SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic group revealed that the use of disposable spoons declined sharply over the past month after food delivery apps changed their default option for spoon selection, an environmental advocacy group said Thursday. Green Korea United announced that the use of disposable spoons is estimated to have declined by [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s cement industry is increasing investment in eco-friendly areas, including the recycling of resources, to keep abreast with the global trend of pursuing carbon neutral policies. Sampyo Group, the parent of Sampyo Cement Co., announced on Monday that it will invest a total of 200 billion won (US$171 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s home shopping channel operators are increasingly embracing ‘mini programs’ that have a short broadcasting time of 10 to 40 minutes. Compared to general programs with a broadcasting time of more than 1 hour, mini programs require relatively minimal preparation, thereby enabling a product pitch reflecting the latest [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Municipal governments are taking the initiative to promote the recycling of ice packs, which are piling up at homes across the country amid a surge in demand for delivery services resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Gel-type ice packs consist of fine plastics. When discarded improperly, they could cause environmental [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run utility Korea East-West Power Co. announced that together with a local company, it had succeeded in developing road surface block-type solar power generation technology for the first time in South Korea. This technology enables the production of electricity by installing solar power generation blocks in various road [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency has announced the developed of new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can predict the extinction of sea fog occurring in the areas of Incheon Port in Incheon and Haeundae Beach in Busan. The sea fog that disrupts sailing safety and marine activities [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will introduce robots to feed military trainees this year. The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy announced last week that they will introduce robots as a test run this year to minimize the risk of injury and pressure borne by military [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Chemical Co., a petrochemical unit of Lotte Group, said Monday that it had developed an eco-friendly packaging material by recycling waste plastic, and had started making use of it for the packaging of its products. The company developed post-consumer recycled polyethylene (PCR-PE) by collecting waste packaging materials made [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Gangnam District is offering hotel guestrooms to low-income seniors to fend off the summer heat until the end of this month. The district joined hands with four hotels in the area to provide 40 guestrooms to local residents in need. Once an extreme heat warning is issued, the [...]
TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Fans of Kim Yeon-koung, captain of the South Korean women’s Olympic volleyball team, have launched a drive to donate tree saplings to Turkey, which is currently battling severe wildfires, following the team’s hard-fought victory over the transcontinental nation. Devoted followers of the star captain have started a movement on [...]