SEOUL, September 29 (AJP) - The Korea Post has resumed part of its financial services after a two-day disruption caused by a fire at a state-run data center in Daejeon.
However, mail delivery and some administrative systems are still being restored, and full recovery is expected to take more time.
The Ministry of Science and ICT said that all financial services including check card payments, internet banking, and ATM transactions, were back to normal as of Sunday night, while mail services, including parcel delivery, are expected to resume by Monday morning.
The Korea Post conducted thorough checks to ensure service safety before resuming operations. A swift recovery is crucial to prevent logistical chaos ahead of Chuseok, the country's biggest holiday, which begins later this week.
Minister Bae Kyung-hoon expressed regret over the inconvenience caused by the fire at the National Computing and Information Agency, which hosts servers for most government agencies and facilities nationwide including the Korea Post's postal servers. "We will endeavor to fully restore postal services and will continue to update and monitor systems while thoroughly assessing the damage," he said.
* This article, published by Economic Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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