SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Unseasonal heavy snow pounded Seoul and the central regions beginning early Tuesday morning, disrupting rush-hour traffic across the capital areas. Amid an unexpected heavy snow advisory issued the previous day, Seoul had received 11.9 centimeters of snow as of 8:20 a.m., compared with 13.8 cm in Uijeongbu of Gyeonggi [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Environmental authorities on Tuesday enforced emergency emission reduction measures in the Seoul metropolitan area for the first time this year in the face of heavy ultrafine dust concentrations. The measures, which include a mandatory alternate no-driving system for public vehicles, a road ban for old diesel cars, and reduced [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung C&T’s construction division has won a main prize in the product category at the iF Design Award 2025 for its Raemian brand upcycled goods, the company announced on March 6. The iF Design Award, established in 1953 by the German International Forum, is one of the world’s most prestigious [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Forty-one ferry sailings and four flights were canceled nationwide Tuesday, anti-disaster authorities said, amid heavy snow that has blanketed the central provinces of Chungcheong, the southeastern provinces of Gyeongsang and the northeastern province of Gangwon since the weekend. According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, 41 passenger [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced a new initiative to prevent wild birds from colliding with buildings and transparent noise barriers. The city will be accepting participants for its ‘Wild Bird Collision Prevention Project’ from March 4 to March 18. The project aims to reduce injuries and fatalities among birds [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Heavy snows have blanketed some parts of South Korea, leaving 77 ferry services and two flights canceled, officials said Monday. Up to 50 centimeters of snow were forecast to fall in Gangwon Province, while heavy snows were also expected to pound other provinces, including Gyeonggi, North Chungcheong and North [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Australia hosted a joint forum on green businesses Wednesday in Seoul as part of efforts to bolster bilateral cooperation in clean energy and supply chains, Seoul’s industry ministry said. The green economy partnership arrangement (EPA) business forum took place as a follow-up measure to the EPA [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has revealed that 92.8% of South Korean small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) believe they cannot meet national greenhouse gas reduction targets within the designated timeframe. The Korea Federation of SMEs announced these findings on February 19, based on a survey of 500 manufacturing SMEs conducted last year. [...]
JEJU, South Korea, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The honeybee population in Jeju has been steadily declining, raising concerns among local farmers and environmental experts. According to data released by the Jeju provincial government on February 13, the number of beehives on the island has consistently decreased over the past five years, falling from 80,803 in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Yuhan-Kimberly has verified the greenhouse gas reduction benefits of its hand towel recycling campaign, “Bicycle,” through a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), the company announced on February 12. LCA is a comprehensive analysis method that quantifies the environmental impact of a product or service from raw material extraction through manufacturing, distribution, [...]