SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s suicide rate declined in 2023 but remained the highest among countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a government report, which also highlighted rising rates of sex crimes and drunk driving in the country. The report, “Korea’s Safety Report 2023,” released on April [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A fine dust onslaught choking the country continued for the third straight day Monday, with concentration levels in Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province over the weekend marking the highest-ever since measurement began in 2015, a weather agency said. On Sunday, levels hit all-time highs of 99 micrograms per [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Clean air helps keep spirits high, according to a study by a Konkuk University research team that analyzed data from a 2013 regional health report of over 100,000 individuals who had lived in one area for a minimum five years. Using cutoffs of 42.4 ㎍and 55㎍ to indicate low [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The rapidly approaching cold season has seen both consumers and companies bracing for the spell of bad air that plagues the Korean peninsula through the winter and spring. Though elevated levels of air pollution have become a year-round inconvenience for South Koreans, the problem becomes severe particularly in the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study conducted by researchers from Seoul National University has revealed that the presence of nanomaterials in the composition of household aerosols carries the same dangers as exposure to particulate matter (PM 2.5). In their experiment, the researchers tested eight household cleaning products containing nanomaterials which were categorized [...]