SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s landmark bid to export nuclear power plants to the Czech Republic has encountered stiff legal resistance from France, highlighting the intensifying global rivalry in the nuclear energy sector and underscoring Korea’s growing competitiveness. Led by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), the so-called “Team Korea” secured its position [...]
PRAGUE, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A Czech court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the government in Prague from signing a multibillion-dollar agreement with South Korea for the construction of two nuclear reactors, according to multiple reports, making it highly unlikely that an official contract will be concluded this week. A South Korean consortium led by [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is on course to conclude negotiations for a project to build a nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic, Seoul’s industry minister said Wednesday, as the final agreement for the highly anticipated project is being delayed. “We have completed documentations for the project, and local procedures, such [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. has teamed up with South Korean and Czech hydrogen associations and private hydrogen-related enterprises in both countries to establish a hydrogen industrial foundation in the Czech Republic. The carmaker and its logistics unit Hyundai Glovis Co. on Tuesday (local time) signed a memorandum of understanding with [...]
BERLIN, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Czech Republic will apply a program to automate immigration clearance for South Koreans starting this week, the South Korean Embassy in Prague said Wednesday. Under the program, which will begin Friday, South Koreans aged 15 or older are allowed to benefit from the speedy electronic immigration processing through [...]