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Sat, June 3, 2023 | 07:06

Japan slammed for loosening test standards on Fukushima radioactive water

Japan slammed for loosening test standards on Fukushima radioactive water

Korean environmental activists condemned Thursday, the Japanese government's latest move to get rid of radioactive water from their own soil which is now stored at the tsunami-hit nuclear power plant in Fukushima. Filtered and planned for discharge into the Pacific Ocean within this year, the water, according to the Japanese government, has been tested for concentration level...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-02-23 16:15

Environment ministry dismisses climate change denialists

Environment ministry dismisses climate change denialists

The vice environment minister, Wednesday, dismissed arguments by climate change denialists, saying various “measured facts” prove that the crisis is real and happening right now. Yoo Je-chul admitted he was aware of a group of people from around the world who refuse to accept that rising ocean temperatures and more frequent extreme natural disasters represent a climate crisis.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-02-22 16:35

Korea protests Japan's annual event on Dokdo attended by high-level official

Korea protests Japan's annual event on Dokdo attended by high-level official

Korea lodged a strong protest Wednesday against Japan for its dispatch of a high-ranking government official to an annual event highlighting Tokyo's claim to Dokdo in the East Sea.

2023-02-22 16:15

Activists criticize local governments that cash in on bull fights

Activists criticize local governments that cash in on bull fights

Two bulls weighing about 800 kilograms to 1.2 tons butt each other with their horns. Their firm muscles are shaking. Their eyes are all bloodshot. In a flash, one bull whirls his head around and runs away. The crowd betting on his opponent's victory cheer.

Lee Yeon-woo | 2023-02-20 11:41

Treatment of Korean rescue dogs in eathquake-hit Turkey ignites animal rights debate

Treatment of Korean rescue dogs in eathquake-hit Turkey ignites animal rights debate

Specially trained dogs sent to assist in search and rescue missions with their Korean disaster relief teams in earthquake-hit Turkey have taken center stage for their heroic role in saving lives. Last Thursday, along with the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT), four rescue dogs from Korea ― Labrador retrievers “Tobaek” and “Tina,” and Belgian Malinois “Tori” and “Haetae” ― wer...

Lee Hae-rin | 2023-02-14 08:27

New aid route to rebel-held Syria opens as quake toll nears 40,000

Focus turns to survivors as Turkey-Syria quake toll passes 35,000

Korea reports new swine fever case

Korea reports new swine fever case

Korea reported an African swine fever (ASF) case from a local farm in the eastern region of Gangwon Province, officials said Sunday.

2023-02-12 10:27

US borough blocks Korean students' trip over country's dog meat tradition

US borough blocks Korean students' trip over country's dog meat tradition

A proposed program for high school students of Ganghwa County, Incheon, that would send them to the U.S. borough of Palisades Park, New Jersey, for foreign language and culture education, has failed to get off the ground due to negative public opinion there regarding Korea's tradition of eating dog meat, which was raised by animal rights activists in the U.S., according to co...

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-02-10 17:08

Simulation to show flow of radioactive water discharged from Fukushima

Simulation to show flow of radioactive water discharged from Fukushima

Korean researchers will release next Thursday the result of a simulation they have been working on to demonstrate how radioactive water discharged from Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was devastated by a tsunami 12 years ago, will flow and affect the world's oceans.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-02-10 16:16

Tiger endures 3 years of solitary confinement in closed zoo

Tiger endures 3 years of solitary confinement in closed zoo

Visitors to Tongdo Temple in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, might notice the closed amusement park, zoo, waterpark and hotel across the street from the temple parking lot. But they could never guess that an adult Bengal tiger is living all alone in there.

2023-02-07 17:07

Ultrafine dust advisory issued in capital, central areas

Ultrafine dust advisory issued in capital, central areas

Ultrafine dust advisories were issued in parts of the capital and central areas and others on Tuesday.

2023-02-07 10:52

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