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Second S Korean housing official dead amid scandal
Reuters, SEOUL
A second senior official from Korea Land and Housing Corp (LH) was found dead in Paju, north of Seoul, in an apparent suicide amid a growing insider property speculation scandal, an officer from the Paju Police Station said.
Yonhap news agency had reported the death earlier yesterday and had said the LH official did not appear to be a subject of a probe into the accusations of insider speculation by dozens of employees of the state housing corporation.
This is the second death of an LH official since the South Korean government this week declared war on property crime.
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South Korean Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Sung Yun-mo delivers a keynote speech during the 2019 Korea Hydrogen Expo at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on June 19, 2019. Yonhap
Korea, UAE team up on hydrogen economy
Sun, 7 March 2021
South Korea signed an agreement with the UAE on March 4 to cooperate on the hydrogen economy, further expanding their partnership currently focused on nuclear energy, oil and gas.
During the Korea-UAE Industry and Energy Cooperation Forum held online, South Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Sung Yun-mo and UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Al Jaber inked a memorandum of understanding to share hydrogen trade regulations and policies and establish a cooperation channel between two parties’ hydrogen economy promotion agencies – H2Korea and Hydrogen Alliance.
A North Korean defector wore a diving suit and fins during a daring six-hour swim around one of the world’s most fortified borders and was only caught after apparently falling asleep, a Seoul official said.
South Korean forces did not spot the man’s audacious exploit, despite his appearance several times on surveillance cameras after he landed and triggered alarms, drawing heavy criticism from media and opposition lawmakers.
Even after his presence was noticed, the man who used diving gear to make his way by sea around the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that divides the Korean Peninsula was not caught for another