Fukushima water fears stoke soaring salt demand in South Korea Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
Online transactions of salt surged by more than 800 percent in a week as Korean consumers feared the release of wastewater from the defunct Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea could affect food safety, a recent analysis by an online tracking firm showed. The amount of online transactions of salt products increased by 817 percent between June 7-13, compared to the same period a week earlier, according to online.
Although K-pop CDs are still selling in large quantities in Korea, they are also turning into a massive amount of plastic waste. Buyers apparently discard them because it is not the disks themselves that they want. Indeed, what they want are the various bonus materials enclosed within the albums and singles.
A 28-year-old barista surnamed Lee eats frozen foods at his work place from time to time, given that he doesn t have enough time to cook or rest during his lunch break. “I often eat fried rice foods that come in a frozen pack because they are ready-made and they only take two to three minutes to defrost. I kind of know they are not good for my health because they contain a high level of sodium, so I shouldn t eat too much of them,” Lee said.