S. Korea announces fuel-saving measures

South Korea has announced certain measures aimed to deal with the cost of rising fuel prices. The government said only on alternate days public sector vehicles numbering thousands would be allowed on the roads. The use of air conditioning would also ...

South Korea said yesterday it would drastically reduce the use of government vehicles from next week as part of its first major contingency plan aimed at saving energy amid soaring oil prices. Prime Minister Han Seung-Soo said more than 15,000 ...

Han said the nation expected to spend $111.2 billion this year on crude-oil imports, up from $60.3 billion last year, because prices have more than doubled. The Finance Ministry last week cut this year's economic growth target to a three-year low of ...

Prime Minister Han Seung-soo says Sunday that officials in more than 800 public institutions are obligated to not drive their cars every other day beginning July 15. The measure will be in effect until surging oil prices stabilize. Resource-poor ...

Korea announces fuel-saving measures Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:57:08 South Korea's government has announced the first in a series of measures aimed at saving energy amid worldwide soaring oil prices. Thousands of public sector vehicles will only be ...

Thousands of public sector vehicles will only be allowed on the road on alternate days and government buildings air conditioning will be restricted. Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said that if oil prices continued to rise, more extreme measures would ...

South Korea will limit vehicle operations by public servants as part of an energy-saving campaign. Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said Sunday that officials in more than 800 public institutions will be allowed to use their vehicles every other day, ...

Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said Sunday that officials in more than 800 public institutions will be allowed to use their vehicles every other day, beginning July 15. South Korea says the measure will remain in place until surging oil prices ...

South Korea will limit vehicle operations by public servants as part of an energy-saving campaign. Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said Sunday that officials in more than 800 public institutions will be allowed to use their vehicles every other day, ...

The government will restrict officials' use of cars and the operation of elevators and air conditioners at government buildings, Prime Minister Han Seung Soo said today in a televised speech. To contact the reporter on this story: Bomi Lim in Seoul ...