BUSAN, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Public Safety and Security scheduled an emergency safety inspection meeting Tuesday joined by the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, and Korea Gas Safety Corporation, regarding the mysterious gas odor that swept across Busan on July 21 and Ulsan on July 23. A [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Earthquake! Kindergarten children visited the Seongdong Life Safety Learning Center in Seoul on Wednesday morning, to raise awareness of natural disasters and to train for earthquake evacuation. Following a 5.0-magnitude underwater earthquake that was observed some 52km off the coast of Ulsan on July 5, there has been an [...]
BUSAN, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A 5.0-magnitude underwater earthquake with an epicenter only 52km off the coast of Ulsan was detected Tuesday night at 8:33 p.m. Although no casualties or damages resulted from the event, the tremor was sensed across the nation, and citizens in Ulsan and nearby regions panicked as they felt the ground [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea may be less prone to severe earthquakes relative to its close neighbor Japan, but it’s better safe than sorry. Lee Hee-il, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGMR), revealed Wednesday, during the 8th Public Safety and Technology Forum, that the KIGMR, the [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is considering offering emergency relief for earthquake-stricken Nepal, a foreign ministry official said Sunday. The official told Yonhap News Agency the government is looking into the possibility of offering Nepal relief funds and sending a message of condolence. “We will see in what areas relief efforts will [...]