http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/south_korea_adopts_greenhouse_gas_regulations/?source=rss Building on an ambitious effort to scale up green investments and reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, South Korea this week became the first Asian nation to formally adopt a cap-and-trade programme for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. 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Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Land, Regions, East Asia, South Korea 2011-01-17T20:31:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/south_korea_clamps_down_on_illegal_whale_hunting/?source=rss South Korea said Sunday it will tighten rules on whaling and the processing of whale meat amid international pressure to curb illegal hunting of the endangered giant mammals. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, East Asia, South Korea 2011-01-03T17:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/more_nations_sign_on_to_un_backed_initiative_to_end_use_of_child_soldiers/?source=rss Eleven new countries have added their names to a growing United Nations-backed list of States that have pledged to halt child recruitment, support the release of children from armed groups and help reintegrate them into civilian life. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, Africa, Cape Verde, Gabon, Togo, Asia, Georgia, East Asia, South Korea, Europe, Serbia, Iceland, Latvia, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Oceania, New Zealand 2010-10-03T05:12:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/koreas_agree_on_october_family_reunion_location_still_undecided/?source=rss Representatives for North and South Korea agreed that October would be a good time to do another round of reunions for families separated by the Korean war, the South Korean Unification Ministry said Friday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, South Korea 2010-09-18T16:54:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/global_fiscal_stimulus_funds_could_jump_start_world_economyun_report/?source=rss Investing one-third of the roughly $2.5 trillion planned stimulus funds in "greening" the global economy will give a large boost to efforts to lift the world out of recession, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released today. World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Science, Technology, Regions, Africa, Kenya, East Asia, China, South Korea, United Nations, United Nations related 2009-02-17T11:34:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/green_stimulus_plans_by_japan_and_republic_of_korea_hailed_by_un_environmen/?source=rss The announcement that Japan and the Republic of Korea will invest billions of dollars in environmentally smart projects to create jobs and spur economic growth is the latest sign that the Green New Deal advocated by the United Nations is gaining momentum, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said today. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Science, Technology, Business, Regions, East Asia, Japan, South Korea, United Nations 2009-01-12T10:23:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/top_un_official_upbeat_as_many_member_states_commit_to_emergency_relief_fun/?source=rss The United Nations humanitarian chief announced today that around $380 million was pledged to its emergency relief fund that can be quickly accessed by the world body, potentially saving thousands of lives when responding to disasters. 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World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, South Korea, South America, Brazil, United Nations, United Nations related, World Top Stories 2008-11-24T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_s_korean_astronaut_launches/?source=rss South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon, blasts off for a sojourn on the International Space Station. Science, Space, Regions, East Asia, South Korea, Science Top Stories 2008-04-08T14:01:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/skorea_makes_arrests_in_illegal_whale_trade_ring/?source=rss SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police have arrested three fishermen who are suspected of running a ring that traded in illegal whale meat, a coast guard official said on Tuesday. South Korea prohibits commercial whaling and can send poachers to jail for up to three years. It allows the trade in whales caught accidentally by fishing crews or in whales that have washed up dead near its shores. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, East Asia, South Korea, Environment Top Stories 2008-03-18T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rare_sandpipers_found_in_myanmar/?source=rss Eighty-four spoon-billed sandpipers have been discovered in a coastal stretch of Myanmar (Burma), offering hope for the endangered birds, a conservation group said Thursday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Asia, Russian Federation, East Asia, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Indian Sub-Continent, Bangladesh, South-East Asia, Myanmar, Thailand 2008-02-15T08:49:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/skies_to_be_swept_for_alien_life/?source=rss The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life. 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World, General World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, South Korea, South-East Asia, Thailand, North America, United States, Washington D.C., Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-07-16T11:33:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/china_closes_ozone_depleting_chemical_plants_as_part_of_un_initiative/?source=rss China, the world's largest producer of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) and halon, has shut down five of its six remaining plants as part of international efforts to phase-out the two ozone depleting chemicals, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said. 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Top Headlines, Popular Articles, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, South Korea 2007-05-21T11:11:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/south_korea_hot_for_solar_energy/?source=rss The town of Shinan in South Korea is to play to host to the world’s largest solar power plant, following government plans to generate 10 per cent of the country’s energy from renewable sources by 2020. Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, East Asia, South Korea, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2007-05-11T12:51:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nations_reach_tentative_deal_on_north_korea_weapons/?source=rss Negotiators from six countries reached a tentative agreement about initial steps for North Korea's nuclear disarmament Monday, the first concrete steps achieved in nearly three years of negotiations. World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, South Korea, Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-02-13T16:38:02+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/seoul_to_give_100000_tons_of_rice_to_north_korea/?source=rss The government will begin shipping 100,000 tons of rice and other emergency relief supplies to North Korea before the end of this month to help repair damages from recent flooding there, a senior government official said Sunday. 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