SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The words “BORYUNG” atop a corporate building located in Jongno 5-ga, Seoul will change color according to the fine dust concentration levels in the air. According to Boryung Pharmaceutical, the corporate name will light up in either blue, green, yellow or red when Seoul’s fine dust status is “good”, [...]
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, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Though sales of dust masks have skyrocketed in the past month as the country has resurfaced after being blanketed with periods of terrible air quality, a survey has found that most South Koreans consider masks to be too expensive. With some going as far as to say “to inhale [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Free public transportation during commuting hours, Seoul’s emergency response to the elevated levels of particulate matter in the atmosphere courtesy of China, has been met with an unenthusiastic response from Seoul residents, who have levied a wide range of criticisms against the measure, calling it pointless and superficial. Yesterday, [...]