Seoul endured its first tropical night of the year on June 29, marking the beginning of what forecasters say could be a ...

SEOUL, June 10 (UPI) -- South Korea's ruling Democratic Party on Tuesday withdrew a plan to pass several controversial bills this week, including one aimed at halting criminal trials for an ...

To cope, his mother would “lie on the floor and hold the phone away from her head.” Mr. Patner’s father, also a fan of the floor, took a 20-minute nap under the family’s piano each night ...

The Ondol heating principles have been used constantly from about 5000 BC to only a few decades ago, keeping your average Korean countryman nice and toasty. Having said that, the sophistication ...

A smoky alley in Seoul in 1912   Robert Neff CollectionBy Robert NeffIn the late 19th century, it wasn't uncommon for Seoul to be shrouded in smoke from the thousands and thousands of ...

These chimneys were part of the ondol floor heating system. Horace Allen, an American missionary and later diplomat, spent two decades, from 1884 to 1904, in Korea and wrote several books about ...

The traditional Korean floor heating system called Gudeul could complement Bhutan’s efforts in remaining a carbon-negative country. The system used for thousands of years in Korea is energy efficient ...

Jürgen Fischer, president of Danfoss’ Climate Solutions business SONDERBORG, Denmark – Denmark’s eco-friendly energy system provider Danfoss has made inroads into South Korea, installing its ...

Under Hyundai's Mobility Ondol concept, a blanket works like a seat belt In the era of autonomous driving, the definition of the space inside a car is expanded into a moving living space, and Hyundai ...

At the end of the day, the multi-purpose ondol room turns into a bedroom with a warm floor. The ondol floor traps heat and releases it efficiently. The word gudeul means heated stone.