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Confirmation hearing of environment minister nominee
Confirmation hearing of environment minister nominee
Environment Minister nominee Rep. Han Jeoung-ae of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea speaks during her confirmation hearing at the National Assembly Environment and Labor Committee, Wednesday. Han said she would make efforts to help the nation become carbon neutral by 2050. Yonhap
Jung Da-min | 2021-01-20 22:47
Another bout of heavy snow to hit South Korea
Another bout of heavy snow to hit South Korea
Another bout of heavy snowfall has been forecast to hit South Korea later in the day and continue through Monday morning, raising the alarm over a potential traffic disturbance around morning rush hour. The Korea Meteorological Administration said the western part of the greater Seoul area and the west coast line of South Chungcheong Province will begin to see snowfall at aro...
2021-01-17 15:48
Office workers uninterested in promotion
Office workers uninterested in promotion
Chances for promotion have been regarded as one of the biggest motivations in the workplace in the past, but results of a recent survey show that this is changing.
2021-01-13 15:29
Heavy snowfall in Seoul
Heavy snowfall in Seoul
Residents wait at a bus station near Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Tuesday, as heavy snow began to fall in the afternoon. Heavy snow alerts were issued for central regions of the Korean Peninsula including the capital, Incheon, Gyeonggi Province and South Chungcheong Province, with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety warning of ice forming on roads. / Yonhap
Jun Ji-hye | 2021-01-12 16:57
Frozen: Han River iced amid prolonged cold wave
Frozen: Han River iced amid prolonged cold wave
The Han River, which runs through Seoul, was declared officially frozen on Saturday for the first time in two years, the weather agency said, as South Korea has been gripped by a severe cold wave in recent days.
2021-01-10 16:23
South Korea to phase out industrial waste imports
South Korea to phase out industrial waste imports
South Korea plans to restrict or phase out its imports of 10 kinds of industrial waste to increase the recycling of domestic waste, the Ministry of Environment said Sunday. The ministry said the importation of half of the 10 waste items, including plastic waste, mixed waste paper and coal ash, will be banned between 2022 and 2023.
2021-01-10 14:34
Canceled flights, slowdown in shipping, factories from COVID-19 make 2020 air cleanest since 2015
Canceled flights, slowdown in shipping, factories from COVID-19 make 2020 air cleanest since 2015
2020 was devastating on a global scale as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world. But there were a number of environmental benefits seen as a result of social distancing measures and Korea was no exception, recording the cleanest air the country has experienced since 2015.
Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-01-06 16:56
Eco-friendly high-speed train
Eco-friendly high-speed train
President Moon Jae-in, front row left, takes a trial ride with other passengers on the KTX-Eum, the country's first electric multiple unit (EMU) high-speed train designed to cut carbon emissions, travelling between Wonju in Gangwon Province and Jecheon in North Chungcheong Province, Monday, a day before it is put into public service. Yonhap
Jung Da-min | 2021-01-04 16:44
5 years since Paris Agreement: Race to net zero is on
5 years since Paris Agreement: Race to net zero is on
Parties to the Paris Climate Agreement are required to submit their revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by Dec. 31. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are both challenges and opportunities in ensuring that COP26, a U.N. climate change summit, builds confidence in the Paris Agreement as an effective tool to avoid climate crisis.
Yi Whan-woo | 2020-12-29 12:41
Calls grow for better living conditions for migrant workers
Calls grow for better living conditions for migrant workers
Civic groups are calling for better living conditions for migrant workers following the recent death of a Cambodian woman whose body was found in a vinyl greenhouse at a farm in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province.
2020-12-25 16:40
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