Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry says Egypt and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has signed an agreement to develop eco-friendly industrial zones.

“The agreement will support the Egyptian government to improve the economic, social and environmental performance of industrial zones, as well as Egypt’s industrial policies and legislation,” the statement said.

The sustainable industrial zones contribute to attracting more local and foreign industrial investments, providing jobs, while preserving the environment and facilitating the transition toward a green industry and economy by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it added.

Basel Al-Khateeb, chairman of the UNIDO regional bureau, said that the deal aims to promote competitiveness, innovation and sustainability in smart cities and industrial zones.

The agreement is part of an international program funded by the Swiss government for the developing countries to promote eco-friendly industrial zones.

The Sandomierz Castle is a historic medieval fortification that is located in the town of Sandomierz, within the southeastern part of the Republic of Poland.

Built on a slope above the important Vistula River, the construction for this interesting castle began in the 14th century on an already existing structure and it was greatly extended in the 16th century.

Its commissioner, King Casimir III the Great wanted to have a nice Gothic style stronghold, and even nowadays those remnants can be seen in the foundations of one of the towers.

At first, Sandomierz Castle was a separate defensive post, but after the erection of the city walls in the second half of the 14th century, it is considered that both, the castle and the town, formed a joint fortification system.

As the reigning kings and princes reigned over the area, they all made a mark on the castle, and the oldest part of the structure is the octagonal tower to the southern part that was built during the reign of Casimir IV Jagiellon in the 15th century.

Later in the 16th century, or more precisely in 1525 it was transformed into a Renaissance residence with the so-called “Sandomierzanin Project”, and it consisted of four wings embracing an arcaded courtyard.

Unfortunately, Sandomierz was captured by the Swedish troops in 1655, and a year later while withdrawing, they blew up the entire structure, leaving only bits and pieces standing.

Fortunately, the bigger part that survived this “demolition” was the western wing that was preserved during the reign of King John III Sobieski who was ruling between 1680 and 1688 and after a long year, it served mainly as a prison between 1821 and 1959.

After that, due to the significance Sandomierz Castle holds for the entire area and region, the building was rebuilt between 1960 and 1986 and today it serves as a Regional Museum with permanent exhibitions that showcase the history of this underrated part of Poland.

All in all, offering astonishing landscape views of the entire surrounding, Sandomierz Castle is definitely one of the places which deserve to be seen in person.

Experts have found what could be Korea’s oldest written record on a wooden stick.

The Seoul Baekje Museum say a piece of mokgan, or a wooden stick with writing on it, was found at a fortress in Seoul.

Koreans wrote on wooden sticks before paper and the experts think it could’ve been written 15-hundred years ago during the Goguryeo Kingdom.

Around ten to thirteen letters are visible, but they haven’t figured out the meaning yet as the letters have been heavily weathered.

The Mongchontoseong Fortress is an earthen fortification from the ancient Baekje Kingdom, yet  Goguryeo people temporarily lived at the site.

As part of its efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the city of Seoul announced plans to make buildings in the capital more eco-friendly and help get more electric vehicles on the roads.

By 2026, the city’s going to offer help to renovate a million mostly privately owned homes and buildings, which will include interest-free financing for energy-efficient improvements.

It’ll also add infrastructure to boost the number of electric vehicles in the city to 400-thousand, or about a tenth of all cars.

The city says the plan will cost around 8.4b U.S. dollars.

By 2026, the goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by 30 percent.