Cheong Wa Dae seeks to encourage public transportation use in off-peak hours

Cheong Wa Dae said Friday it seeks to encourage people to voluntarily use public transportation during off-peak hours by giving them incentives as part of measures to respond to unstable energy supply stemming from the Middle East crisis. "As oil prices are sharply rising, the number of people who are using public transportation is rapidly increasing," Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Jeon Eun-su said in a press briefing, adding that an emergency response meeting took place Thursday to discuss ways to

By The Korea Herald