In the Contactless Era, Send Your Heart with the 'Ucheguk Yeonha Card'

[Asia Economy Reporter Junho Hwang] The Ministry of Science and ICT's Korea Post Headquarters will begin selling six types of New Year's greeting cards from the post office starting on the 2nd. The New Year's greeting cards consist of five types of cards and one type of postcard.

This year's New Year's greeting cards celebrate the Year of the White Ox (辛丑年), featuring various images of oxen along with positive messages conveying hope and peace. The New Year's postcard depicts a sunrise and pine trees to express the image of new hope.

The premium New Year's greeting cards (2 types) are priced at 1,800 KRW, the standard cards (3 types) at 1,300 KRW, and the New Year's postcard (1 type) at 700 KRW. The selling price includes postage fees, so there is no need to purchase and affix separate stamps.

For purchases of 500 or more cards, customers can receive a 'customized New Year's card service' that prints desired designs, logos, signatures, photos, etc., on the cards. Including the card, the premium type costs 2,300 KRW, and the standard type costs 1,600 KRW.

An additional service of printing messages inside the card is also provided free of charge. This message printing service is available in both black-and-white and color. Color printing is available for orders of 200 or more cards.

Companies and institutions can also use a service to print their desired company logo on the envelopes. For orders of 200 or more cards, the color envelope logo service costs 150 KRW per card, and the black-and-white envelope logo service costs 50 KRW per card.

Park Jong-seok, head of the Korea Post Headquarters, said, "Although it has become routine to send messages quickly and easily via mobile devices, the joy of giving and receiving cards remains unchanged despite the changing times. Due to COVID-19, it is difficult to meet acquaintances directly, but sending warm feelings through Korea Post New Year's greeting cards will create unforgettable memories."

The New Year's greeting cards can be purchased at post offices nationwide and through the online post office.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.