Coal Briquette Heating Persists in Pockets of South Korea Despite Nationwide Decline

SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite a sharp nationwide drop in the use of coal briquettes for home heating, pockets of households in Seoul, Daegu and parts of Gyeonggi Province continue to rely on the fuel at nearly steady levels, underscoring the strain of rising utility costs and the persistence of aging housing stock. [...]