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. [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Rival parties are speeding up deliberation on various bills on fighting fine dust pollution, with a goal of passing at least seven of them in a plenary session of the National Assembly this week, officials said Monday. The nation’s three biggest parties — the ruling Democratic Party, the main [...]
GANGNEUNG, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — On March 9, the second weekend in March, the east coast of Gangwon Province was crowded with visitors enjoying the smells of spring. The crowds started to grow in the morning, with tourists and young people who wanted to visit places free of fine dust. With the crowds, Gangneung’s [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Spike in fine dust concentrations have caused sales of air purifiers for automobiles to soar amid rising consumer health concerns, local retailers said Sunday. Data provided by E-Mart Inc., South Korea’s largest discount hypermarket chain, showed sales of vehicle dust filtering products skyrocketing 1,046 percent on-year in the March [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – On Thursday morning, the parking lot at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae was almost completely empty. There were only two cars parked, as if they had been parked the day before, and there was a sign that read ‘parking lot closed’ blocking the entrance. The President’s Chief of Staff, Noh [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean government laboratory said Friday it will conduct an aerial observation of flows of pollutants over the Yellow Sea to trace the origins of fine dust concentrations over the Korean Peninsula. The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), affiliated with the Ministry of Environment, said it will [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A photocatalytic paint that absorbs fine dust will be applied to public buildings in Seoul for the very first time. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Thursday that it will repaint the outer walls of the Cinematheque Seoul Art Cinema located in Jung District with photocatalytic paint. “Once we [...]