SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea National Park Service announced that it is going to place an entry ban on Geomundo Island’s seashore rocks for the preservation of the local ecosystem. The entry ban will be imposed over seashore rocks contaminated by fishing and marine leisure activities for a designated period for the [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) —According to recent findings, the grassland area in Korea, which serves as a representative carbon sink in the agricultural sector, is steadily decreasing. As of 2022, the national grassland area had declined to 32,124 hectares, a decrease of 376 hectares from 2021, slightly larger than Seoul’s financial hub of Yeouido [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A string of eye-catching abnormal weather and climate change-related artistic photos and videos will be unveiled through a public contest. The online voting for the 40th annual weather and climate photo and video contest organized by the Korea Meteorological Administration will be carried out by March 12. Those wishing [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run National Institute of Environmental Research on Wednesday revealed that 34 new types of recycling have been approved under its Recycling Availability Assessment System, paving the way for recycling 3.13 million tons of waste as resources. This system, introduced in 2016, is designed to approve new types of [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — There are more microplastics found in disposable containers commonly used for food deliveries than in multi-use containers, a consumer watchdog said Tuesday. The Korea Consumer Agency looked into 16 kinds of disposable containers currently being used in the commercial market, discovering close to 30 microplastics. In the four kinds [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will introduce energy performance grades for all electronic vehicles, similar to fossil fuel cars, in order to encourage the development of highly efficient EVs. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy officially announced the new policy on Wednesday. The government plans to divide energy performance into five [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to replace all fluorescent lamps with LED lights over the next few years. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced Tuesday that a new policy will incrementally raise the minimum energy performance standards for fluorescent lamps. According to the announcement, fluorescent lamps will be divided [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the earthquake in Turkey, South Koreans are increasingly concerned about the safety of their homes and buildings. The number of people seeking information on earthquake-resistant design at apartment management offices and online inquiry sites has spiked dramatically. On internet forums where prospective residents discuss new apartment complexes, it [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Sashimi enthusiasts in South Korea are growing increasingly restless. Vague fears, after all, are far more unnerving than specific, concrete pains. Despite international opposition, Japan is set to release radioactive water into the ocean from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant as early as April. Alarming research suggests that [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of municipal governments are launching subsidy programs to promote the purchase of electric bicycles. The city of Chuncheon in Gangwon Province announced on Thursday that it will provide a subsidy of up to 50 percent of the purchase cost to those who buy pedal-assist electric bicycles [...]