SOUTH KOREA TO BE HUNDRED PERCENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY COMPLIANT BY 2050

• The Ministry of Environment revealed a plan on Nov. 19 to reduce the ratio of coal-fired power generation to zero and increase the ratio of renewable energy-based power generation to 80 percent by 2050 in order to achieve zero carbon footprints by that year.
• The plan detail is ...

SOUTH KOREA ON CUSP OF FULLBLOWN VIRUS OUTBREAK

• South Korea, a country looked upon as a model for its spontaneous response to Covid-19, is on the cusp of a new nationwide outbreak, according to officials.
• The latest outbreak of coronavirus cases stems around a right-wing Presbyterian Church and has spread to all 17 provinces...

SOUTH KOREA WINS LONG DRAWN BATTLE OF USING SOLID ROCKET PROPELLANT

• After decades of restrictions, South Korea can now use solid fuel, a core technology in the development of missiles and rockets. 
• The revised missile guidelines come after months of proceedings between Seoul and Washington.

South Korea and the Uni...

BILL GATES IN A TETE-A-TETE WITH PRESIDENT MOON

• Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates had a word with President Moon of Korea and in his conversation.
• He lauded President Moon for the efforts taken in the direction for developing a vaccine to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

He was unduly impressed with the response o...

SEOUL: PRESIDENT MOON JAE-IN'S PARTY SWEEPS TO VICTORY

Highlights

• Democratic Party and it’s allies won on 180 seats, while United Future Party (UFP) turned victorious on 103 seats

• Voter turnout was 66.2 percent, highest in last 28 years

• Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon thanked people and assur...

As the clock ticks, Tokyo and Seoul look no closer to filling major gaps

It is "do or die" situation for South Korea because Seoul has to determine before Saturday whether to follow its remarkable decision to cancel a crucial intelligence-sharing deal with Japan in the middle of the neighbouring conflict over history and trade.

The United States, a...