SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean cosmetics companies are concentrating their marketing efforts on anti-pollution products amid growing concerns over fine dust here, industry watchers said Monday. According to Lotte Shopping Co., the combined sales of basic skin care products for skin troubles at its health and beauty store chain LOHB’s in the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has revealed plans to reduce the number of cars on the road within the city and slash greenhouse gasses. The new campaign will see vehicular traffic within the Four Great Gates including Dongdaemun and Namdaemun regulated based on environment-friendly principles, and the number of traffic lanes [...]
BUSAN, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of schools in Busan are turning to IoT (Internet of Things) technology to protect students from fine dust. According to the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education on Saturday, an IoT-based air quality control system that will help keep the air inside classrooms clean and safe for students will [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will suspend the operation of five aged coal power plants March through June to help ease fine dust pollution, the energy ministry said Wednesday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said it will temporarily close the five thermal power plants that are over 30 years old, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of South Korean parents are considering moving to another country for their children as concerns over fine dust show no sign of stopping soon. According to data released by Daumsoft at a symposium on fine dust issues today, the number of South Koreans considering emigration for environmental [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Environmental authorities in South Korea will tackle fine dust problems by planting a double row of trees along streets nationwide. According to the Korea Forest Service (KFS) on Wednesday, according to new plans for urban green infrastructure over two rows of trees will be planted along streets across the country [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Kang Byung-min, a 33-year-old office worker living in Geumho in center-east Seoul, starts his day with a morning ritual that he admits has become somewhat obsessive but unavoidable. He turns on the palm-sized monitor placed against the window to check the day’s fine dust level. He checks air quality [...]
JEJU, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju Island will provide incentives to encourages drivers to get rid of their aging diesel cars, as part of a push to reduce fine dust pollution. The Jeju provincial government said on Monday over 1,000 old diesel cars will be prematurely disposed of this year, with a budget of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Data shows the taxi industry was negatively affected during Seoul’s free public transport days last week, part of city-level measures to combat fine dust. Fewer people took taxis or drove their own cars last week when public transport was free as a result of high fine dust levels, the Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – High fine dust levels have been found to increase the risk of angina, a new study has found. Exposure to fine dust particles can increase the risk of angina, which is often a symptom of coronary heart disease that causes pain the chest, according to researchers at the Korea University [...]