Thirsty Earth: Finding Solutions with Korea's New Technology
Forty percent of the world's population currently suffer from water shortage and that figure is likely to grow to three billion by 2025. Water is important, as it makes up for 70% of our body. The 7th World Water Forum took place on April 12, 2015 in Daegu, Korea, to find solutions to water shortage problems. Applauded at the forum were Korea's exceptional integrated water management system, thorough tap water management system, and the world's best desalination plant. Check out Korea's water management technology and vision and how Korea can help save Earth from water shortage in 4Angles.
Origin of the Cherry Tree: Korea or Japan?
In spring Korea is covered in waves of pink blossoms. Visitors from all over country and the rest of the globe come to see these spectacles. But this is also the time when a controversy erupts over the origin of the flowering cherries in Korea and Japan. At the center of this debate is wild Prunus yedoensis, a flowering cherry species which supposedly passed down its genes to all the cherry trees of today. Where did the flowering cherries of Korea and Japan really come from?
The Halal Wave in Korea
Muslims are allowed to eat only one type of food - halal food. In Islam food is divided into two categories: halal or "permitted by Allah" and haram, "forbidden by Allah." Muslims can eat only the food certified as halal, as specified in the scriptures of Quran. A quarter of the world population is Muslim, numbering 1.8 million, and the volume of food markets in the Islamic region stands at a staggering 700 billion U.S. dollars. The halal food market is a blue ocean, brimming with business opportunities. Now Korean food companies are attempting to take a bite out of that lucrative market by getting meat, fish, and even Korea's food icon kimchi certified as halal. This episode looks at the halal wave sweeping the Korean food industry.
Tradition Meets Modernity: The Evolution of Han
