Section: South Korea
Ukraine shuts down faulty nuclear power plant reactor
KIEV (AFP) — Ukraine on Sunday shut down one of the six reactors in its most powerful nuclear power plant for the secon …read more Source: The Korea...
Deep under rebel-held east Ukraine, miners work on
MAKIIVKA, Ukraine (AFP) ― After an hour-long trek down mine shafts twisting some 700 meters below ground level, Yevgeny …read more Source: The Korea...
Visa Stops Supporting Bank Cards in Crimea
International credit and debit card company Visa Inc. said on Friday it could no longer support bank cards being used in Crimea, following U.S. sanctions imposed earlier this month. The United States last Friday prohibited U.S.-registered companies from investing in Crimea or providing ser… …read more Source: The Chosun...
Visa Stops Supporting Bank Cards in Crimea
International credit and debit card company Visa Inc. said on Friday it could no longer support bank cards being used in Crimea, following U.S. sanctions imposed earlier this month. The United States last Friday prohibited U.S.-registered companies from investing in Crimea or providing ser… …read more Source: The Chosun...
Russia Threatens to Cut Ties with NATO If Ukraine Joins
Russia said on Wednesday NATO was turning Ukraine into a “frontline of confrontation” and threatened to sever remaining ties with the Atlantic military alliance if Ukraine’s hopes of joining it were realized. The Kyiv parliament’s renunciation of Ukraine’s neutral status on Tuesday in purs… …read more...
Ukraine takes historic step toward NATO
Ukraine took a historic step toward NATO on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that stoked Russia’s anger ahead of talks on …read more Source: The Korea...
Leaders agree on Ukrainian peace talks this week
MOSCOW (AP) ― Leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany on Monday reached an agreement to call another round of Ukr …read more Source: The Korea...
EU’s tourism hubs brace for fewer Russian visits amid ruble, oil-price pain
PARIS (AP) ― Russia’s tensions with the West over Ukraine and the slump for the ruble are echoing through the French Alp …read more Source: The Korea...
Russia calls new sanctions roadblock
KIEV (AFP) ― Russia accused the West on Saturday of stoking unrest in Ukraine by adopting anti-Kremlin sanctions that fu …read more Source: The Korea...
EU presses Russia, urges investment
BRUSSELS (AFP) ― European Union leaders urged Vladimir Putin to make a “radical change” in his stance on Ukraine Thursda …read more Source: The Korea...