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Opinion
Is technology like salt on the hearth?
A disaster in Nepal on Aug. 26, 2026, involving floods and landslides was triggered by collapsing glaciers and was also described as a foreseen result of global warming. Disaster news spreads quickly, but conditions just before such events often fuel speculation rather than data analysis. The author argues that unused technical ideas are like salt left on a hearth. He urges combining drones, IoT, cloud and AI to collect data, model risks and enable early evacuation and sustained monitoring in cooperation with Nepal.
Telecommunications & Media
Korean mobile carriers support Nepal flood recovery by waiving roaming fees for aid workers
South Korea\'s telecommunications industry is introducing fee-reduction measures for personnel dispatched to help restore damage from recent large-scale floods in Nepal. SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus will fully waive roaming charges for emergency relief teams, NGOs and medical staff working at disaster sites in Nepal. They will also cut by 50 percent international call rates from South Korea to Nepal numbers. The measures run from Aug. 21 to Sept. 20.
Finance
KB Kookmin Bank waives fees for Nepal remittances to support flood recovery
KB Kookmin Bank will waive overseas remittance fees to Nepal to support flood recovery efforts. The bank said on Wednesday it will run a Nepal overseas remittance support programme through Oct. 30. Individuals and corporate customers sending money to Nepal will have all overseas remittance fees waived regardless of purpose. For donations for flood recovery, it will also waive cable charges and apply a 100 percent exchange rate discount.
