South Korea partners with Samsung and LG to expand free disaster repairs - CHOSUNBIZ

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    "title": "South Korea partners with Samsung and LG to expand free disaster repairs - CHOSUNBIZ - Chosunbiz",
    "excerpt": "The Ministry of the Interior and Safety joined hands with Samsung Electronics(005930) and LG Electronics(066570) to help residents who suffered disaster damage from wildfires or building fires. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) on the 20th will sign a revised memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the two corporations for \"free repairs of home appliances in disaster-affected areas.\" The core of the revised agreement is to expand the scope of support - previously limited to \"natural disasters\" - to include \"social disasters declared special disaster areas,\" such as large-scale wildfires, fires, and explosions, in step with the trend of increasing climate change and compound disasters. Under the agreement, households affected by \"social disasters declared special disaster areas,\" which require national support due to large-scale human and property damage, will also be eligible for free repairs. In particular, emergency inspections and cleaning of mobile devices such as cellphones, which are directly tied to survivors' livelihoods and communication, will be prioritized. Discounts on parts costs will also be provided to minimize residents' financial burden. Kim Gwang-yong, head of the Disaster Safety Management Office at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS), said, \"As disaster patterns have become more complex recently, not only natural disasters but various...",
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