The city government plans to plant an additional 15 million trees, having already planted 15 million trees between 2014 and last year. Thirty million trees would have the effect of reducing particulate
JEJU CITY, Jejudo -- Though fruits and vegetables like mangoes, papaya, carambola and dragon fruit have long been considered exclusive goods produced by the tropical world, they may soon become commonplace
A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck North Korea early Monday, South Korea's state weather agency said. The quake was detected at 5:17 a.m. Monday in an area some 21km east of Songlim, North Hwanghae Province,
South Korea is to formally declare an end to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome health threat at midnight Wednesday, more than seven months after the first case was confirmed in the country, the government
Europe’s industrial powerhouse Germany is transforming its energy supply by switching to renewable sources. Rather than slowing down the country's economy, which grew by 1.4 percent last year, Germany's
By cities, the area of urban living forest per capita stood at only 4.35 square meters for Seoul, 5.29 square meters for Gyeonggi Province and 5.95 square meters for Incheon. This is far lower than London’s
President Park Geun-hye and her Honduran counterpart, Juan Orlando Hernandez, agreed Monday to cooperate in the energy industry and join forces to cut greenhouse gas emissions which are blamed for global
Seoul City has accelerated its probe into the suspected pollution of the U.S. military base in the capital as part of its efforts to seek the source of oil leaks, officials said Monday. The Seoul Metropolitan
Han Eun-suk, a 53-year-old housewife in southern Seoul, is meticulous in selecting her cooking ingredients, especially water. She never drinks tap water, citing an unpleasant chemical smell and safety
SHANGHAI ― Environment ministers from South Korea, China and Japan agreed Thursday to work together to better respond to yellow dust pollution form the Gobi Desert, which poses an increasing health threat
