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Seoul to Team Up With Coffeehouse Chains for Recycling Effort

Seoul to Team Up With Coffeehouse Chains for Recycling Effort

SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government is teaming up with major coffeehouse chains in South Korea for a new recycling project that will see a weekly dose of coffee grounds reused as fertilizer and disposable cups collected for recycling, as part of a new environmental initiative set to kick off next month. [...]

South Korean Shipbuilding Companies Make Foray Into Norwegian Market

South Korean Shipbuilding Companies Make Foray Into Norwegian Market

SEOUL, May 12 (Korea BIzwire) – South Korean shipbuilding companies including Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries are branching out into the Norwegian market, with the trio expected to attend this year’s Nor-Shipping, one of the biggest international shipping exhibitions in the world, which will be held in Oslo [...]

Seoul’s Soon-To-Open Sky Garden Seoullo 7017 to Light Up at Night

Seoul’s Soon-To-Open Sky Garden Seoullo 7017 to Light Up at Night

SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoullo 7017, Seoul’s much-anticipated urban renewal project that is set to open next Saturday, will feature blue LED lamps and flower pots, transforming a decommissioned overpass into what Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon describes as a place where “nature and humans can coexist”. Every night the overpass-turned-walkway in front of Seoul [...]

Seoul City Hall to Hold Photo Exhibition Showcasing Revamped School Bathrooms

Seoul City Hall to Hold Photo Exhibition Showcasing Revamped School Bathrooms

SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced plans to hold a unique photo exhibition later this month showcasing pictures of school bathrooms that have been renovated, as part of a city initiative to improve the quality of school bathrooms. The photo exhibition, which will be held on the first floor of [...]

Trump Faces Criticism After Accusing South Korea of Not Paying Fair Share

Trump Faces Criticism After Accusing South Korea of Not Paying Fair Share

SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Trump is facing criticism in South Korea after a recent interview with Reuters in which he expressed a desire for the East Asian country to pay for the expenses of deploying a THAAD missile defense system, with some critics accusing the U.S. President of ignoring South Korea’s contribution, including damage [...]

South Korean Children Among Least Happy Despite Being Well-Off, Survey Says

South Korean Children Among Least Happy Despite Being Well-Off, Survey Says

SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Third-grade elementary school students in South Korea are the least happy despite being well-off compared to students in other countries, a recent survey has revealed. The survey conducted by the international NGO Save the Children and the Institute of Social Welfare at Seoul National University compared South Korean third-graders [...]