Four Rivers Project Archives

Water Quality Shows Marked Improvement After Opening of Weirs

SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Four major rivers in South Korea have shown marked improvement in water quality and ecosystems after the opening of some weirs built across the rivers under a controversial project of former President Lee Myung-bak, the government said Friday. The Lee administration spent 22 trillion won (US$20 billion) from 2008-2012 [...]

Civic Groups Denounce Ex-President Lee’s Four Rivers Project

SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the release by the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) of a report that claims ex-President Lee Myung-bak’s Four Rivers Project was fraught with irregularities and conducted without proper oversight, a number of civic groups have issued statements in response, denouncing the former leader and calling for his [...]