SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that pregnant women living in areas suffering from severe fine dust are 1.57 times more exposed to the dangers of giving birth to a premature infant. Premature infants are babies born before 37 completed weeks of gestation. A researchers said that they have found [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is aiming to get all commercial vehicles in the country to run on hydrogen fuel-cell by 2035 in a move to help ease fine dust air pollution, the transport ministry said Wednesday. In a report submitted to Rep. Youn Kwan-suk of the ruling Democratic Party, the Ministry [...]
JEONJU, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Cities and counties in North Jeolla Province are scrambling to plant more trees this year with the aim to reduce fine dust and offset the urban heat island effect. According to the National Institute for Forest Science, planting a single tree can result in the absorption of 35.7 grams [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Tuesday it will sharply reduce the import surcharge imposed on liquefied natural gas (LNG) in line with the government’s efforts to control fine dust pollution. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said the new rules will cut the levy on the more environment-friendly [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — With spring just around the corner in South Korea, the warm weather is attracting people to engage more in outdoor activities, boosting sales of golf equipment. Despite severe air pollution that has blanketed the Korean peninsula in recent months, and undermined sales of outdoor sports gear, golf equipment has [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is seeking to team up with the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to pin down the sources of Korea’s high fine dust air pollution levels, a government agency said Sunday. The National Institute of Environmental Research, a research body under the Ministry of Environment, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom KT Corp. said Wednesday it will work with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to develop a global monitoring system to help tackle climate change. During the fourth UN Environment Assembly, held in Kenya, KT introduced its efforts to reduce air pollution in South Korea and [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Installing eco-friendly hot water boilers will become mandatory for all residences as South Korea seeks to reduce airborne fine dust. The South Korean Ministry of Environment said on Tuesday that a subcommittee at the National Assembly held a meeting to discuss the mandatory installation of eco-friendly boilers. It is [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s parliament passed eight bills intended to better fight fine dust Wednesday as the country is struggling with its worst-ever particle air pollution. The legislation includes a revision to the disaster and safety management law to include high density of particulate matter as a “social disaster.” Such a [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to make use of eco-friendly pavement that will be able to absorb fine dust. The city announced on Monday that it has come up with a comprehensive plan for eco-friendly pavement that will include warm-mix asphalt pavement and other solutions to catch fine dust. [...]