funded emergency relief checks, the human rights watchdog said, Friday.