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Commuters scramble as arctic cold strikes Korean Peninsula

Snow hit Korea overnight, causing commuting chaos in the greater Seoul area on Wednesday morning. Local governments are preparing emergency measures as the nation braces for this season’s strongest cold wave on Thursday and Friday.

2023-12-20

Scientists look to the past for clues about the Arctic's future

Twenty years after the Dasan Research Institution was established in Svalbard, the two faraway countries — Korea and Norway — are still working together to unravel the secret of the land of permafrost.

2023-02-18

Norwegian project Dsolve aims to make fishing sustainable

Born in a small fishing village in Vesteralen, northern Norway, a fisherman-turned-scientist witnessed a rapid increase in marine plastic waste polluting the Arctic, an inevitable byproduct of expanding commercial fisheries.

2023-02-18

Korea's veteran arctic researchers see big changes over the years

“The Arctic region is at the forefront of climate change, and what’s happening in the region also accelerates climate changes in the rest of the world,” said Hong Young-ki, Korea’s Ambassador for Polar Affairs.

2023-02-13

Geopolitics plays big part in this year's Arctic Frontiers conference

By the end of the polar night period every year, policymakers, diplomats, scientists and business leaders gather in Tromso, a coastal city in the North of Norway, to attend the annual Arctic Frontiers conference.

2023-02-13

Korean icebreaker Araon takes off for 13th Arctic mission in North Pole

Korea's sole icebreaker kicked off its 13th Arctic mission Monday to conduct research on climate change in the North Pole, a local polar research institute said.

2022-07-04

[New horizons] Korea’s Arctic ambitions begin with Norway

It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that Korea’s place in the Arctic began in Norway nearly 20 years ago. Korea’s first Arctic research station, the Dasan Station, was established in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago in 2002. To be fair, it was...

2021-02-03

Norway, Korea look to the Arctic for collaboration

Wintry mountaintops, shipyards and a love for seafood are just a few of the interests shared by Norway and Korea. But another topic, perhaps less known, also brings together the two distant nations. “South Korea is one of our closest partners and...

2020-11-02