Extreme cold temperatures to continue until morning of January 26
The Korea Meteorological Administration also predicted that up to 3 to 10 centimeters of snow are expected to fall in the Jeolla Provinces while Jeju Island can expect to see up…
Lee Jung-joo
Yongin aims to become special city of semiconductors
The city will work on developing infrastructure, welfare, mobility and safety with specialized facilities for semiconductors, according to Yongin mayor.
Pet cloning in South Korea raises concerns over bioethics, regulatory void
Animal rights advocates have expressed concern over what cloned dogs go through, and what the surrogate mothers to the cloned pets have to go through to meet the desires of a…
In Korea, over-70s now outnumber 20-somethings
South Korea is currently categorized as an aged society according to the United Nations, as more than 14 per cent of its total population is aged 65 and above. At its current…
2023 marks ‘hottest year on record’
South Korea’s average annual temperature was 13.7 degrees Celsius, the highest average annual temperature since 1973, when weather records were first collected by the…
South Korea to produce biogas from organic waste resources
Biogas is a gaseous renewable energy source produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, plant material and manure and can be used in vehicles that operate on natural…
Seoul welcomes white Christmas for the first time in 8 years
On Christmas morning, 2.1 centimeters of snow had fallen in Seoul, with 2 to 7 cm more predicted to fall later until the afternoon in the capital city, as well as Incheon and in…
Extreme cold, heavy snow to hit South Korea
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety also raised the emergency response level of its Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to level two, the intermediate…
Korea 9th-biggest climate change contributor: Study
Assuming the same liabilities for both developing and underdeveloped countries affected by the climate crisis every year until 2050, the organization concluded that Korea’s…
Half of young people struggling financially: Seoul
The study revealed that most of Seoul’s youth population first resorted to personal relationships to overcome economic hardships, then turned to resources further afield.