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The Republic of Korea provided vocational training for disabled people in addition to imposing a hiring quota for both public and private employers.
The Republic of Korea’s shift to an information and communication technology-based education system provides useful lessons for other countries looking to make similar changes.
The Republic of Korea is taking a multi-faceted approach to protecting public health and cushioning the impact of COVID-19 on the economy.
Despite a lack of domestic energy resources, the Republic of Korea has become one of the largest economies in the world.
The immunization campaign for children in the Republic of Korea after the Korean War took years of strategic planning and implementation that included health education and legislation.
Urban planners in Seoul shifted from paper-based processes to a computerized system to improve information sharing and decision-making.
The Korea Educational Broadcasting System has helped reduce inequality and costs in education in the Republic of Korea over the past 40 years.
Two of five adults in the Asia and Pacific region are overweight or obese and the costs associated with these conditions undermine economic growth as well as the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on health.
Eco-friendly buses in Tashkent are boosting gender equality, cutting pollution, and modernizing urban transport.
In Seoul, commuters use a smart card to pay for travel on any mode of public transport.