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Labor & Environment

Wed, April 14, 2021 | 23:48

Former UN chief's national climate council shuts down after 2 years

Former United Nation Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's national advisory group on the ever-increasing global climate crisis has wrapped up its two-year-long term. At a special conference, April 13, marking the termination of the National Council on Climate and Air Quality (NCCA), directly under President Moon Jae-in, Ban and invited experts highlighted the significance of Korea...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-04-14 09:14

Plastic Mill recycles neglected small plastic waste

Korea is known for its high recycling rate, as most people in the country are familiar with basic waste-sorting practices separating general and recyclable waste. According to 2018 statistics compiled by the Ministry of Environment, Korea's recycling rate is about 86 percent, which is one of the highest in the world. However, experts say those numbers are illusory, because th...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-04-03 09:17

Yellow dust continues to choke Korea

Workers commuting to work and schoolgoers across South Korea on Tuesday braced for the second day of one of the country's worst yellow dust storms in years as authorities took emergency emissions reduction measures against dangerously high spikes in fine dust levels.

2021-03-30 10:57

Yellow dust grips nation

A woman walks on a trail on Mount Nam, Seoul, Monday, while the sky is covered with yellow dust. Korea had “very bad” levels of fine dust and ultrafine dust, with dust alerts being issued across the country, after a yellow dust storm originating from inland deserts in northern China blanketed the nation. Yonhap

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-03-29 16:05

Stranded foreign workers amid COVID-19 allowed to extend stay

Migrant workers who are stranded in Korea due to a lack of flights amid the coronavirus pandemic have been allowed to extend their employment period by one year. Following the National Assembly's passage of a revised Foreigner Employment Act, Friday, foreign workers facing difficulties returning to their home countries due to travel restrictions in case of natural disasters o...

2021-03-29 14:54

Korea blanketed by powerful yellow dust storm

An extraordinarily strong yellow dust storm originating from the inland deserts in northern China blanketed all of South Korea on Monday, prompting authorities to issue a yellow dust warning for Seoul and almost all parts of the country. The density of fine dust particles smaller than 10 micrometers in diameter, known as PM 10, surged to the "very bad" level in the greater Se...

2021-03-29 10:17

Seas around South Korea get warmer over past 5 years: report

Seas around South Korea have become warmer over the past five years, causing the habitats of marine life on the seabed to move northward, a report by the country's fishery ministry said Sunday. According to the research report by the Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries, climate change raised the temperature of the seawater between 2015 and 2020 in the country, affecting the habit...

2021-03-28 14:57

Women's groups call new anti-stalking law 'ineffective'

After over two decades of efforts, a law against stalking has finally been enacted, but women's rights activists are calling the law ineffective due to its failure to understand the nature of the crime. The National Assembly plenary session passed a bill enacting the Stalking Crime Penalty Act, Wednesday, which stipulates perpetrators who willfully and repeatedly approach or ...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-03-25 16:51

Waste exports, imports to face tougher scrutiny in Korea starting April

Exports and imports of waste will face tougher scrutiny as revised rules on moving of refuse to and from Korea are set to be enforced starting April 1. The Ministry of Environment said Wednesday that a new enforcement ordinance will be implemented to better regulate importers and exporters of waste. To strengthen the screening system, more detailed information about waste tra...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-03-24 17:12

Korean satellite Cheollian starts providing real-time air quality information over Asia

A Korean climate observation satellite started providing real-time images of air quality over Asia on Monday based on eight different concentration levels of pollution sources and other particulates. Expectations are rising over the climate watchdog role to be played by “Cheollian Satellite 2B” over the region.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-03-22 16:04

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