SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will develop quality seeds of gim, or dried laver, and extend support for its exports with a goal to achieve its global sales of US$1 billion by 2027, the oceans ministry said Monday. It is part of the government’s comprehensive five-year plan to promote the gim industry, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has developed an array of specialized weather services to cater to diverse user needs. These encompass customized forecasts tailored for orchardists, predictions for solar power generation based on insolation, and weather insights for prominent tourist attractions. Among these segments, orchardists rely heavily on KMA [...]
HWANSEONG, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Gongsaeng Salt Field, situated in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi Province, and renowned as one of South Korea’s prominent salt fields, has captured the attention of media circles as of late. A salt field is essentially an expanse where seawater is gathered and subjected to evaporation, resulting in the creation of salt. [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — With growing national concern over the discharge of contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, domestic companies have shown renewed interest in land-based salmon farming. Global demand for salmon is increasing, but catches have declined due to global warming and the recent “contaminated water [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) —Amid concerns over the release of contaminated water from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant, there has already surfaced on a second-hand trading website in Korea a so-called “radioactive fear-mongering marketing posting,” which attempted to sell salt for an exorbitant price of over 1.5 million won per 10 kilograms. On Tuesday, [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean imports of Japanese seafood sank more than 30 percent last month, data showed Monday, amid concerns over Tokyo’s planned release of contaminated water from its crippled nuclear power plant. South Korea imported 2,129 tons of fishery products from the neighboring country in May, down 30.6 percent from [...]
DAEGU & BOSEONG, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) —Next week, on June 6th, we will celebrate Mangjong, also known as awned grain, which is the ninth of the 24 solar terms. Mangjong indicates the celestial longitude reaching 75 degrees and signifies an auspicious time for sowing the seeds of bearded grains, such as rice. In agrarian [...]
JEJU, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island has achieved the top rank in kiwi production in South Korea. Last year, Jeju had 335 hectares of kiwi cultivation, producing 8,711 tons of kiwis. Although the cultivation area is second to Jeollanam-do, Jeju’s production exceeded it. Jeju’s kiwi production accounted for 43.8% of the national total. [...]
BUSAN, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Farmer Kim Kyung-yang is harvesting rice for the first time this season in the Busan area on Friday morning, at his rice field located in Jukdong-dong, Gangseo-gu, Busan. The first variety to be planted in his field is Hae Dam rice, an early season type that will have a [...]
BORYEONGL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) —Three seafood vendors have been arrested by the Boryeong Coast Guard Station for falsely labeling Japanese red sea bream as domestic seafood. The vendors were suspected of violating the Country of Origin Labeling Act, and anyone who falsely labels the origin of a product can face up to seven years [...]