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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The ‘2019 ASEAN-ROK Ministerial Meeting on Forestry’ will be held at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on October 31, which will bring together the forest ministers of Korea and the 10 member countries of the ASEAN.At the meeting, forest ministers from each country will discuss the visio
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2019.10.13 19:10
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The amount of illegal food imports detected is steadily increasing. According to the data submitted to Rep. Kim Young-jin from the Korea Customs Service, illegal food imports increased from 107 in 2015 to 166 in 2018, and 188 cases were reported by August this year.The amount ca
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2019.10.10 10:55
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Environment Ministry said that the basis has been laid for 17 local governments across the country to restrict the operation of emission-grade 5 vehicles in the event of the issuance of high-concentration fine dust emergency reduction measures, as Busan promulgated the ordin
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2019.10.07 14:48
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Lead substances harmful to children have been detected 1,000 times the standard in paint products sold by famous companies.The Special Act on the Safety of Children’s Products regulates the amount of lead content in paint used in children's products to below 90 PPM, while th
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2019.10.06 14:47
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will provide 15 billion won of special grants to 16 cities and provinces except Seoul, with the expansion of Africa's swine fever (ASF) key management area and the installation and operation of quarantine facilities nationwide.The spec
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2019.10.02 12:53
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The National Climate and Environmental Council under direct control of the President held a press conference on September 30 to announce the first public policy proposal to resolve the fine dust problem.The main goal of the first policy proposal is to designate from December to
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2019.10.01 10:42
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] A measure will be implemented to ban the addition of fragrance substances to electronic cigarettes.Rep. Park Byung-sun of the Democratic Party of Korea on September 27 proposed a revision to the ‘National Health Promotion Act.’The recent rise of suspected electronic cigarette-re
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2019.09.30 10:30
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Microplastic compounds were detected in many of the fabric softener products sold on the market. It is the first time in South Korea that microplastics detection has been confirmed in fabric softeners for laundry.Microplastics are small pieces of plastic that are less than 5 mm
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2019.09.26 11:33
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The government and the cement industry have agreed to reduce imports of coal ash that Japanese coal ash accounts for 99% by 70% in the next five years.Last year, 3.15 million tons of coal ash were used in cement production in Korea, of which 40.9%, or 1.29 million tons, were imp
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2019.09.25 10:01
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] On September 20, Minister of the Interior and Safety Chin Young inspected the quarantine status in Jincheon County, Chungcheongbuk-do, adjacent to Gyeonggi-do, to prevent the spread of the African swine fever to areas outside Gyeonggi-do.The on-site inspection is to check the re
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2019.09.23 17:14
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) announced that it will hold the ‘Korea Climate and Meteorological Industry Exhibition 2019’ at KINTEX in Ilsan for three days from September 25 to 27.Marking its fourth anniversary this year, the ‘Korea Climate and Meteorological Ind
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2019.09.20 09:08
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The latest UK-made spectroscopic equipment that uses light to measure the concentration of fine dust-causing substances (nitrogen oxide, sulfur oxide, etc.) emitted from workplaces such as factories will be introduced.The National Institute of Environmental Research announced th
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2019.09.19 09:31
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The African swine fever, which has a fatality rate of 100 percent, has finally been confirmed in Korea. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said the outbreak of African swine fever in South Korea was officially confirmed at 6:30 a.m. on September 17.The Ministry
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2019.09.19 09:29
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment published the ‘2019 Environmental White Paper’ on September 16, which covers the achievements of various environmental policies pursued by the government and key environmental policies currently being implemented by the government from 2018 to the fir
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2019.09.17 17:16
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Seoul announced that it will spend 42 billion won and supply 3,446 electric and hydrogen cars to the private sector.The additional supply vehicles include 1,755 electric passenger cars, 1,259 electric motorcycle cars and 432 hydrogen passenger cars.As of July 2019, 16,202 electr
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2019.09.17 17:06
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Korea Forest Service said that it planned to draw up 2.21 trillion won of budget in 2020.This is an increase of 294 billion won (15.4%) compared to last year, the largest budget increase since its opening.Next year's budget for major sectors includes ▷ 589.9 billion won
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2019.09.16 12:29
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment will launch a public campaign from September 11 to reduce food waste for Chuseok this year.Korea's food waste was generated 15,903 tons per day as of 2017, accounting for 29.7% of the total daily waste of 53,490 tons.The amount of food waste has b
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2019.09.11 11:09
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment said it will hold a public hearing on September 18 to hear diverse opinions on the ‘2nd climate change response basic plan’.About 200 people from industry, academia and civic groups will attend the hearing.The 2nd climate change response basic plan, w
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2019.09.10 10:43
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Kim Hyun-kwon, a lawmaker of the National Assembly's Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans & Fisheries Committee, and the Korea Forest Service held a symposium at the National Assembly on September 5 to promote research and development of urban forests in response to fine
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2019.09.09 09:44
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment has established the 2nd Alien Species Management Plan.The number of Alien Species, which was 894 in 2009, is increasing by more than 20% per year from 1,109 in 2011 to 2,160 in 2018.This Management Plan is a five-year (2019 ~ 2023) national strategy t
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2019.09.02 10:17