Tag: South Korean Government

South Korea on alert against possible retaliation from the North after launching propaganda barrage at border

South Korean residents living near the inter-Korean border were on alert against North Korea’s possible retaliation after the country resumed loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts towards the North. South Korea unleashed a high-decibel propaganda barrage across its border with North Korea on Friday (January 8) in retaliation for its nuclear test, a step that has angered the isolated North in the past. The broadcasts, in rolling bursts from walls of loudspeakers at 11 locations along the heavily […]

Korean steel plant turns cow dung into green energy

A steel plant in South Korea has managed to improve energy efficiency and lower fuel cost by turning cow dung into a source of green energy to power its production. Cow dung, traditionally used as a fertilizer, is now being collected and used to produce biofuel that is greener and more efficient than traditional fuels like coal. Seoul-based Hyundai Steel has developed a new method to use cow dung as an auxiliary fuel for steel […]