SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Co. said Tuesday its flights connecting Incheon and Japan’s western prefecture of Ishikawa have been delayed after a major earthquake struck off Japan’s west coast the previous day. According to the company, flight KE775 from Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, to Komatsu Airport in Ishikawa was [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A tsunami reaching as high as 85 centimeters has been observed off South Korea’s east coast in the aftermath of a powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake in Japan’s Noto Peninsula, the weather agency said Tuesday. The quake struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture on New Year’s [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korea issued alerts on rising sea levels in parts of the East Sea on Monday following a major earthquake off Japan’s west coast. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said a tsunami caused by a 7.6 magnitude quake hitting Ishikawa and nearby prefectures could result in a rise in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has been reported to spend 2% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on environmental protection, averaging approximately 920,000 won per capita. The Ministry of Environment revealed the compilation results of the environmental protection expenditure account for 2021 on December 25. In 2021, the national expenditure for environmental protection [...]
JEJU, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of flights to and from South Korea’s southern island of Jeju were canceled or delayed Thursday as a strong snowstorm hit the region, leaving thousands of passengers stranded, airport authorities said. As of 10 p.m., 155 flights had been canceled with 190 others delayed, according to the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — An arctic cold snap swept across the country Thursday, sending apparent temperatures in Seoul to minus 22 C on the coldest morning of the season, amid forecasts the cold will continue through Friday. Temperatures plunged to minus 24.7 C in Cheorwon County, bordering North Korea, minus 20.6 C in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The nation is bracing for an arctic cold wave later this week, with morning lows plummeting to between minus 19 C and minus 5 C across the country, the state weather agency said Wednesday. The season’s strongest cold wave is forecast to peak on Thursday and Friday, when the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The sea level of South Korea has increased more than 10 centimeters over the past 34 years amid growing concerns over climate change, the government data showed Tuesday. The country’s average coastal surface height rose 10.3 cm from 1989 to 2022, advancing 3.03 millimeters annually, according to the state-run [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Soyang River Dam, South Korea’s largest multipurpose dam, is set to take place on December 15 at the Soyang River Dam Citizen’s Forest in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. Hosted jointly by the Ministry of Environment and Gangwon Province, the ceremony [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Aquariums in South Korea will be banned from purchasing new cetaceans for display starting this week, officials said Wednesday, as animal rights activists have called for the release of whales and dolphins in captivity. The announcement came after the country revised the act on the management of zoos and [...]