The rise in unmanned stores in #SouthKorea, totaling 6,323 across various sectors, has led to an increase in thefts, with 84% of such crimes occurring in #Seoul, according to recent studies.
"The #ClimateCard enables people to use subways, buses and public bicycles without limitation by paying 65,000 won (US$48.33) per month.
The #Seoul city government introduced the card as a six-month pilot project to improve the convenience of public transportation use and to help cope with the #climate crisis."
As a transit enthusiast, I think transit systems should be judged based on how low the threshold is to use it, compared to using a car.
It should be cheaper than gas + parking,
It should be easy to use (tap the card)
One card should work on all the public transit modes, bus, train, bikeshare, subway, waterbus, ferry.
It doesn't have to be free but should contain the discounts you qualify for: student, senior, essential worker, ....
Ideally, it should work country wide.
The #Seoul High Court sided with #Korea’s antitrust regulator on Wednesday, slapping #Google with a fine of $168.6 million for prohibiting smartphone manufacturers from utilizing another mobile operating system apart from Android.
Small businesses in #SouthKorea's rural regions grapple with #labor shortages as foreign workers prefer #Seoul's urban amenities and transportation network.
"More than 1,000 #SouthKorea military, police and emergency personnel joined rare defense drills on Wednesday that simulated an attack by #NorthKorea on #Seoul, to counter fears the city is in striking distance of #Pyongyang 's weapons...'There was a big lesson for us when #Israel’s world-class advanced defense system helplessly buckled under a surprise attack by #Hamas armed with conventional artillery and primitive means,' said [Seoul mayor] Oh Se-hoon"