SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top diplomat said Thursday that there is a link between China and the worsening air pollution in South Korea, which officials here describe as tantamount to a disaster. “It’s true that there’s a cause (of fine dust) stemming from China,” Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told reporters as [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — As one of some of the worst air pollution ever has swept across South Korea for six straight days, many people are particularly concerned for their health. A recent study revealed that continuous exposure to ultrafine dust can infiltrate facial pores and quicken the aging process, resulting in facial [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean National Fire Agency said it plans to help with efforts to spray water on city streets to reduce dust that scatters when cars pass by. When emergency measures to reduce fine dust are in effect, the agency will send fire trucks to water the roads near [...]
UIJEONGBU, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeonggi Province announced on Wednesday that it will plant 275,000 trees in the desert in Inner Mongolia over the next five years, in order to reduce fine dust coming from China. Gyeonggi Province signed an agreement confirming the specifics of the project with the Korea-China Youth Association and the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Many foreign tourists vacationing in South Korea were exposed to a wave of hazardous ultrafine particles that blanketed the nation over the past week, due mostly to lack of information and guidance. Since last Thursday, most of South Korea has been hit by extraordinarily high levels of ultrafine particles [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of face masks, expectorants and eyewashes in South Korea are growing fast due to the onslaught of severe fine dust, industry sources said Thursday. In recent days, South Korea has been gripped by choking fine dust — particles smaller than 10 micrometers in diameter — which can cause [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean companies are taking measures to keep fine dust from infiltrating into certain sensitive production facilities or to reduce their own emissions amid worsening dust pollution, industry sources said Wednesday. Manufacturers of semiconductors, TVs and home appliances are stepping up efforts to keep their production facilities as clean [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s professional baseball league announced Wednesday that it will hand out masks to fans to protect them against dust that continues to blanket the nation. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said it will distribute 75,000 masks to each of the league’s 10 clubs. A KBO official said the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Fine dust is devastating South Korea. In Seoul, Incheon, and the Gyeonggi area, emergency measures to cut down fine dust levels have been in place for five straight days as severe fine dust has dominated daily life and the health of local residents. Even pets, as well as zoo [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A research arm of the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday that the recent high concentrations of ultrafine particles in the capital area have been caused by deteriorating weather conditions, including stagnant air. The Seoul Research Institute of Public Health and Environment said pollutants blowing in from abroad have combined [...]