SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul will begin restricting the entry of old diesel cars into the city on days with severe fine dust, starting Wednesday. Seoul announced the emergency measure to cut down fine dust emissions on Tuesday, the sixth time this year. The measure will enter effect when ultrafine dust concentrations reach [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The first apartment complex in South Korea armed with an air filtering function has made its reveal. The Seoul Housing & Communities Corp. (SH) painted the exterior of an apartment complex in Seoul with a type of photocatalyst paint that helps remove nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxides, the main [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Some 10,000 yogurt carts — small movable vending stations selling yogurt products that are ubiquitous in South Korean towns and cities — will be used as platforms to measure fine dust levels across the country. SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it will be introducing a fine dust [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Forest Service revealed today that it was planning to create 10 “wind path” forests near cities and a 60-hectare forest aimed at blocking the spread of fine dust. The measure is expected to not only reduce fine dust levels but also reduce the likelihood of heat waves. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has revealed that people who live in areas with high fine dust levels have pulmonary functions that are significantly lower than normal. Seoulites were found to 3.48 percent lower lung capacity than their Jeju counterparts, who are exposed to less fine dust. This is according to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A new law providing the legal grounds for a new committee on fine dust to be created under the Prime Minister’s Office has passed in the National Assembly. A general meeting was held at the National Assembly yesterday to pass the special law, which addresses ways to reduce and [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Last year, schools in Gyeonggi Province had an average of seven days when outdoor gym classes were cancelled and replaced with indoor activities due to poor air quality. As students have less frequent access to outdoor activities due to external factors, they may not end up getting all the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – According to Shinsegae Mall, the top trending words for shopping in the first half of the year were “30s mom,” “mobile,” “fine dust products” and “shopping at 10 p.m.” The shopping mall giant announced women in their 30s were the top users of the company’s online shopping website. Sales [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — “Fine dust has changed the lifestyle of Koreans completely,” claims an analytical report based on big data released by Innocean Worldwide, an advertising agency. The report states that worsening air pollution has changed all six categories closely related to people’s lives: clothing, food, home, car, leisure, and beauty. The [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government revealed yesterday that it had paved sections of the city’s roads in Gangnam with a photocatalytic substance that will help filter nitrogen oxide, one of the harmful components of fine dust. The work took place between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. yesterday on roads surrounding [...]