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 [...]