Prague, May 9 -- The deal was postponed after a court injunction was granted in response to a legal challenge by French energy company EDF, an unsuccessful bidder in the tender.

South Korea and the Czech Republic reaffirmed their commitment on Wednesday to advance their $18 billion nuclear power plant construction deal and expand cooperation across key industrial sectors, despite a court ruling that temporarily delayed the contract signing.

The Czech government approved Elektrarna Dukovany II, a subsidiary of Czech state utility CEZ, to proceed with the contract to build two nuclear reactors with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power at the "earliest possible timing," during a Cabinet meeting on the day.

The deal, originally slated to be signed ...