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Thu, July 7, 2022 | 16:22

Greenpeace chief urges Yoon to reevaluate nuclear-focused decarbonization plan

The leader of Greenpeace urged President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, Friday, to "reevaluate" his nuclear-focused decarbonization plan in a letter sent to him on the occasion of Earth Day.

2022-04-22 14:34

WMO adopts Gaenari as new typhoon name to replace Goni

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has adopted Gaenari, the Korean word for the native yellow flowering tree known as forsythia koreana, as a new typhoon name to replace Goni, the Korean weather agency said Wednesday.

2022-04-20 17:18

Animal welfare catastrophe looms amid Incheon redevelopment project

Urban renewal often leads to an increase in animal abandonment, but an ongoing development project in Incheon, west of Seoul, could lead to an animal welfare crisis.

2022-04-17 23:13

Wildfires burn 521 hectares of woodland near inter-Korean border

A forest fire charred mountain areas the size of 730 soccer fields in a northeastern town close to the inter-Korean border for two days, firefighting officials said Monday.

2022-04-11 13:44

3.4 magnitude earthquake hits off Korea's east coast

A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Korea's east coast Sunday, according to the country's weather agency, which added there were no reports of damage.

2022-04-10 10:22

PM orders all-out efforts to put out wildfire in southeastern county of Bonghwa

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum on Tuesday ordered relevant authorities to make all-out efforts to put out a wildfire in Bonghwa, a town in South Korea's southeastern province of North Gyeongsang.

2022-04-05 21:13

Cherry blossom street on Yeouido to be open next week due to delayed blooming

A famous cherry blossom street on Seoul's Yeouido will be open to the public from April 9 to 17, about a week later than planned, due to a delay in the trees blooming, the district office said Friday. Yeouiseoro Street, which was off limits during the cherry blossom season for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, had initially been scheduled to open to the public ...

2022-04-01 15:15

Use of disposable cups, items banned in cafes, restaurants

The use of disposable items, such as single-use plastic cups and cutlery, will be banned inside cafes and restaurants under a new environmental regulation that went into force Friday. This is a reinstatement of the environment ministry's “anti-disposable law” that first went into effect in 2018, but was temporarily lifted with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 ...

2022-04-01 10:30

First cherry blossoms this spring bloom on Jeju

The nation's first blooming cherry blossoms of the spring were observed on the southern island of Jeju, Friday, according to the local weather agency.

2022-03-25 16:27

Heavy rain, strong winds forecast for Jeju for Friday-Saturday

Heavy rain of up to 250 millimeters, combined with strong wind, is forecast to hit the southern island of Jeju, Friday and early Saturday, the national weather agency said.

2022-03-24 16:24

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