Seoul, Feb 15 (IANS) Outbound traffic congestion was expected to peak on Sunday as more people head to their hometowns on the second day of the Lunar New Year holiday. The nation will mark the major holiday, known as Seol, on Tuesday, with the holiday period beginning over the weekend and running through Wednesday, reports Yonhap news agency.Traffic caused by cars on outbound routes was expected to be the heaviest between noon and 1 p.m. and ease from around 8 to 9 p.m., according to the state-r…
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Seoul, Feb 15 (IANS) North Korea is expected to observe a longer Lunar New Year holiday this year, as it immediately follows the national holiday marking the birthday of the late former leader Kim Jong-il.North Korea observes a one-day Lunar New Year holiday, which falls on Tuesday this year, shorter than South Korea’s three-day holiday.This year’s Lunar New Year falls on a day after the late leader’s birthday on Monday, following Sunday, giving North Koreans a three-day holiday.Generally, North…
Seoul, Feb 2 (IANS) Heavy snow blanketed South Korea overnight Monday, disrupting the morning commute, with snowfall forecast to continue in eastern and southern parts of the country, the weather agency said. A heavy snow advisory was lifted for Seoul at 4 a.m. (local time), but city officials mobilised snow removal trucks throughout the early morning to spread deicing agents and minimise inconveniences to commuters.The city issued a mobile alert at 6 a.m. to warn of slippery roads due to the ov…
Seoul, Jan 18 (IANS) The number of companies operating in South Korea’s free economic zones rose 4.4 per cent from a year earlier in 2024, driving gains in employment and investment, the industry ministry said on Sunday.A total of 8,590 companies were operating in the country’s free economic zones at the end of 2024, up from 8,228 firms a year earlier, according to data from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, reports Yonhap news agency.Employment at those firms increased 8.8 percent …