S. Korea to introduce stronger restrictions on diesel cars' emissions to tackle fine dust

South Korea is rolling out stronger restrictions on diesel emissions to tackle the fine dust crisis. The Ministry of Environment says the government will start a 40-day legislation notice period on Monday to set new standards for nitrogen oxide emissions of diesel-powered vehicles.The new regulations are expected to more accurately measure emissions as they will check numbers while the vehicles are actually are on the road,... unlike the in-house testings of the past. The ministry says it will continue to set stronger regulations to reduce fine dust.