SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Street trees are more effective at cooling down city temperatures than setting up shade canopies, a study indicated Thursday. The Seoul Institute of Technology conducted a field study in Mapo District and Jung District in July and August during the hottest part of the summer, which showed that shade [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Thursday it will begin a trial that involves adding doors to open display cases used to showcase refrigerated foods. Lotte Super, a supermarket chain of South Korean retail giant Lotte, will be installing doors on its refrigerated display cases at a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Cooking with oil at school meal service facilities generates more carbon monoxide than cooking with water, a study showed Thursday. A research team from the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency conducted a field investigation of 25 school meal service facilities and found that carbon monoxide emissions were significantly [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Professional Football League said Wednesday that a video designed to assist vulnerable groups access football stadiums won a Crystal Award at the 2022 Busan International Advertising Festival. It is the first time for a local professional sports organization to win an award at an international advertising festival, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries held a special ceremony along with the U.S. Embassy in Seoul to “adopt” Masian Beach in Incheon’s Yeongjongdo Island, 60 kilometers west of Seoul. The “adopt a beach” program brings participants to select a beach and take care of it as their own. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of recreational water leisure items marked a sharp increase during the January to July period of this year compared to a year ago thanks to the return of everyday life after the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Korea Customs Service, the nation’s imports of recreational water [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it will unveil the Styler Shoecase and Shoecare at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA), the biggest annual electronics fair in Europe, set to open on Sept. 2. The total shoe care solution stores shoes at an optimum humidity and temperature and can also be used to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Fans flocked to “SM Town Live 2022: SMCU EXPRESS,” which was held for the first time in three years at the Tokyo Dome in Japan from Saturday to Monday. The festival, hosted by SM Entertainment, starred BoA, Super Junior, SHINee, Red Velvet, NCT, aespa and other SM artists. Fans [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Self-charging of hydrogen-powered vehicles will become possible at Incheon International Airport starting from Tuesday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it had launched a hydrogen vehicle self-serve demonstration for the general public at the hydrogen charging station located in the airport’s Terminal 2 run by hydrogen [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Greenhouse gas emitted during the production of face masks may reach up to 1,000 tons per day, a government report said Monday. The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission conducted a survey of 1,215 people, who said they used one new face mask every 2.3 days on average. Supposing there are [...]