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Sat, July 11, 2020 | 15:00

Polled citizens, experts prioritize fine dust in environmental policies

Polled citizens, experts prioritize fine dust in environmental policies

Reducing fine dust particles should be the top priority among the government's environmental policies, according to a poll of ordinary citizens and experts released on Saturday.

2020-06-13 21:20

Gov't cracks down on 'illegal' disinfectants, deodorants against COVID-19

Gov't cracks down on 'illegal' disinfectants, deodorants against COVID-19

The South Korean government has detected 10 disinfectant, deodorant or cleaner brands used against the spread of COVID-19 that do not meet state safety laws for chemical products.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-06-12 14:46

Cement producers agree with gov't to cut nitrogen oxide emissions

Cement producers agree with gov't to cut nitrogen oxide emissions

The country's nine cement producers agreed with the Ministry of Environment on Wednesday to work together to lower nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, the industry's main air pollutant.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-06-10 17:24

Korea's rain radar network keeps close watch for summer flash floods

Korea's rain radar network keeps close watch for summer flash floods

With the 22.5 billion won ($18.8 million), 40 meter-high rain radar completed on Mt. Yebong in the Gyeonggi provincial city of Namyangju last June, the country's “complete” nationwide rain radar network is now online, ready to forecast floods that frequently occur in summer.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-06-10 17:07

S. Korea's jobless rate hits 10-year high amid pandemic

S. Korea's jobless rate hits 10-year high amid pandemic

South Korea lost about 392,000 jobs in May, marking the third consecutive monthly decline in the number of employed people as the coronavirus pandemic hammered job markets, data showed Wednesday. The country's jobless rate rose by 0.3 percentage point on-year to 4.5 percent in May, and the number of employed people fell to 26.93 million, according to the data compiled by Stat...

2020-06-10 10:09

Division taking hold in Korean society

[INTERVIEW] Korea's Green New Deal 'ineffective, repetitive'

[INTERVIEW] Korea's Green New Deal 'ineffective, repetitive'

The central government announced a third supplementary budget worth 35.3 trillion won ($29.4 billion) June 2, the largest such single budget in the country's history, to sustain the reeling economy following the global shock from the coronavirus pandemic. Along with previous supplementary budgets, the total COVID-19 relief package rolled out this year has reached 270 trillion...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-06-09 17:37

Protests against losing city parks held nationwide

Protests against losing city parks held nationwide

With the country's first enactment to allow development from July 1 of lands designated as urban planning sites but which are left unprepared as city parks until this month, protests against permanently losing the lands have been held nationwide.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-06-08 16:16

Pedersen adds public-private partnership experience to GGGI

Pedersen adds public-private partnership experience to GGGI

When Susanne Pedersen joined the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) one year ago, she brought with her experience in facilitating public-private partnerships in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-06-07 17:26

Plastics recycling: PET up, PP down in May

Plastics recycling: PET up, PP down in May

PET plastic waste in Korea increased in recycle-to-sale in May compared to a sharp dip in April as the local plastic recycle market showed signs of gradual stabilization. But PP, due to reduced car exports following the COVID-19-hit economy, struggled.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-06-07 17:18

Government taps renewable 'hydrothermal' energy for wider use

Government taps renewable 'hydrothermal' energy for wider use

The Ministry of Environment has in the last week alone signed two partnerships to introduce hydrothermal energy to operate a major general hospital and an upcoming techno valley in a greener way.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-06-07 15:07

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