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The Republic of Korea is revitalizing rural centers to improve the quality of life in rural areas.
The Republic of Korea provided vocational training for disabled people in addition to imposing a hiring quota for both public and private employers.
The secondary education sector can benefit from government support for private schools and vocational schools.
Urban planners in Seoul shifted from paper-based processes to a computerized system to improve information sharing and decision-making.
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.
The Korea Educational Broadcasting System has helped reduce inequality and costs in education in the Republic of Korea over the past 40 years.
The Republic of Korea is taking a multi-faceted approach to protecting public health and cushioning the impact of COVID-19 on the economy.
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.
Here is what works: quotas, training, skills matching, mobility, and childcare leave policies.