South Korean president pushes 'green growth'
Source: Taiwan News
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-05-16 11:39:22 -0700 | green-news
South Korea rose from poverty to prosperity on the back of brawny industrialization, manufacturing carbon-heavy autos, ships and steel for the rest of the world mostly under the stern guidance of military-backed governments.
Five dead in S. Korea steel plant furnace gas leak
Source: United Press International
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-05-24 04:40:51 -0700 | green-news
A gas leak from the furnace of a steel plant in South Korea killed five workers Friday, authorities said. The incident occurred at the plant in the country's port city of Dangjin, south of Seoul, Yonhap News reported. The victims...
Scotland, South Korea team up on renewables
Source: United Press International
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-05-13 12:17:21 -0700 | green-news
The Scottish government announced it signed a memorandum of understanding in South Korea to work together on marine energy technology. Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney led a delegation to South Korea to examine the potential for joint work on renewable...
Hyundai wins $700m order for world's biggest container s...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-05-06 00:13:49 -0700 | green-news
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries said Monday it had won a $700 million deal to build the world's largest container ships for China Shipping Container Lines. Under the deal signed with China's number two shipper, the world's largest shipbuilder...
South Korea jails nuclear workers over bribe scandal
Source: Indian Express
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-05-03 04:08:50 -0700 | green-news
South Korea today jailed six nuclear power engineers and suppliers linked to a major corruption scandal that stoked public concern over safety standards...Four suppliers were given jail sentences ranging from eight to 14 months by the court in the southern...
South Korea and U.S. Fail to Reach Nuclear Energy Deal
Source: Newyork Times
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-04-24 02:50:30 -0700 | green-news
South Korea South Korea said on Wednesday that it has failed to reach a compromise with the United States on its civil nuclear energy program, forcing the two allies to delay the deadline for a deal by two years. Secretary...
Activists board Korea-bound coal ship
Source: New Zealand Infotech Weekly
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-04-23 22:39:11 -0700 | green-news
Six Greenpeace activists boarded a coal ship bound for South Korea near Australia's Great Barrier Reef today, protesting against the expansion of the rich Australian coal industry and its impact on the World Heritage site. Environmentalists said the Great Barrier...
Earth Day Puts a Face on Climate Change
Source: Scoop
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-04-21 21:29:17 -0700 | green-news
Today is Earth Day, and over one billion people in approximately 192 countries are taking action to protect the environment. From London to Sao Paolo, Seoul to Babylon City, New Delhi to New York, Rome to Cairo, people everywhere are...
Conventional attack bad enough
Source: Japan Times
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-04-13 09:40:14 -0700 | green-news
Regarding the April 9 article PAC-3 batteries deployed as North Korea threatens missile launch : Russian President Vladimir Putin, who oversees a vast military nuclear complex, has warned that any nuclear conflict on the Korean Peninsula could make Chernobyl look...
Sarkisian, Aliyev Spar Over Nuclear Safety
Source: Asbarez
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-28 02:48:29 -0700 | political-news
South KoreaPresident Serzh Sarkisian was quick to respond to Azeri President Ilham Aliyev, who on Tuesday expressed concern over Armenia's Nuclear Power Plant during a speech at the Nuclear Security Summit. On the issue of nuclear security in the region,...
ROK, Vietnam, IAEA to pilot radioactivity tracking
Source: China News
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-27 11:39:09 -0700 | travel-news
Tuesday have discussed a pilot project to track radioactive sources to bolster nuclear security and help reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism...The results and lessons learned will be made available to other countries interested in the system to help enhance...
National › Nuclear security summit aims to restore confidence in industry
Source: Japan Today
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-04-05 11:31:20 -0700 | political-news
World leaders will gather in South Korea in March for a summit that will seek to restore confidence in the nuclear industry after the Fukushima disaster in Japan. The Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul will be the second since U.S....
U.S., South Korea ink clean energy deals
Source: United Press International
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-01-19 18:09:19 -0800 | political-news
Washington and Seoul will use bilateral agreements to advance clean energy and improve research and technology in the field, the U.S. energy secretary said...President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak visited a General Motors plant in Detroit,...
S. Korea to weigh North risks in gas pipeline plan
Source: Channel NewsAsia
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-01-13 05:22:59 -0800 | political-news
Seoul said Monday it would consider all possible risks as it prepares for more talks on a huge project to pipe Russian natural gas to South Korea via North Korea. "We will examine all possible measures to tackle North Korean...
S.Korea approves gas deals with Shell, Total
Source: Channel NewsAsia
Brisbane :: Australia | updated 2011-10-18 00:24:08 -0700 | business-news
South Korea on Wednesday approved deals sought by its state gas company to import 5.64 million tonnes of natural gas annually through Dutch and French firms. The Ministry of Knowledge Economy said it endorsed Korea Gas Corp's deal with France's...
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