Climate Disaster Response: In Nepal, rescuers pulled a Chinese man (Lu Haitao) alive from 225 meters inside the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower tunnel, and also rescued a 64-year-old woman from a partially submerged home—10 days after catastrophic floods left 1,344 dead and about 5,000 missing, with search efforts still ongoing. DMZ Biodiversity: A new look at the Korean DMZ shows how decades of restricted human activity have helped wildlife rebound, with surveys listing thousands of species and recording endangered animals like Asiatic black bears and multiple crane species. Seoul/Han River Nature: Seoul is also pushing nature-friendly public programs, including an upcycling event and a Han River cleanup festival tied to Resource Circulation Day. Clean Energy & Industry: South Korea’s export surge is being driven by AI-chip demand, with cumulative exports topping last year’s full-year record—while the country also moves ahead on offshore wind planning and hydrogen initiatives. Environment Tech & Waste: A refinery upgrade plan aims to turn waste plastic into sustainable aviation fuel via industrial-scale pyrolysis, linking waste reduction with cleaner aviation fuels.