BUSAN, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Busan announced on Monday that it had installed seven underwater artificial reefs near Mokdo, Saha-gu to contribute to restoration efforts of the local marine ecosystem. The artificial reefs are 13.5 meters wide and 9 meters tall, and are effective in gathering migratory species. Since 1987, the City has [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Carmakers sold more than 120,000 units of environment-friendly vehicles in South Korea last year, up 27 percent from a year earlier, industry data showed Monday. Sales by both domestic and foreign carmakers reached 123,387 eco-friendly vehicles for the whole of 2018, jumping from 97,435 units sold the year before, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has opened a fine dust research center to find technological solutions to counter the environmental and health threats it poses. The company said the new center, operated by Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, will focus on carrying out research on fine dust particles. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will soon take back thousands of tons of trash that were illegally exported to the Philippines, the environment ministry here said Friday. “We’re now consulting with the Philippine government on schedules to bring back 6,300 tons of plastic garbage illegally shipped to the country,” Lee Byung-wha, a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting this month, driving restrictions will be imposed on 400,000 aged vehicles in the Seoul Metropolitan Area when airborne concentrations of fine dust reach a critical level. Seoul announced new legislation that will restrict grade 5 emission vehicles once fine dust emergency measures are declared by the Seoul mayor. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Dozens of containers containing trash from South Korea entered the Philippines last July, which caused major upheaval in the Philippines for citizens and environmentalists alike. The trash in question was sent by a South Korea-Philippines joint venture, which reported that the containers contained pieces of plastic. The containers were [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Citizens in Seoul and surrounding areas have enjoyed clear blue skies for the past 11 days without worrying about fine dust, but the air will again get thick with ultrafine particles beginning this weekend, a state think tank said Wednesday. The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) under the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean government agency said Tuesday it’s set to publish an English-language book this week on mammals native to the peninsula. The National Institute of Biological Resources, affiliated with the Ministry of Environment, will issue the illustrated guide, titled “Mammals of Korea,” on Wednesday. It contains information on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is to ban big-time supermarkets and retailers nationwide from using disposable plastic bags in an attempt to conserve natural resources and reduce recyclable waste, government officials said Monday. The ban will come into effect on Tuesday as part of a revised law on conserving resources and encouraging [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — CU, a South Korean convenience store chain by BGF Retail, has launched a rental service for shopping bags. Now, instead of using plastic bags, customers can rent a large shopping bag for 500 won (US$0.45). Customers can get their money back by returning the bags to any CU store. [...]