SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea experienced the hottest first 10 days of July on record last month, according to the state weather agency Thursday. The average temperature for July 1-10 was 27.1 C, the hottest since the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) began expanding observations nationwide in 1973. The average temperature — figured [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — There are moves afoot to enable physically recycled materials made by removing impurities after crushing and heating synthetic resin products to be used in the manufacturing of food containers and utensils. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Monday issued a legislation notice for a partial revision of [...]
ULSAN, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ulsan city government said Tuesday it will reutilize transparent plastic dividers that were once used to enforce social distancing measures. The city will join hands with local manufacturing company Hanguk Mold Co. to start a project to upcycle plastic waste. It will collect used plastic dividers from public [...]
NAJU, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Rural Community Corp., South Korea’s state-run rural development agency, said Monday it had addressed the chronic concerns of land-based fish farms, among others, damages from hot or cold water temperatures, through the exploration of underground seawater. Flatfish, abalone and cockles, in general, are farmed in enclosures built [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Anyone carrying a tumbler or a personal cup can get free water from local cafes and restaurants in Seoul without having to order food or drinks. The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Friday began the Oasis Seoul Project, which involves cafes and restaurants offering free water to prevent heatstroke among [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment on Wednesday formulated guidelines to reduce the number of great cormorants that have changed from winter migratory birds to resident birds, and distributed the directives to local governments across the country. For the spring season, the ministry recommends removing the great cormorants’ nests that remain empty [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — An innovative oil scoop net designed to assist in the cleanup of oil spills at sea has been developed based on the insect-catching mechanism of a carnivorous plant. A joint research team from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and Korea University said Wednesday it had developed an [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in South Korea hit an all-time high last year, with the atmospheric methane level also registering a sharp increase, a meteorological institute said Tuesday. The CO2 level in the air, measured from the country’s longest-running observation station on Anmyeon Island, 124 kilometers [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are known for their coffee craze that has made the country the third-largest coffee market in the world after the United States and China. Trendy espresso bars dot Seoul and other major cities, and some shops offer drip coffee brewed by robot baristas. The explosive growth, coupled [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to to effectively utilize the underground water that leaks during underground development projects, the environment ministry said Tuesday. In 2020, there were 380,000 tons of underground water leaked each day, or 140 million tons in the whole year. Almost all of the water, however, was wasted, [...]