SOUTH KOREA PLANS TO BUILD NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS BY BUYING UP CANADIAN URANIUM

A FREE trade agreement signed between Canada and South Korea could see increased investment by the nuclear fuel hungry Korea in Canada’s abundant uranium resources.The agreement – inked on March 11, and Canada’s first with an Asian country - lays down rules on how South Korean investments should be made in Canada, with a focus on boosting transparency and predictability, according to a note from the Canadian government Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). This would, it said “facilitate increased bilateral investment flows into Canada and Korea.” It will ...


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