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By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Koreas President Moon Jae-in granted a pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who was in prison after being convicted of corruption, the justice ministry said on Friday, amid a tight presidential race.
Park, 69, became South Koreas first dem...

Green growth at end of flat world

Green growth at end of flat world

[Courtesy of POSCO]SEOUL -- South Koreas steel group POSCO will invest some $830 million in producing lithium hydroxide, an inorganic compound used for electric vehicle batteries, from a salt lake in Argentina. Construction of a production plant with an annual capacity of 25,000 tons will begin in t

In a decarbonising world, energy-intensive activities will have to take place near specific locations

We do not expect pineapples to come from Norway or papayas to come from the Sahara Desert. These fruits instead tend to grow in places with lots of sun and water. So, why is it that energy-intensive products like steel come from energy-poor countries like Japan and South Korea?The answer is that coal and oil have a unique feature when compared to wood,...

Ricardo Hausmann shows how the relocation of energy-intensive industries will force a rethink of national economic strategies.

POSCO, General Motors ink joint venture targeting US EV market

POSCO International to supply EV parts to Rivian

POSCO Chemical opens 2nd food bank