HONGSEONG, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Coastal areas in South Chungcheong Province are struggling with marine debris scattered along shorelines, according to a new distribution map released on April 18 by the Chungcheong Research Institute. The researchers surveyed 190 locations along the mainland coasts last year and graded the level of pollution from 0 to 9 [...]
TAEAN, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent data has revealed that the number of leukemia and prostate cancer patients in Taean County has risen drastically since one of the country’s worst oil spills devastated the region in 2007. The worrying data put forward by Choi Gyeong-hwa, the director of information management at the Taean Environmental Health [...]
CHUNGCHEONG, Apr. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Farm parties, which allow people living in the city to enjoy the experience of farm life and come in contact with nature, are proving popular as an increasing number of farmers eye the idea of transforming their property into a cultural event venue. As self-explanatory as it sounds, the newly [...]