SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s nuclear operator has decided to shut down Wolsong-1 earlier than its life cycle was due to end, but controversy remains as experts and the company’s labor union argue over the economic fallout. The Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) said Friday its board of directors agreed [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Yuhan-Kimberly Ltd., a maker of sanitary products in South Korea, indicated Sunday that it could provide seedlings to North Korea if South and North Korea agree to join hands for a forestation project in the North. Yuhan-Kimberly said it will provide seedlings to ensure they can be planted in [...]
DAEJEON, Jun. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Forest Service (KFS) will be pushing ahead with plans to foster local towns and social enterprises that take advantage of forest products. The KFS revealed today that it will support 18 community and social enterprises this year, expanding the figure to include 212 enterprises by 2022. According [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of eco-friendly products spiked after national confusion over recycling last month, data from a leading online mall showed Friday. According to Gmarket, sales of some of the eco-friendly items nearly doubled in the April 5-May 4 period. Purchases of lidded silicone containers, for instance, increased 115 percent during [...]
DAEJEON, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Forest Service’s National Institute of Forest Science has developed an LED technology that enables white forsythia, a rare plant that grows only in Korea, to multiply in large volumes. According to an announcement by the National Forest Service yesterday, the newly developed technology uses a specific wavelength [...]
DAEJEON, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting June 28, a “tree doctor” system will be implemented that allows trees at apartment complexes, schools and parks to have their care entrusted to tree experts. According to the Korea Forest Service, public health was put at risk as non-professionals previously assigned to care for trees in residential [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next month, older diesel cars will be barred from the road in Seoul on days when fine dust levels are high. If car owners fail to comply with the new measures, they will be fined 100,000 won. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced yesterday that driving any diesel vehicle [...]
SEJONG, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — According to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the Korea Development Bank issued green bonds to domestic institutional investors yesterday. The total amount of bonds issued was 300 billion won and the coupon rate stood at 2.53 percent. Maturity is three years. Green bonds are special-purpose bonds with use [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — As more research continues to be published on the harm associated with fine dust, one startling study, for the first time, has shown that girls exposed to fine particulate matter at an early age started having their period earlier. Health experts say that the onset of menstruation before 12 [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will adopt stronger regulations on aged coal-fired power plants and increase use of low-carbon fuels to reduce air pollution, the energy ministry said Wednesday. Paik Un-gyu, minister of trade, industry and energy, said the government will allow mayors and governors to set upper limits for the operation [...]