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Mountaintops of national parks will reclaim their name
[ Ministry of Environment ]
Feb 25, 2013
National park’s attractions and sites of which name were forcibly renamed during the Japanese colonial era will finally regain their original name.   Korea National Park Service (KNPS) under the Ministry of Environment announced on February 25 to carry out ‘Place ...
Korean government launches the design team for 2015 Emi...
[ Ministry of Environment ]
Feb 22, 2013
Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea (MoE) announced today that it has launched a task force to design the domestic Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), which is set to start in 2015. Korea has passed its ETS Law in 2012, making it become one of the...
Need charging? No worries! EV charging stations have be...
[ Ministry of Environment ]
Feb 22, 2013
The Ministry of Environment (MOE) has completed building 80 high-speed charging stations for public use to expand distribution of electric vehicles (EV). MOE will entrust the Vehicle Environment Certification Center of Korea Environment Corporation (KECO) with operation of cha...
MOFAT Spokesperson’s Statement on the 8th Dokdo Day Eve...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
Feb 22, 2013
1. With regard to the Dokdo Day event hosted by Japan’s Shimane Prefecture on February 22, the Government of the Republic of Korea once again and sternly urges the abolition of the “Dokdo Day” ordinance as well as an immediate halt to unjust sovereignty claims over Dokdo. 2. The ...
Retail Sales Figures for January
[ Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy ]
Feb 21, 2013
The Ministry of Knowledge Economy has released its retail sales figures for the month of January. Sales at the nation’s three major discount chains declined 24.6 percent year on year due to the timing of the Lunar New Year holiday which fell in February this year. Weaker consumer...
An advanced monitoring system to observe air pollutants...
[ Ministry of Environment ]
Feb 21, 2013
A real-time monitoring system was established in Ulsan to observe and measure atmospheric particulate such as dust and sand storms (DSS) and inclusion (lead, arsenic, etc.) as well in Yeongnam region.   National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) built a fou...
ROK and the Cook Islands to Sign a Joint Statement on t...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
Feb 21, 2013
1. The Republic of Korea and the Cook Islands will sign a joint statement on the establishment of diplomatic relations in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, on February 22. The ROK’s Ambassador to New Zealand Park Yong-kyu and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tom Marsters of the ...
Travel-alert Levels Adjusted for Parts of Cameroon
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
Feb 21, 2013
1. In view of the increasing likelihood of terrorism by radical Islamic groups and the worsening security situation in northern Cameroon, the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Korea has decided to upgrade the travel-alert level for the province of Extreme-Nord from the previous...
Dining table of Baekje nobility vs dining table of comm...
[ Seoul Metropolitan Government ]
Feb 20, 2013
How can we make learning somber history easier and more interesting? This is a question all parents would have pondered regardless of whether their children are in elementary school just starting to learn about history or in the upper grades. In actual fact, the subject most chil...
Jeongwol Daeboreum Fire Festival
[ Busan Metropolitan Government ]
Feb 20, 2013
On the day of the first full moon of the Lunar New Year, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month of the year, the Jeongwol Daeboreum Fire Festival is held in order to pray for good health and good fortune in the coming year. This year, the festival falls on Sunday, F...