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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
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Seoul city opens emergency care centers
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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Samsung entangled in legal risks amid calls for drastic reform
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[Exclusive] Hyundai Mobis eyes closer ties with BYD
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[Herald Interview] 'Trump will use tariffs as first line of defense for American manufacturing'
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[Herald Review] 'Gangnam B-Side' combines social realism with masterful suspense, performance
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Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations
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Why S. Korean refiners are reluctant to import US oil despite Trump’s energy push
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More potential victims of humidifier disinfectants reported
Hundreds of more potential victims of toxic humidifier disinfectants were reported over the past month amid concerns over the government’s move to stop receiving health damage reports from next year, a civic group said Tuesday.The Asian Citizen’s Center for Environment and Health said a total of 310 potential victims made health complaints to the Environment Ministry to join the third round of the public health investigation into the humidifier disinfectant impacts. Of them, 38 were reported by
Dec. 15, 2015
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Korea expected to speed up green drives for Paris deal
South Korea is expected to beef up its anticarbon moves in order to meet the targets of the Paris agreement approved by the global community Saturday. Envoys of 195 countries made a historical accord in Paris to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius, which experts consider the threshold for catastrophic climate change.As part of efforts to scale up the countries’ commitment, their pledges will be reviewed every five years from 2023 under the agreement, officials said. In an effort to j
Dec. 13, 2015
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UN officials warn of climate disaster if Paris pact fails
LE BOURGET, France (AP) – Talks on a universal climate pact shifted to a higher gear Monday with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urging governments to set off an ``energy revolution'' to rein in heat-trapping carbon emissions and avert disastrous global warming.Foreign and environment ministers joined the talks outside Paris after lower-level negotiators who met last week delivered a draft agreement with all crunch issues left unresolved.Warning that ``the clock is ticking towards climate cat
Dec. 7, 2015
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Korea confirms VW emissions rigging, suspends sales
The government Thursday confirmed that Volkswagen used software to manipulate emissions levels in cars sold in Korea and ordered a recall of over 120,000 vehicles, a decision expected to lead to more lawsuits from local customers.The Environment Ministry said it found the defeat device software working in the Volkswagen Tiguan Euro 5 equipped with the EA189 engine. The device turned on the exhaust gas recirculation system in the indoor test to fake the emissions levels and turned off the system
Nov. 26, 2015
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World must 'look beyond national horizons' for climate deal: U.N. chief
World leaders must "look beyond national horizons" to secure a "meaningful climate agreement" at U.N. talks in Paris next week, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday. More than 120 heads of state and government, including South Korean President Park Geun-hye and U.S. President Barack Obama, will attend the climate conference with the hope of producing concrete steps against global warming. "A meaningful climate agreement in Paris will build a better today and tomorrow," Ban said i
Nov. 26, 2015
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Korea, China, Japan to intensify fight against yellow dust
South Korea, China and Japan have agreed to strengthen a joint research project to combat yellow dust originating in China's northern provinces, a local environmental research body said Monday. The three countries have decided to increase the number of monitoring stations and the period of analysis starting next year, during the 18th Expert Meeting on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollutants in Northeast Asia held last week, the National Institute of Environmental Research said. In South Korea,
Nov. 23, 2015
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Korea, Canada agree to cooperation on climate change
President Park Geun-hye and her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau agreed Wednesday to closely cooperate on how to cope with challenges posed by climate change.The consensus was reached in their meeting on the sidelines of an annual summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in the Philippines. It came just two weeks before Park, Trudeau and leaders around the world are to meet in Paris to try to produce a new legally binding deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions that scientists say are to blame for global
Nov. 19, 2015
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Korean plane flies back due to heavy smog in China
A passenger jet of a South Korean low-cost carrier bound for China's northeastern city of Harbin has flown back home due to the record heavy smog in China, the company said Wednesday.The ZE861 plane of Eastar Jet Co., carrying 144 passengers, took off at 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday but returned to Cheongju International Airport at 9:40 p.m. on the same day. "The smog near the airport in Harbin was so heavy that the plane could not make a landing," a company official said. "The plane made a temporary la
Nov. 11, 2015
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Koreans less concerned about climate change than five years ago: U.S. survey
South Koreans are less concerned about climate change now than they were five years ago, though nearly 90 percent of them think the global challenge will affect them personally at some point in the future, a U.S. survey showed Monday.The Pew Research survey of 45,435 people in 40 countries around the world showed that 48 percent of the South Korean respondents believe that climate change is a very serious problem, a sharp drop compared with 68 percent who thought the same way in 2010.South Korea
Nov. 10, 2015
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World in 'uncharted territory' as greenhouse gases hit new high: UN
GENEVA (AFP) – Concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit a new high in 2014, the UN said Monday, warning the resulting climate change was moving the world into "uncharted territory".In its annual report on Earth-warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the World Meteorological Organization said concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide once again broke records last year."Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are no
Nov. 9, 2015
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Korea dedicates 2 new nuclear reactors
South Korea on Monday dedicated two new nuclear reactors that will account for 3 percent of the country's electricity output.South Korea's 23rd and 24th nuclear reactors, built at a cost of 5.31 trillion won ($4.58 billion), can generate 158 million kilowatt hour of power per year, according to the commerce ministry.The nuclear reactors -- the Shin-Wolsong 1 and 2 units in Gyeongju, 371 kilometers southeast of Seoul -- can allow the country to push up its electricity reserve ratio by some 3.4 pe
Nov. 9, 2015
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U.N. climate fund finances Korean energy project
The United Nations climate change fund chose Korea’s renewable energy supply model as its first project to fund, the South Korean Finance Ministry said in a press release Friday. In the 11th Green Climate Fund meeting held in Zambia from Nov. 2 to 5, the climate fund board decided to adopt the Korean proposal on the integrated supply and storage system for renewable energy. Korea’s renewable energy model, with a duration of five years, aims at replacing unsustainable energy with renewable energ
Nov. 6, 2015
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KEITI promotes local environment technology industry
A state-run environmental technology organization held a fair to promote the local green industry and improve access to overseas markets, officials said Tuesday. The Environment Ministry and its affiliate organization Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute introduced the strength of the Korean environment industry and environmental projects carried out overseas. The fair particularly stressed a number of successful cases, such as the river restoration projects in Algeria held by D
Nov. 3, 2015
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Korea, Indonesia strengthen cooperation in forest industry
Korea Forest Service officials visit a South Korea-Indonesia joint forest biomass plantation in Indonesia. (KFS)South Korea and Indonesia vowed stronger cooperation in forest industry and administration, South Korean forest authorities said Thursday. The Korea Forest Service and its Indonesian counterpart held a symposium on wood biomass in the Indonesian city of Jakarta, Wednesday, to share the two countries’ forest policies and know-how. South Korean exporters seeking inroads to Indonesia also
Oct. 29, 2015
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KFS fosters forest biomass plantation in Indonesia
The Korea-Indonesia joint forest biomass plantation in the Indonesian city of Semarang, central Java (KFS)Korea’s forest authorities vowed to strengthen their overseas base for fostering biomass industries, a potential mainstay of the South Korean renewable energy industry. The Korea Forest Service has sought a business model of forest biomass energy and encouraged business enterprises and investors to engage in that industry with great potential, with a total budget of 748 million won ($656,000
Oct. 29, 2015
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Artificial island to be built for endangered species
An artificial island will be built in Incheon to better protect endangered birds, officials said Sunday.The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority said it would construct an 8,900-square-meter-large artificial island in the wetland preservation district in Songdo, Incheon, by late 2018 as part of its efforts to protect internationally endangered bird species. About 5.8 billion won ($5.13 million) will be injected. The wetland in Songdo has served as a habitat and resting place for birds, especiall
Oct. 18, 2015
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Global forum shares measures to better prevent wildfires
KFS Minister Shin Won-sop (left) and other key participants look around an exhibition hall at the sixth IWFC in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, on Wednesday. (KFS)The five-day 6th International Wildland Fire Conference will end Friday, with governments, international organizations and experts joining hands in sharing and spreading knowledge of fire. On the opening day of Oct. 12, global administrators, policymakers, scholars and students gathered at Alpensia Resort, Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province
Oct. 15, 2015
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New IPCC head urges carbon pricing
The newly elected chairman of a U.N. panel on climate change pledged Monday to urge the countries to price carbon emissions as part of the efforts to curb global warming. Lee Hoe-sung, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, speaks during a news conference in Seoul on Monday. (Korea Meteorological Administration)“During the election campaign, I realized how much the countries longed for the organization’s leading role in solving the problem of climate change. The practical to
Oct. 12, 2015
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[Graphic News] S. Korea faces severe drought
Most regions of the country are suffering a severe drought particularly Seoul City and its surrounding areas, officials said Wednesday. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the accumulated precipitation in the country from January to early this month recorded 754.3 milliliters, accounting for only 63 percent of the average of the past 30 years -- 1,189 milliliters. Seoul City and Gyeonggi Province had the lowest accumulated precipitation with 572.4 milliliters, making up 43 per
Oct. 7, 2015
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Korean professor elected to lead U.N. panel on climate change
A South Korean sustainable development expert was elected as the new chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Tuesday, the organization said.Lee Hoe-sung, a Korea University professor known for his expertise in energy-environment policy, was selected to succeed Rajendra Pachauri as chairman of the U.N. panel in a vote at a meeting in Croatia, the IPCC said in a press release on its website.Lee, 69, who has served as a vice chairman of the panel, was among six candidates for the
Oct. 7, 2015