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South Korea to raise domestic postage rates by up to 17.5 percent from July

South Korea\'s Postal Service will raise domestic standard mail rates by up to 17.5 percent from next month, pushing the price of a typical letter to 500 won. The Ministry of Science and ICT\'s Postal Service has issued an advance notice of a revision that would increase standard domestic postage by 70 won per item. The new rates will take effect from next month 1 if confirmed after collecting opinions.

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Park In-hwan encourages mail centre staff supporting narcotics inspections

Park In-hwan (박인환), head of the Korea Postal Service, visited the Anyang Mail Center on May 28 to inspect narcotics screening facilities and the handling of election mail, and encouraged staff. The Postal Service has set up dedicated spaces for narcotics inspections at several mail centres since last month. The Korea Customs Service conducts inspections there of all inbound mail. Three drug-containing parcels were detected over two months.

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Korea Post to run summer safety and health management for workers ahead of heatwaves, heavy rain

The Ministry of Science and ICT\'s Korea Post said on May 28 it will operate a special safety and health management period to protect workers during summer weather such as heatwaves and heavy rain. The programme will run from June 1 to Oct. 2. Korea Post plans to cut safety accidents by 10 percent from last year and step up prevention of heat-related illness, including providing supplies and training.