SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A cold wave hit South Korea on Tuesday, bringing temperatures below the freezing point in some regions in the mountainous Gangwon and Gyeonggi provinces amid forecasts that even colder weather is likely to grip the nation Wednesday. Seoul also saw the coldest weather of this fall with 3.8 C, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) announced on Thursday that it has established a pilot blue carbon habitat in Gangjin, South Jeolla Province, aimed at technological development to create a ‘breathing’ coast. The MOF will host a completion ceremony for the initiative on Friday. Blue carbon refers to carbon-absorbing [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – New technology that uses coal ash from power plants to construct structures in the ocean is set to be actively promoted in South Korea. Currently, some of the waste materials from burning coal to produce electricity are stored or buried because they are hard to recycle. One of these structures, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The oceans minister has reassured that South Korea’s seafood is safe to consume despite concerns about the discharge of contaminated water from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant. “My conviction that our oceans and seafood are entirely safe remains unwavering,” Oceans Minister Cho Seung-hwan said during a meeting with reporters [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) –The inaugural “hydrogen-powered cleaning vehicle” is set to make its debut in Dongjak-gu, Seoul. Until this point, hydrogen-powered vehicles were primarily limited to passenger cars, buses, and cargo vehicles. However, this marks the first instance where a specialized hydrogen vehicle is designed for waste collection and transportation purposes. These innovative [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Over 8,000 households in Seoul’s Hannam neighborhood will begin vacating their homes Monday as part of a redevelopment project that will turn the sprawling residential area into high-rise apartments, ward officials said. The approximately 386,000-square-meter area, spanning parts of Hannam-dong and Bogwang-dong in Yongsan Ward, was initially designated for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Close to 65,000 wild animals fell victim to road accidents last year, equating to over 60,000 drivers entering into collisions with these creatures. Despite growing efforts to mitigate roadkill incidents, which include measures such as installing fences and signboards, the number of animals meeting their end in road accidents continues [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government intends to allocate funding of 3 trillion won over the next six years to address Japan’s release of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. According to data from the National Assembly’s Budget Policy Office concerning the government’s response to the discharge of contaminated water [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Green Climate Fund (GCF), an international organization on fighting climate change, has approved US$740 million in funding for projects on low emissions and climate resilience in 41 developing nations, South Korea’s finance ministry said Thursday. The board of the GCF endorsed the funding plan for 15 projects in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Sungshin Women’s University professor Seo Kyung-duk, renowned for exposing the distorted history surrounding the Korean Peninsula, has joined forces with Na Young-seok, one of South Korea’s most celebrated producers, to shed light on the poignant tale of the vanished Dokdo sea lions from the Korean Peninsula. Commemorating Dokdo Day on [...]