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President Moon pushes for fast closure of nuclear power plants President Moon Jae-in speaks in a ceremony to close the Gori-1 nuclear reactor near the southern city of Busan. Undeterred by strong opposition from industrial and academic communities, President Moon Jae-in vowed to close a second reactor at an early date and help South Korea become a global technology leader in the safe dismantlement of nuclear power plants. The pledge came in a ceremony Monday to mark the permanent shutdown of South Korea's oldest 580-megawatt reac June 19, 2017
Renewable energy to account for 20 percent of total power supply by 2030: Moon President Moon Jae-in presented a new timetable to reduce South Korea's heavy dependence on nuclear energy and increase the proportion of clean and renewable energy sources to 20 percent of total power supplies by 2030. The plan was contained in Moon's opening speech Friday at the second annual meeting of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju. Moon suggested the increased use of clean and renewable June 16, 2017
Defense chief slams Pyongyang for violating truce accord with spy drone South Korea's outgoing defense chief slammed North Korea for violating a truce accord by sending a drone across the heavily guarded inter-Korean border to spy on the site for a US missile shield. Defense Minister Han Min-koo said South Korea would send a letter of protest to North Korea through the United Nations Command (UNC), describing the drone flight as a "serious" violation of the truce accord signed at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. During the war, US June 14, 2017
S. Korea's oldest nuclear reactor faces permanent shutdown this month South Korea's oldest 580-megawatt nuclear reactor will be shut down permanently this month, ending its extended 40-year operation that has been the target of frequent protests by Greenpeace activists at home and abroad. The reactor in the country's largest Gori nuclear power complex near the southeastern port city of Busan started commercial production on April 29, 1978. Its initial life cycle ended in 2007 but it was granted a new lease of life for 10 yea June 9, 2017
Deputy defense minister accused of playing key role in THAAD scandal A file picture shows a launcher for a US missile shield deployed in a golf course in Seongju. A deputy defense minister has been relieved of his duty for playing a key role in covering up the delivery of more interceptor launchers for a US missile shield in a report to the commander-in-chief, but investigators failed to discover any systematic wrongdoing by top security officials. Wee Seung-ho in charge of the defense ministry's policy planning will face punitive meas June 5, 2017
[GLOBAL PHOTO] US Defense Secretary joins hands at 2017 Defense and Security Forum in Asia U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, centre, links hands with South Korean Minister of Dense Han Minkoo, left, and Japan's Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada, right, ahead of a trilateral meeting at the 2017 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, and annual defense and security forum in Asia, on Saturday, June 3, 2017 in Singapore. June 3, 2017
[FOCUS] President Moon's 'nuclear exit' policy faces strong challenge President Moon Jae-in's "nuclear exit" campaign aimed at reducing South Korea's heavy dependence on nuclear energy faces a tough challenge from power plant operators and energy-related scholars and businessmen who are objected to any radical policy shift. South Korea, which has almost no reserves of fossil fuels on its territory, has actively pushed for a nuclear energy program despite growing public concerns over nuclear safety, aging facilities and sp June 2, 2017
Defense ministry suspected of lying about US missile shield South Korea's defense ministry came under fire for covering up or lying about the delivery of more missile interceptor launchers for a US missile shield as the Pentagon said it was made in a transparent way. Senior military officials were questioned after President Moon Jae-in ordered a full probe Tuesday into allegations that the defense ministry has kept under wraps the arrival of four additional launchers for a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, the pre May 31, 2017
Moon orders temporary shutdown of old coal power plants to fight fine dust South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered a temporary shutdown of eight aged coal-fired thermal power plants amid growing public concerns about a health hazard caused by particulate pollution largely originating from China. Out of 59 coal-fired thermal power plants, eight aged 30 years or older will be closed for 30 days starting June 1, the president's office said. "The temporary shutdown of coal-fired thermal power plants reflect May 15, 2017
[FOCUS] Demand for revising nuclear accord on reprocessing gets strong in S. Korea A nuclear accord ratified by Seoul and Washington in 2015 has become the subject of debate ignited by President Moon Jae-in who said during a pre-election TV debate that South Korea may need a nuclear-powered submarine to counter North Korea's nuclear threat. At the debate on April 27, Moon surprised rival candidates with a pledge to open re-negotiations with the United States on revising the nuclear cooperation agreement that stopped short of granting Seoul the permission May 12, 2017