SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Noise complaints surged more than 60 percent last year, as people spend more time at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a state environment promotion agency said Wednesday. Korea Environment Corp. (KECO) said its hotline dedicated to the matter received 42,250 complaints in total last year, a 60.9 percent year-on-year [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – One maintenance office of a Seoul apartment complex is in hot water after it took its investigation into noise complaints one step too far. According to residents and security personnel, during a recent five-day period, the maintenance office dispatched security guards to investigate the source of excessive noise among [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) – As complaints about noise levels are increasing, Gwangju Metropolitan City has decided to tackle the situation by creating a noise map that covers the entire city. The southwestern metropolitan city announced on April 21 that it would produce a map indicating noise levels around the city. The map will indicate [...]