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, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The central regions were hit by several centimeters of snow on Wednesday, leading to multiple traffic accidents on slippery roads, and flight delays and cancellations. The Korea Meteorological Administration issued a heavy snow advisory for northern Gyeonggi Province, southern Gangwon Province, the central province of North Chungcheong and the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Heavy snow blanketed South Korea for the second consecutive day on Friday and is expected to continue into the weekend in many regions, with around 15 centimeters already piling up in southwestern regions, the state weather agency said. On Friday morning, 3 to 8 centimeters of snow fell per [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck an area northwest of South Korea’s central city of Chungju early Friday, the state weather agency said. The quake took place in an area 22 kilometers northwest of Chungju’s city hall in North Chungcheong Province, at 2:35 a.m., according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. The [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A bill on promoting the carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) industry will take effect this week, the government said Thursday, amid growing demand for eco-friendly technologies to tackle climate change. The bill on supporting the development of CCUS technologies and fostering the industry will take effect Friday, according [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Display Co., a panel manufacturing unit of Samsung Electronics Co., said Thursday its new office building has received top ratings from a U.S. green building certification system for its energy efficiency and eco-friendly design. Samsung Display Research, the company’s newly built headquarters in Giheung on the southern outskirts [...]