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South Korea to build nuclear plant in Turkiye

South Korea has conveyed its preliminary proposal to Turkiye for constructing a major nuclear power plant in Turkiye, local Turkish media reports. According to the report, Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) presented the proposal regarding the construction of four reactors capable of providing 1,400 megawatts (MW) of electricity in the northern province of Sinop. The project is forecast to be worth about 40 trillion won ($32.55 billion). Source: Middle East […]

3 February 2023

International

Saudi Arabia and South Korea ‘drastically’ deepen ties after crown prince visit

INTERNATIONAL Saudi Arabia signed new multi-billion dollar deals with South Korea last week, in the kingdom's latest bid to boost ties with one of its main oil consumers and the fourth largest economy in Asia. In his visit to Seoul on 16 November, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol and a number of heads of Korean conglomerates such as Samsung and Hyundai. […]

28 November 2022

International

S Korea promises ‘thorough’ investigation after fatal crowd crush

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has promised a thorough investigation into the Halloween crush over the weekend that killed more than 150 people in the capital and plunged the country into mourning. Officials said on Monday the death toll had risen to 154, with 149 people injured, 33 of them in serious condition. Tens of thousands of people had crowded into the narrow streets and alleyways of Seoul’s popular Itaewon district […]

31 October 2022

International News

Facing a ‘crisis’, South Korea moves to tighten COVID-19 curbs

South Korea will tighten physical distancing rules for Seoul and its surrounding areas from Thursday, the government saying its anti-coronavirus efforts are “facing a crisis” as it works to contain increases in new cases in and around the capital. The tougher measures – including limits on public gatherings of 100 or more people as well as the numbers able to attend religious services and sporting events – will come into […]

17 November 2020

International News

Typhoon topples trees, knocks out power in South Korea

Typhoon Haishen made landfall just north of the South Korean city of Busan on Monday morning, cutting power to homes and factories, toppling trees, and forcing trains to be cancelled and flights grounded. The storm, with heavy rain and powerful winds of as much as 126 km/h (78 mph), made landfall in Ulsan in the southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula at approximately 9am (02:00 GMT) on Monday morning, according […]

7 September 2020

International News

South Korea floods, landslides kill dozens, displace thousands

At least 30 people have died, and 12 remain missing after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the country's longest monsoon in seven years causing more flooding, landslides and evacuations on Sunday. Close to 6,000 people had also been evacuated as of Sunday, according to the country's Yonhap news agency, as rains battered the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Yonhap also quoted the Central Disaster and […]

9 August 2020

International News

South Korea spy agency says no sign Kim Jong Un had heart surgery

South Korea's spy agency chief Suh Hoon told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday that there were no signs North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has had heart surgery, refuting claims he had been seriously ill. Rumours that Kim was sick gathered momentum after he failed to attend the annual ceremonies to mark the April 15 anniversary of the birth of the country's founder Kim Il-sung and were only quelled on […]

6 May 2020

International News

South Korea records no new domestic cases of Covid-19 for first time since February

South Korea has reported no new domestic coronavirus cases for the first time since February, the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The KCDC reported four new infections, all imported cases, taking the national tally to 10,765. The death toll rose by one to 247, while 9,059 have been discharged. Of the total, 1,065 were imported cases, where more than 90% were Koreans, according to a KCDC […]

30 April 2020

International News

Trump says he rejected South Korea’s offer for defence costs

US President Donald Trump has rejected a sum offered by South Korea in response to his demand that the country's government contribute more to the cost of US military forces deployed there. "Now they've offered us a certain amount of money and I've rejected it," Trump said at a White House news conference on Monday, adding that Seoul was paying about a billion dollars a year towards the cost of […]

21 April 2020

South Korea

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