SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Public attention is being drawn to eco-friendly artwork installed in the world’s first Adidas concept store in South Korea. The store, set up near Hongik University in Seoul on December 20, is decorated with paintings of the Han River, and an art wall filled with works related to various [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A newly developed technology uses material from recycled plastic bottles as components of pharmaceutical products. A joint research team from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Korea University, and Ewha Women’s University announced on Tuesday that they had developed a new technology that chemically disassembles plastic bottles [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Tuesday decided to permanently shut down another nuclear reactor in the country in line with a new energy drive centering on promoting sustainable energy sources and reducing dependence on nuclear and fossil fuels. The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission approved an application by the country’s nulear [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Japanese government has made a de facto decision to release contaminated water from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant despite strong opposition from South Korea. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry held an expert subcommittee session on Monday and announced plans to release the contaminated waters in two ways. [...]
SUWON, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The local government of Gyeonggi Province said Tuesday it will ban cities and counties from holding balloon-flying events starting at the end of this year, due to concerns about environmental harm caused by balloons. People often fly balloons at the year-end or in the new year to express their [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of households benefiting from the government’s Green Remodeling Assistance project is increasing every year. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Sunday that it has achieved green remodeling interest support for 11,000 households this year. This represents an increase of about 18.6 percent compared to 9,278 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Sea levels have been rising slowly, but gradually in South Korea over the past 30 years, a recent study has revealed. The Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency (KHOA) analyzed all reports on coastal measurements produced since 1989 to track changes in sea levels around the Korean peninsula, which showed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Cabinet approved a motion on Tuesday that centers on nurturing industries for eco-friendly vessels to better deal with tightened international regulations and reduce emissions of fine dust. The trade ministry said it would roll out a set of measures to speed up the development and supply of [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans have a perception that environmental issues are the most important factors to consider when establishing policies related to deforestation. According to a poll of 1,056 South Koreans conducted by the Korea Forest Service (KFS), 72.2 percent of the respondents said the environment should be prioritized and damage [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is expected to push ahead with the decontamination of the four United States military bases that were returned to it Wednesday before settling the clean-up costs on concerns the camps may pose a threat to the public’s health. Following a yearslong delay caused by gaps with Seoul [...]