SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea BIzwire) – There are more accidents that occur due to strong wind than heavy rain during typhoons, a South Korean non-life insurer said Thursday. Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. analyzed some 9,500 car insurance damage claims resulting from typhoons between 2018 and 2022. During this period, the Korean peninsula experienced [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Delivery drivers of the food delivery app Baedal Minjok are frustrated with the company’s monsoon season promotion, claiming that the requirements are overly strict and primarily benefit the company. Woowa Brothers Corp., the operator of Baedal Minjok, initiated a promotion for delivery workers on July 10, which will conclude [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are becoming increasingly aware of climate change in the wake of this year’s deadly heavy rains. The memories of Seoul’s Gangnam area being submerged last summer remain vivid. “I now realize that heavy rainfall can be a matter of life and death after witnessing so many people [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Thursday that it will introduce various measures to prevent drainage clogging during heavy summer rains. According to the city government, there are a total of 557,553 drainage systems installed across the main roads, back roads, and alleys of the city. When drainages become [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Rain and sun dual-use umbrellas are enjoying increasing popularity due to the unpredictable weather during the rainy season, which brings both rain and sunshine. Online shopping mall Gmarket witnessed a threefold increase in the sales of umbrellas and yangsan (small portable parasols) from July 3 to 9 compared to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With record-breaking rain hitting Seoul and Gyeonggi Province on Monday, major corporations asked employees to work from home. Companies with prior work-from-home experience during the pandemic were able to quickly respond to the situation. Samsung Electronics instructed all employees struggling with the morning flood to work from home. LG [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Torrential rain triggered flash floods in the Seoul region on Monday that caused extensive damage, with some people deciding to ‘stop fighting’ the rain. Seoul’s Seocho District, located south of the Han River that bisects the city, sustained the most damage during the downpour. Cars were trapped in the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Residents in some districts of Seoul were dumbfounded by the unusually strong torrential rain this week, as a month’s worth of precipitation fell in just one day. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said a total of 422 mm of rain fell in Shindaebang-dong of the southern Seoul district of [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — From its inception, SSAK3, a one-off K-pop team created for MBC TV’s weekend variety show “Hang Out With Yoo,” was intended to be a silly tongue-in-cheek project, riding on the coattails of the retro boom in today’s pop culture landscape. At best, the co-ed trio, formed of two late [...]
DAEJEON, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Soil in forest areas is far more effective in absorbing rain than soil in urban areas, working as a natural dam that prevents flooding. The state-run National Institute of Forest Science (NIFS) studied the capability of rain absorption throughout 730 forests across South Korea, which revealed that forests can [...]