MUAN, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has discovered a new method for the complete eradication of kudzu vines, an invasive species that is known to devastate local forests and plants. The Jeonnam Forest Resource Research Institute announced on Wednesday that it has discovered a method to locate and remove the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Research suggests that air pollutants including fine dust increase the risk of sudden death infant death syndrome (SIDS) for young infants. An analysis of 454 children who died of SIDS in South Korea between 2009 and 2013 found a link in which exposure to air pollution raised the risk [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A youth non-profit organization hoping to raise awareness of the severity of environmental problems caused by plastic straws and encouraging the use of eco-friendly straws has appeared in the headlines. The non-profit organization, Tong Gam, whose 150 members are mostly university students, was established in 2016 with the aim [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment said Monday it has decided not to permit a new cable car project on Mount Seorak, one of the nation’s most scenic mountains, ending a years-long debate on the project’s possible damage to the environment. The Wonju Regional Environmental Office, under the ministry, announced a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Japanese foods that have been barred from entering the country due to potential radiation contamination remained low this year as South Korea maintains its tight inspection system, according to the government Friday. Four shipments of Japanese foods totaling some 5 tons were denied entry for the whole of 2019 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Thursday called for international cooperation to respond to a possible move by Japan to discharge contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean. In a press conference held in Seoul, Choi Won-ho, the head of the Ministry of Science and ICT’s big [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A village in Gangwon Province is drawing attention by launching a “shared shopping basket” campaign aimed at protecting the environment from micro-plastic problems and reducing the use of plastic bags to create a healthy environment. The movement, which will be joined by the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF) Daehwa [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Plastic waste is a nagging headache for Asia’s fourth-largest economy. After banning plastic cups and bags, the government is now moving to ban paper boxes and packaging tapes. Starting November, supermarkets will stop providing paper boxes and tape that shoppers can use to carry their groceries home, a move [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Empty paper boxes, tape and straps for packaging will disappear from large discount stores in the near future as part of an initiative to encourage customers to make use of more eco-friendly alternatives. The Ministry of Environment held a voluntary agreement ceremony Thursday afternoon to foster the use of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government and large retailers on Thursday agreed to work together to stop using paper receipts that are wasteful and harmful to the environment. At a gathering in Seoul, top policymakers from the finance, science and environment ministries along with representatives from 13 retailers, such as E-Mart, [...]