A resident in Yangcheon district, western Seoul, puts an instant hot pack in his backpack at an emergency shelter inside the local community center on Thursday after a shutdown in hot water supply and heating in the region.
Under-road heating systems are saving many lives in Seoul's hilly districts, especially as heavy snowfall in subzero temperatures increases the risk of black-ice accidents nationwide...
As recent weather gets cold, an increasing number of people find and buy heating devices.
The government is taking longer than expected to announce new electricity and gas bills for the second quarter. The delay comes amid calls by politicians and the public to ease the burden of rising energy prices, even as public utility companies...
The government must think about how to spread the increase in utility fees and grant temporary tax deductions in light of the extra interest burden.
The Yoon Suk Yeol administration cannot continue blaming the previous one. From now on, it’s Yoon’s responsibility.
President Yoon Suk Yeol approved the allocating of an additional 100 billion won ($81.4 million) to be used toward helping people pay for their heating bills, bringing the total financial support to 180 billion won.
Vouchers and discounted gas rates will be provided to lift the burden of heating costs for the socially vulnerable, the presidential office announced Thursday. The announcement was made Thursday morning during a briefing at the presidential office...
Welfare workers in Daegu on Tuesday deliver coal briquettes, a heating fuel for low-income households in a shanty town in the city.
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