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Save energy, generate electricity
Aug 18, 2010
An event to celebrate the seventh annual Energy Day began on Aug. 16 at Seoul City Hall. The event will continue until Aug. 22nd.Citizens and volunteers tried their hand at generating electricity using 40 bicycle generators, an earth-shape wheel generator, and four electricity ge...

Seoul Digital Forum 2010
May 14, 2010
Seoul Digital Forum 2010 kicked off this Wednesday with "Renaissance Now - Shaping Another Breakthrough" as its theme. In its 7th year, the two-day conference commenced with congratulatory remarks by the Korean Prime Minister, Chung Un-chan and the Korea Communications Commission...

Air Korea website prepares you against yellow dust, ozo...
Apr 02, 2010
Yellow dust is slowly receding for now, but there’s always a concern for air pollution of one form or another. Here’s some useful information for expats in Korea. The Korean Environmental Corporation has a website that provides real time information on daily air pollution levels ...

Korea off to a snowy start
Jan 11, 2010
(Photo credit: "NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response")Last week, Korea saw the most snow in a century. NASA’s Terra satellite captured images of the Korean peninsula and NASA’s Earth Observatory released them to the public. These photos show North and South Korea covered with snow and...

Say hi to hybrid taxis
Dec 09, 2009
Running on LPG as well as an electric motor powered by lithium ion polymer batteries, hybrid taxis stand ready to service the residents of Seoul. The new taxis are part of a plan agreed upon by the Ministry of Environment, Seoul Metropolitan Government, the Korea LPG Association ...

English website opened for comprehensive info on Korean...
Nov 11, 2009
The Korea Forest Service has officially opened an English website for Forest Land Information System on Tuesday (Nov. 10). The website is to provide necessary information on purchasing and management of forest land in Korea for international residents and investors from overseas....

Seoul Medical Center opens clinic for foreign workers
Apr 15, 2008
A pubic hospital in Seoul on Tuesday (April 15) will open a medical clinic for expatriates residing in Korea after upgrading the facilities of its old clinic. Located in Samsung-dong, Gangnam-gu (district), Seoul Medical Center will provide medical consultations and treatm...