SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 10 percent of campgrounds in South Korea have breached wastewater processing regulations, data showed Tuesday. According to a report submitted by the Ministry of Environment to Rep. Lee Joo-hwan of the People Power Party, around 11.4 percent of the 4,831 campgrounds spread across the nation violated the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Sharks discovered in the seas to the south of the Korean Peninsula are making their way north, a study showed Sunday. According to a report published by the National Institute of Fisheries Science, sharks that were typically observed in the Jeju strait, the sea east of Jeju, and the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will shift from solvent-based paints to water-based paints for automobile refinishing, as part of its strategy to mitigate ozone level concerns. The city government has entered into agreements with Kangnam Jevisco Co., Samhwa Paints Industrial Co., KCC Corp., and the Korea Automobile [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — As the sweltering summer heat continues, snakes are increasingly appearing at apartment complexes in urban areas. In response to a series of incidents where a local resident’s dog was bitten by a snake while taking a walk around the apartment complex, Incheon’s Jung district office initiated a snake-capturing operation. [...]
JEJU, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The provincial government of the southern island of Jeju has unveiled a plan to establish a large-scale green hydrogen production base construction project. The provincial government on Monday announced that it was selected by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy to spearhead technology development and a demonstration project [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — New technology has been developed that enables the prediction of inundation or flood risks on a grid basis without the need to install water level or rainfall monitoring stations. The technology, created by the Korea Institute of Construction Technology, calculates the flooding volume by inputting historical rainfall data from [...]
INCHEON, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s northernmost islands in the West Sea, including Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong, are grappling with the issue of trash washing ashore. According to the Korea Marine Environment Management Corp., Ongjin County in Incheon, which encompasses five islands in the West Sea, collected 2,639 tons of marine waste last year, [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — An increase in river water flowing into the Arctic Ocean can lead to alterations in the distribution of marine organisms and resources in the region, a local polar research institute said Wednesday. A joint research team from the Korea Polar Research Institute, Pukyong National University and the Pohang University [...]
GOYANG, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The city government of Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, said Wednesday it is studying exemplary cases to establish a waste incineration facility that will also function as a regional landmark. The plan involves creating a Resource Green Energy Park with a daily incineration capacity of 630 tons, aiming to [...]
NAMWON, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A rare puffball mushroom has been spotted once again at an orchard in the foothills of Mount Jiri for the 10th consecutive year. The puffball mushroom was recently found in an apple orchard owned by Joo Ji-hwan, a 60-year-old farmer from Namwon, North Jeolla Province. It has a ball-like [...]