HAMAN, South Korea, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Nakdong River is the longest river (510km) in South Korea, and passes through the two biggest southeastern cities, Daegu and Busan, functioning as an important water source on the peninsula. But a recent study revealed that some parts of the river have become deeper in recent [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean court has ruled that the South Korean government should pay reparations for farmland flooding that resulted from the Four Major Rivers Project. According to the Environmental Law Center, Seoul Central District Court decided partially in favor of the plaintiff, a landscaping company in Gyeongnam Chilgok that filed a 2 [...]
DAEGU, Jun. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan authorities will conduct several operations to release large amounts of water at one time into barrages of the Nakdong River to suppress the growth of algal blooms. It is expected that the river will see its algae concentration decrease 5 to 36 percent with the program. Authorities released [...]