Choi Won-suk is a photojournalist at The Korea Times. Before joining the newspaper, he also worked as a photojournalist with AFP and St. Joseph News-Press in Missouri. He spent 13 years in the United States, graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism degree (Cum Laude) from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a Master of Arts in Photography from Ohio University - Athens. Over the past 11 years, Choi covered various news events such as presidential elections, the 2019 North Korea-United States Hanoi Summit and 2022 Qatar World Cup. But above all, Choi believes in local journalism and finds a lot of joy telling life stories of ordinary citizens in small neighborhoods.
Asian countries expanding coal plants in other nations: report
China, Japan and South Korea are expanding coal plants in developing nations despite mounting evidence that the climate continues to get worse.
A new report published by coal tracking company CoalSwarm shows that these three countries continue to fund coal plant construction in other nations.
They are building in places such as Indonesia, Vietnam, South Africa and Bangladesh.
China, Japan and South Korea are doing this despite transitioning to renewable energy sources at home, reports CleanTechnica.
Ted Nace, Executive Director of CoalSwarm, told CleanTechnica that they build coal plants overseas to "protect their equipment manufacturers." (Next Animation via Reuters)
Health effects of air pollution on human body. GettyimagesBank
By Choi Won-suk
Fossil fuel power station. GettyimagesBank