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Ban Ki-moon, Emperor Naruhito discuss bilateral ties after Olympic opening

Former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met briefly with Japanese Emperor Naruhito after the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony Friday and discussed the need to improve Korea-Japan ties, according to diplomatic sources Sunday.

2021-07-26

Ban's NCCA proposes no diesel vehicle sales by 2035

The National Council on Climate and Air Quality (NCCA) urged Korea to ban domestic sales of diesel vehicles from as early as 2035 and to enable coal-free power generation by 2045 as a part of long-term public policy proposals Monday.

2020-11-23

Bill Clinton bullish on a Joe Biden presidency

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said a Joe Biden presidency could return the United States to multilateralism and combatting climate change.

2020-11-08

Korean gov't needs concrete net-zero goals: Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon, former UN secretary general and the current chairman of Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) on Tuesday urged the Moon Jae-in government to set concrete goals for achieving net-zero carbon emissions. Ban made his remarks during a...

2020-08-04

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