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Floating solar panel flowers to power South Korean homes
28 February 2022 - With little usable land available for renewable energy projects, South Korea is building some of the world's largest solar power farms on water. More than 92,000 solar panels in the shape of plum blossoms, floating on the surface of a reservoir in South Korea, offer a vision of how land-scarce developed nations can overcome local resistance to giant renewable-energy projects. (more)

Hyundai to slash combustion engine line-up, invest in EVs - sources
28 May 2021 - Hyundai Motor Group will slash the number of combustion engine models in its line-up to free up resources to invest in electric vehicles (EVs), two people close to the South Korean automaker told Reuters. ...The automaker added that it aims to gradually expand battery EV offerings in key markets like the U.S., Europe, and China, with the goal of full electrification by 2040. (more)

South Korea to close up to 28 coal-fired power plants in March
2 March 2020 - South Korea will idle up to 28 of its coal-fired power plants in March, scaling up the country's ongoing efforts to curb air pollution, the Energy Ministry said on Sunday [1 March]. (more)

Ramping up exercise tied to lowered heart disease risk in older adults
13 November 2019 - Sedentary older adults can help lower their risk of heart disease if they start exercising, a new study confirms. ... The link between increased physical activity and falling risk of cardiovascular disease in older people held true even for those with disabilities and chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels and type 2 diabetes, researchers report in the European Heart Journal. (more)

South Korean retailer drops flavored liquid e-cigarettes
23 October 2019 - South Korea's top convenience store chain suspended the sale of flavored liquid e-cigarettes made by U.S. company Juul Labs on Thursday, a day after the government warned the public to stop using such products citing fatalities in the United States. (more)

Hyundai launches car with a roof-based solar charging system
6 August 2019 - Hyundai Motor Company has launched its first ever car with a solar roof charging system. The idea is for the solar roof to support the car's electric power source, boost fuel efficiency, and lower carbon dioxide emissions, Hyundai said. Silicon solar panels have been attached to the roof of the vehicle and can charge while the car is moving. The idea of attaching solar panels to vehicles is not a new one, and neither is it restricted to land-based modes of transport. (more)

South Korea fires up on renewables, to close more coal plants
18 June 2019 - As renewable energy powers up in South Korea, coal-fired generation, long the bedrock of the country's electricity supply, is being tapped to give up room. South Korea began its transition to cleaner energy in a 2017 power supply plan that aimed to boost the share of renewables from about 6 percent to 20 percent by 2030, while scaling back coal and unpopular nuclear. (more)

South Korea confirms plans to step up shift to renewable power
4 June 2019 - South Korea's energy ministry on Tuesday [4 June] said it had finalized plans to raise the share of the country's power output generated from renewable sources to as much as 35 percent by 2040. Asia's fourth-largest economy is shifting toward cleaner energy amid growing criticism over its air quality. (more)

South Korea finalizes energy plan to boost renewable power generation
29 December 2017 - South Korea has finalized a power supply plan that aims to make renewables the country's fuel of choice for power generation for the next 15 years, its energy ministry said on Friday (29 December). South Korea now generates more than 70 percent of its power from coal and nuclear, while renewables account for 6 percent. South Korea plans to meet 20 percent of its total electricity consumption with renewables by 2030. (more)

South Korea to increase solar power generation by five times by 2030
20 December 2017 - South Korea said on Wednesday (20 December) it plans to increase its solar-generated power by five times current amounts by 2030 to boost use of renewable sources in the nation's energy mix. Since President Moon Jae-in came to power in May on a platform of cutting South Korea's reliance on nuclear power, his government has torn up plans to build six more reactors in favour of 'eco-friendly' energy sources. (more)


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South Korea: Universities, business organizations explore Transcendental Meditation
29 July 2013 - In South Korea, applications of Transcendental Meditation are being explored to reduce stress and increase creativity, both in education and in business. Representatives of Maharishi University of Management in the United States spoke with officials at several Korean universities about exchanging ideas and working together for the benefit of their students. (more)

Student hopes to introduce Maharishi Ayurveda to South Korea


20 January 2013 - After graduating from Maharishi University of Management, Geonah Lee wants to establish a Maharishi Ayurveda centre in South Korea including an Ayurvedic clinic, spa, meditation hall, organic restaurant, yoga studio, and hotel. Her goal is to create a holistic environment where people can learn to balance every aspect of their lives. (more)

Korea peace initiative offers innovative 'brain-based approach' to preventing violence and social conflict
11 June 2012 - Dr John Hagelin began his recent tour of South Korea with a news conference to announce the 'Korea Peace Initiative: A Brain-Based Approach to Preventing Violence and Social Conflict'. At the conference, Dr Hagelin unveiled his offer of $1 million to train 1,000 troops of the Republic of Korea in scientifically proven technologies for national security and peace. Dr Hagelin, a renowned quantum physicist, offered this initiative in his role as president of the Global Union of Scientists for Peace, a group focused on providing innovative solutions for peace, and with the support of the David Lynch Foundation. (more)

Dr Hagelin offers Korean soldiers the tools to create long-lasting peace
7 April 2012 - The brain-based approach to creating peace between North and South Korea, an initiative announced recently by prominent quantum physicist Dr John Hagelin, would require just 1,000 troops from among the 650,000 Republic of Korea troops currently on active duty, or from the over 3 million in reserves. The idea is that the Global Union of Scientists for Peace would be training people whose profession it already is to protect the country, and who are already supported by the government and taxpayers to create and maintain peace. (more)

Dr Hagelin returns from peace-promoting tour of South Korea
7 April 2012 - During a recent news conference in Seoul, Dr John Hagelin, President of the Global Union of Scientists for Peace (GUSP), offered $1 million on behalf of GUSP to train peace-creating experts in South Korea. Dr Hagelin, along with Capt. Ray Seebald (Ret.), a military aide to US presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, said that this 'brain-based' approach to peace could defuse the hostilities and end the nuclear standoff between the North and the South within 60 days. (more)

Thinking North Korea into peace: 'Just put your minds to it' - Asia Sentinel
1 April 2012 - The Asia Sentinel, based in Hong King, today published and featured as their lead story an article by Dr David Leffler which presents Invincible Defence Technology (IDT)--a scientifically field-tested, 'brain-based technology' to reduce societal stress and prevent crime, terrorism, and war. In the wake of the second Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) of world leaders, recently held in Seoul, South Korea, Dr Leffler presents IDT as a solution to NSS concerns about the threat of global terrorism and how to keep atomic materials safe from rogue terrorists. Illustrating the article in the Asia Sentinel was a picture of a military rifle with a rose in the barrel, and the caption, ''It could work.'' (more)

US scientist proposes Korean peninsula peace plan
27 March 2012 - Dr John Hagelin, a prominent US quantum physicist and president of the Global Union of Scientists for Peace (GUSP), and Capt. Ray Seebald (Ret.), a military aide to US Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bush, proposed during a series of meetings this week in Seoul, South Korea an innovative, yet proven new approach to peace on the Korean peninsula, which can defuse the hostilities and end the nuclear standoff between the North and the South within 60 days. The news conference was held during the second Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in Seoul, 26-27 March. (more)

South Korea: Consciousness-Based Education tour inspires leaders in education, health, business
28 July 2011 - A Consciousness-Based Education tour of South Korea in July inspired educators as well as leaders in the fields of health, business, the military, and religion. (more)

South Korea: Health professionals learn about Maharishi's programmes
28 July 2011 - Medical doctors and other health professionals in South Korea recently had the opportunity to hear about the programmes of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in their field. Many were inspired by the presentations; a world-renowned radiologist and medical inventor is now interested in conducting research on the Transcendental Meditation Programme and brain functioning. (more)

Offering programmes for peace, harmony, progress in South Korea
17 July 2011 - A beautiful new Maharishi Invincibility Centre in South Korea is offering the programmes of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and these programmes are expanding to bring many benefits to individuals and create an influence of coherence in national consciousness. (more)


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South Korean wildfire destroys 159 homes, forces 6,200 to flee
5 March 2022 - Thousands of South Korean firefighters and troops were battling a large wildfire on Saturday [5 March] that tore through an eastern coastal area and temporarily threatened a nuclear power station and a liquified natural gas plant. (more)

South Korea sets daily records for new coronavirus cases, deaths
4 December 2021 - South Korea again broke its daily records for coronavirus infections and deaths and confirmed three more cases of the new omicron variant as officials scramble to tighten social distancing and border controls. The 5,352 new cases reported by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Saturday [4 December] marked the third time this week the daily tally exceeded 5,000. (more)

South Koreans are working themselves to death. Can they get their lives back?
5 November 2018 - Chae Soo-hong was one of hundreds of people who died in 2017 due to overwork, according to government data. Among OECD countries [Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development], South Koreans work more hours per week on average than all but one other country, and almost 50 percent more than famously industrious Germany. (more)

South Korea identity thefts forces ID overhaul
14 October 2014 - After an avalanche of data breaches, South Korea's national identity card system has been raided so thoroughly by thieves that the government says it might have to issue new ID numbers to every citizen over 17 at a possible cost of billions of dollars. The admission is an embarrassment for a society that prides itself on its high-tech skills and has some of the fastest Internet access. (more)

Korean kids have excessive amounts of toxins in bodies: report
23 January 2014 - Korean children have excessive amounts of lead, mercury and Bisphenol-A in their bodies, levels far higher than those found in children in other countries. That's according to a Ministry of Environment report released Wednesday. It shows that Korean children between the ages of 6 and 18 have toxic substances like lead and mercury in their bodies at seven times the levels found in children in other developed countries. Mercury levels were seven times higher than were found in children in Canada. The report also found high levels of Bisphenol-A in children, a toxic material used mainly in plastic products. The amount of this toxin found in teenagers is nearly double that found in adults, particularly concerning as Bisphenol-A can disturb the endocrine system, which is responsible for producing hormones. (more)

South Korea charges 100 with corruption over nuclear scandal
10 October 2013 - South Korea has indicted 100 people, including a top former state utility official, of corruption in a scandal over fake safety certifications for parts in its nuclear reactors, authorities said on Thursday. Asia's fourth largest economy has faced a series of shutdowns of nuclear reactors due to fake documents going back to late 2012. Of its 23 reactors, six remain offline, including three halted in May to replace cables supplied with bogus certificates. South Korea's tightly closed nuclear industry has been criticised for breeding a culture of secrecy that led to corrupt practices among officials involved in safety certification. Officials indicated they would bring back the reactors that had been suspended for inspection and replacement of parts, rather than phasing them out and cutting dependence on nuclear power, which produces a third of the country's electricity. Three of the six out of service reactors are under maintenance or have had operational approvals expire, while the rest are having cables replaced. (more)

Scandal in South Korea over nuclear revelations
3 August 2013 - Like Japan, resource-poor South Korea has long relied on nuclear power to provide the cheap electricity that helped build its miracle economy. For years, it met one-third of its electricity needs with nuclear power, similar to Japan's level of dependence before the 2011 disaster at its Fukushima plant. Now, a snowballing scandal in South Korea about bribery and faked safety tests for critical plant equipment has highlighted yet another similarity: experts say both countries' nuclear programs suffer from a culture of collusion that has undermined their safety. Weeks of revelations about the close ties between South Korea's nuclear power companies, their suppliers and testing companies have led the prime minister to liken the industry to a mafia. (more)

South Korea to withdraw workers at factory in North Korea
26 April 2013 - Seoul said Friday that it has decided to withdraw the roughly 175 South Koreans still at a jointly run factory complex in North Korea, raising a major question about the survival of the last symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. The statement by the country's minister in charge of inter-Korean relations came after North Korea rejected Seoul's demand for talks on the factory park that has been closed nearly a month. Pyongyang's powerful National Defence Commission earlier said Seoul's demand for working-level talks was deceptive and that ongoing US-South Korean military drills and the spreading of anti-North Korea leaflets at the border were proof of Seoul's insincerity. An association of South Korean businessmen with factories in Kaesong released a statement saying they were shocked at Seoul's decision to pull the workers out. (more)

South Korea vows fast response to North; US deploys stealth jets
1 April 2013 - South Korea will strike back quickly if the North stages any attack on its territory, the new president in Seoul warned on Monday, as tensions ratcheted higher on the Korean peninsula amid shrill rhetoric from Pyongyang and the US deployment of radar-evading fighter planes. North Korea says the region is on the brink of a nuclear war in the wake of United Nations sanctions imposed for its February nuclear test and a series of joint US and South Korean military drills that have included a rare US show of aerial power. The South has changed its rules of engagement to allow local units to respond immediately to attacks, rather than waiting for permission from Seoul. Stung by criticism that its response to the shelling of a South Korean island in 2010 was tardy and weak, Seoul has also threatened to target North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and to destroy statues of the ruling Kim dynasty in the event of any new attack, a plan that has outraged Pyongyang. (more)

South Korea to strike back at North if attacked
6 March 2013 - South Korea's military said it will strike back at North Korea and target its top leadership if Pyongyang launches a threatened attack in response to what it says are 'hostile' drills between US and South Korean forces. One of North Korea's top generals, in a rare appearance on state television on Tuesday, said Pyongyang had torn up its armistice deal with Washington and threatened military action against the US and South Korea if the drills continued. The military exercises began on 1 March and run until 30 April. North Korea is gearing up to expand its own military drills and may be preparing to test-fire short-to-medium-range missiles by banning flights and sailing off its coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said, quoting South Korean government sources. (more)

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