Sluggish demand growth for liquefied natural gas (LNG), combined with a record increase in global export capacity through 2028, will likely thrust markets into an extended period of oversupply, according to the latest Global LNG Outlook from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). As major importing regions—including …
HERE'S some news for developing nations to ponder over till the next climate change conference in Argentina in November. South Korea has "volunteered" to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the year 2018 and has voiced its desire to do so to its strong neighbour Japan. With this South Korea …
the South Korean government temporarily banned the import of fruits from two areas of California on November 7 following the us administration's declaration that harmful insects were found in the fruit grown in the region. The ban covers nine fruits including oranges, lemons, melons, kiwi and limes grown in Walnut …
ABOUT 2.21 tonnes of beef which was imported to South Korea will be sent back to the US after a strain of bacterium was detected in the meat. Chang Soo Hyang, a spokesperson for Korea's ministry of Agriculture and fishery said that the listeria bacteria was detected in the beef …
THE COMPLETE PICTURE: Televisions all over the world display only 88 per cent of the image broadcast by TV stations. Now, Korean-based electronics company, Samsung is developing televisions that will display the missing 12 per cent. Called HiTron TV sets, these televisions are 2.5 centimetres wider than usual. Conventional TV …
Is it not ironical that the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), where two rival armies from North and South Korea snarl at each other, endangered migratory birds stop in for a peaceful rest? The 242 km long strap of land has become Asia's most hospitable homes for rare plants and animals. The …
Seoul, the capital of South Korea is one of the most polluted cities of the world. Rhee Chong, head of the division of pulmonary medicine in the department of medicine at the Samsung Medical Center in Seoul, identified sulphur dioxide (so2) and photochemical oxidants (pco)-ozone gas as being the worst …
close on the heels of the nuclear waste deal between Taiwan and North Korea (nk) comes another disturbing bit of news for nk's southern neighbour. It was recently revealed that since 1994, at least 95,000 tonnes of household plastic waste have been shipped to Pyongyang, the capital of nk. The …
Famine-stricken North Korea will do anything to mitigate its starvation pangs - including accepting up to 200,000 barrels of nuclear waste from Taiwan's state-run Taiwan Power Company. In return for its generous offer of acting as an atomic waste burial site, it will get about US $1,135 per barrel. Taiwan …
Sometimes, political differences work out in favour of environment. Scientists and environmentalists are planning to transform a 248-km-long, four- km-wide demilitarised zone between communist North Korea and capitalist South Korea into a nature reserve. The narrow strip running roughly along the 38th parallel, undisturbed by humans since the end of …
We present results of an empirical investigation and comparison of housing supply in three rapidly growing countries: Malaysia, Thailand, and Korea. These countries offer three contrasting examples of different approaches to development control. Korea has relatively strict control of housing supply. Thailand has little effective regulation of development. Malaysia offers …
The South Korean non-governmental organisation Citizen's Coalition for Economic Justice (ccej), recently launched the Green Family campaign. The campaign specifically aims at the reduction of domestic waste and the conservation of water and energy. Attempts are also being made to simultaneously change people's behavioural patterns and values through environmental education. …
COMPUTERS:Computer-chip manufacturing technology is about to undergo a revolutionary change. The 4 US-based bigwigs - IBM, AT&T;, Motorola and Loral - have put their heads together to develop semiconductors through X-rays instead of ultraviolet tight. These, they claim, would be vastly more powerful than those in use today. "We see …
INTEL Corp has introduced a new generation of chips by launching two fast versions of its Pentium microprocessor. This is part of an aggressive marketing drive by the computer giant, the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer, the International Herald Tribune reports. The company's is anxious to garner a share of the …
IN A victory for conservationists, South Korea has decided to ban domestic trade in tiger bones and rhino horns from 1995. Although a ban on their imports have been in force -- Siberian tiger bones since 1993 and rhino horns since 1984 -- the goods continue to be smuggled in. …
College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University (CNU) , South Korea,The International Center for Research & Development, Sri Lanka and Unique Conferences, Canada (UCC) are proud to announce the Second International Conference on Agriculture, Animal Science and Aquaculture 2015 which will be held on 28-29 December, 2015 in Colombo. Sri …
2015 5th International Conference on Environment Science and Biotechnology(ICESB 2015), Jinju, South Korea, 9-10 November, 2015.ICESB 2015 is hosted by Gyeongsang National University-College of Agriculture and Life Science, and co-sponsored by Incheon National University, South Korea and the Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society. It is one of the …
