ULJIN, South Korea, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The effects of climate change are becoming alarmingly evident in South Korea’s forests, with the iconic Korean red pine, or Geumgangsong, suffering severe declines. In a troubling sign of the broader crisis, the 600-year-old “Great King Pine,” a national forestry treasure located in the protected forest of Sogwang-ri, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Heavy snow and rain are forecast to affect many parts of South Korea on Monday during the extended Lunar New Year holiday, prompting authorities to raise the weather alert and brace for possible disruptions. This year’s Lunar New Year holiday, known as Seol, was extended to six days, lasting [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Prolonged exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) may elevate the risk of developing urological cancers, including kidney and prostate cancer, among South Koreans, according to a recent study published in the American Association for Cancer Research Journal. The research, conducted by a team led by Professor Park Yong-hyun from the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s average sea surface temperature reached an unprecedented high in 2024, surpassing the previous record set just a year earlier, according to data released by the National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS) on January 22. Research vessels recorded an annual average sea surface temperature of 18.74°C in South Korean [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea was suffocated by thick ultrafine dust for the second day in a row on Wednesday, prompting authorities to regulate the operations of government-owned vehicles, coal power plants and other large-scale dust emission facilities. Due to the continued influx of fine dust from abroad, the density of ultrafine [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Automotive industry experts on Tuesday urged the government to revise its ambitious target of deploying 4.5 million zero-emission vehicles by 2030, part of the nation’s greenhouse gas reduction goals, to align with practical realities. Yoon Kyung-sun, executive managing director of the Korea Automobile & Mobility Association (KAMA), called the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) —On January 14, 2025, a 44-vehicle pileup occurred on Jayu-ro in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, attributed to black ice—a thin, nearly invisible layer of ice on roadways that poses significant hazards to drivers. Black ice forms when moisture on the road surface freezes under specific conditions, such as when [...]
JEJU, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hot Pink Dolphins, a marine conservation organization, issued a statement on January 9 calling for swift parliamentary passage of an amendment to Jeju’s Special Act that would introduce a groundbreaking “ecological corporation” system. The proposed amendment, currently awaiting review by the National Assembly’s Public Administration and Security Committee, would allow [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The season’s coldest weather peaked Friday morning, with temperatures in the Gangwon and northern Gyeonggi provinces plummeting below minus 20 C, the state weather agency said. The morning temperatures in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, and Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, plunged to minus 24.9 C and minus 21.1 C, respectively, at 7 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — In 2024, the number of publicly listed companies on South Korea’s main stock exchange voluntarily disclosing sustainability reports rose by nearly 30%, reflecting growing awareness of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. The Korea Exchange reported on January 9 that 204 companies listed on the KOSPI voluntarily released sustainability [...]