DAEJEON, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — In response to the alarming decline in bee populations due to the climate crisis, residents near Lake Daecheong have joined forces with the Korea Water Resources Corporation and the Energy Transition Haeyou Cooperative to launch a community-driven ecological initiative known as the “Daecheongho Buzzing Bee Restaurant.” The project involves [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on May 4 that it will produce its bottled drinking water brand Arisu in 100% recycled plastic PET bottles. Last year, the city supplied Arisu in bottles made with 30% recycled plastic, which had received certification from the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bold move towards a more sustainable future, Seoul has announced a comprehensive strategy to reduce the use of single-use plastics, aptly dubbed the Plastic-Free Seoul initiative. Starting from September, events and festivals hosted by the city with an anticipated attendance of 1,000 or more people will be prohibited [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Constitutional Court held its first public hearing Tuesday on petitions filed by an adolescents’ group and others against what they called the government’s insufficient response to climate change. The widely watched hearing came four years after the adolescents’ civic group, Youth 4 Climate Action, first lodged a constitutional [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Hynix announced on February 6 that it has established a pioneering long-term plan in the global semiconductor industry to actively incorporate recycled and renewable materials into its product manufacturing process. The company has set ambitious targets to increase the use of recycled and renewable materials in its products to [...]
GOYANG, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –Ilsan Lake Park in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, a popular destination attracting over 100,000 visitors daily, has maintained first-class water quality even during abnormal high-temperature weather conditions. According to the city on January 3, despite the severe algae bloom observed nationwide in waterside parks due to last summer’s record-breaking heatwave, the [...]
YONGIN, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – At the Everland theme park in Yongin, a giant statue of Fu Bao, the famous panda with popularity surpassing that of celebrities, marks the entrance. Despite the cold temperatures of around minus 5 degrees Celsius on December 20, crowds flocked to Panda World in Everland to meet Fu Bao and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) announced on Thursday that it has established a pilot blue carbon habitat in Gangjin, South Jeolla Province, aimed at technological development to create a ‘breathing’ coast. The MOF will host a completion ceremony for the initiative on Friday. Blue carbon refers to carbon-absorbing [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) –The inaugural “hydrogen-powered cleaning vehicle” is set to make its debut in Dongjak-gu, Seoul. Until this point, hydrogen-powered vehicles were primarily limited to passenger cars, buses, and cargo vehicles. However, this marks the first instance where a specialized hydrogen vehicle is designed for waste collection and transportation purposes. These innovative [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Two Korean photographs have been selected for the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) 2024 calendar photo contest. Every year, the World Meteorological Organization holds a photo contest for the following year’s calendar for its 193 member countries. The Korea Meteorological Administration announced that two photos submitted by South Korea, “Trace [...]