The Korea Herald

Gov't to provide more information on fine dust

Dec 10, 2013

South Korea plans to inform its citizens of fine dust levels twice a day starting early next year to cope with the continued inflow of harmful particles from China, the government said Tuesday. The ...
Operation rate of S. Korean nuke power plants dips to 25-year low

Dec 8, 2013

The operation rate of the country's nuclear power plants sank to its lowest level in 25 years, as a number of the plants were suspended for faulty parts supplied under fake tests and also underwent r...
New faultlines widen at U.N. climate talks

Nov 24, 2013

WARSAW (AFP) -- Fraught UN climate talks revealed growing frustration this week among vulnerable nations and observers with the political stance of emerging economies like China and India in the batt...
Environment minister urges support for U.N. climate fund

Nov 21, 2013

Environment Minister Yoon Seong-kyu urged developed countries Thursday to provide funds to tackle global challenges stemming from climate change, the ministry said. Yoon made the call at the 19th se...
Tense week ahead for climate talks

Nov 18, 2013

Climate activists play with a giant globe during an environmentalist march against global warming in downtown Warsaw, Poland, Saturday. The demonstration coincides with a two-week United Nations conf...
Sea oil line rupture causes contamination off Ulsan

Nov 10, 2013

Work is underway to clean up after an oil line transferring crude ruptured on Sunday. (Yonhap News) ULSAN -- An oil line transferring crude from a tanker to shore ruptured Sunday causing contaminati...
Gov't says test shows no trace of radiation in fresh fish

Nov 5, 2013

The South Korean government said Tuesday that it has found no trace of radioactive materials in any fish or marine products recently caught in the country's neighboring seas. The latest test, conduc...
Warming likely to make bad things worse

Nov 4, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Many of the ills of the modern world ― starvation, poverty, flooding, heat waves, droughts, war and disease ― are likely to worsen as the world warms from man-made climate change, a...
UN climate report will not sway US deniers: experts

Sept 21, 2013

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The upcoming UN report on climate change is not likely to rattle US deniers of global warming who hold sway in the halls of power, experts say. A hefty analysis of the latest scie...
Gov't says S. Korean waters still safe from Japanese radiation leak

Sept 12, 2013

South Korean seas are still safe from the radiation leak at a Japanese nuclear power plant, the government said Thursday in an attempt to ease growing public concerns here. A recent radiation check ...
Rise in Korea's sea temperature triples global average

Sept 1, 2013

The temperature of South Korean waters has risen 1.29 C over the past 43 years, which is about triple the global average in the same period, government data showed Sunday. The Ministry of Oceans and...
Concerns grow over radioactive contamination from Japan

Aug 23, 2013

Prime Minister Chung Hong-won has called on the government to take measures to address Koreans’ growing anxiety over a series of leaks of highly radioactive water from the crippled nuclear reactor in...
Arrest warrant sought for Chun’s brother-in-law

Aug 15, 2013

The prosecution on Wednesday sought an arrest warrant for a brother-in-law of former President Chun Doo-hwan for allegedly managing properties for the military dictator accused of taking large amount...
Chinese scholar cautious about Gaeseong reopening

Aug 15, 2013

An agreement between Seoul and Pyongyang to reopen their joint industrial complex was a welcome sign for inter-Korean relations, but much work is still needed for the two sides to put their relations...
Temperatures get hotter, and so do tempers

Aug 8, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) ― As the world gets warmer, people’s tempers are likely to get hotter, scientists say. A massive new study finds that aggressive acts like committing violent crimes and waging war be...