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Sat, May 15, 2021 | 12:05

Seoul Int'l Garden Show features 58 gardens from 7 countries

The new Seoul International Garden Show has brought together landscapers and gardeners from seven countries to create 58 gardens to be enjoyed outdoors amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the organizers said Saturday. The annual event, which this year added "international" to its title to reflect the participation of diverse “artists” and foreign nationals living here, kicked...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-05-15 11:27

Solar panel construction turns stream blue in Bonghwa

A stream in Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province, has turned blue after fluid from a nearby photovoltaic power station construction site upstream leaked into it, angering local residents. It was first discovered on May 7 by residents of Hyundong, a village in the county's Jaesan Township, according to local reports. Chosun Ilbo, citing one of the witnesses, said the stre...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-05-13 14:52

Migrant workers work 50 hours per week on average: report

The weekly average working hours of migrant workers in Korea is 50 hours, and female foreign workers face worse working conditions than their male counterparts, a recent report showed. A study by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHSA) found that foreign laborers holding one of three categories of visa - E9 (non-professional employment visa), H2 (working vis...

Kang Seung-woo | 2021-05-13 09:16

Ex-UN chief calls COVID-19 pandemic 'last warning from nature'

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may be the “last warning from nature” that is urging humanity to respond ...

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-05-12 15:56

Conifer trees are dispersing pollen earlier due to climate change

Conifer trees in Korea today are beginning to disperse pollen earlier, compared to 10 years ago, according to the Korea Forest Service. The government forest research agency said Monday that the country's four most common conifer trees - Korean red pines, Korean nut pines, Korean firs and spreading yews - have begun dispersing pollen several days earlier during the past three...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-05-12 15:09

Nearly a fifth of Earth's surface transformed since 1960

Korean tidal flats receive preliminary 'defer' status as UNESCO World Heritage

The country's tidal flats received a “deferral” in a preliminary evaluation process to determine potential sites that ...

Park Ji-won | 2021-05-12 14:59

Korea tightens regulations on sales of whales

South Korea's oceans ministry on Tuesday rolled out tougher regulations on sales of whales in line with its efforts to curb illegal whaling activities in local waters.

2021-05-11 14:01

Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi continue search for new landfill site

The Seoul Capital Area Landfill in the Baekseok area of Incheon's Seo District, November 2020 / Courtesy of the Incheon City Government By Ko Dong-hwanThe governments of Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province on Monday began their second search for a new landf...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-05-10 17:43

Fukushima wastewater - unwise to create more problems

Treating complex problems as technical matters seldom works. There is no one clear answer as technical information is understood and questioned from different perspectives. At issue is how Japan should deal with the 1.25 million tons of wastewater contaminated by the meltdown of nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, wrecked by the earthquake and tsunami on ...

2021-05-10 10:36

Much-awaited clear day

Citizens ride bicycles under a clear blue sky in the Han River Park on Yeouido, Seoul, Sunday, following the end of a yellow dust storm, which originated in the Gobi Desert in northern China and Mongolia, that had blanketed most of Korea including the metropolitan area from Friday...

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-05-09 17:01

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