By Kayla Lee Samsung Electronics shared its vision for how artificial intelligence (AI) technology will enable people to experience their devices more intuitively and conveniently than ever before on Jan. 8. Presenting these ideas at a press conference at CES® 2024, Samsung teamed up with key partners to outline the technology behind this vision and how new products and services use AI capabilities to make life easier. Han Jong-hee, Vice Chairman, CEO and Head of Samsung’s Device eXperience (DX) Division, opened the press conference by describing how AI will enable connected technologies to im
By Lee Kap-soo Seocho-gu Mayor Jeon Seong-soo met with French Ambassador to Korea Philippe Bertoux at Seocho-gu Office in Seoul on Jan. 11. In 2011, Seocho-gu signed a cultural exchange agreement with the Cultural Affairs Department of the French Embassy, and has been working together to help French and Seocho residents live together without discomfort, such as supporting the Francophonie Day festival and holding the Korean-French Music Festival. In addition, in 2016, it signed an MOU with the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France, and operates a university student exchange program, 'Study Prog
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By Lee Kap-soo LG Electronics' CEO William Cho and key company executives introduced the strategies that LG is implementing to achieve its 'Future Vision 2030' goal, during a press conference held for Korean media in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A., on January 10. The CEO began the proceedings by noting that LG had identified three major inflection points – electrification, servitization and digitalization – that will ultimately reshape business and the customer experience. The company aims to overcome challenges, such as persistent market and supply chain uncertainties, and accelerate growth by bui
By Kayla Lee A solo exhibition by leading Korean sculptor Han Jin-sub, titled, "S. Andreas Kim Tae-gon, unveiled at the Vatican," has been held at the Gana Art Center in Pyeongchang-dong until January 14. Han Jin-sub is the first Korean artist to have a sculpture of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon (1821-1846) installed at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. This solo exhibition, held at the Gana Art Center for the first time in nearly a decade since 2014, will introduce the process in detail and shed light on the artistic world that Han Jin-sub pursues. Beginning with an introduction to the process of
By Lee Jon-young | The Organizing Committee of the World Peace Art Exhibition (Chairman Damhwa Lee Jon-young) will host an invitational exhibition of more than 70 Korean artists commemorating the 71st anniversary of the U.S.-Korea Alliance from March 18-25 at the first floor lobby of the Carson City Cultural Center in the United States. The exhibition will mark the 71st anniversary of the U.S.-Korea Alliance as a historic event in which the two countries took the first step toward a new alliance as an "alliance in action." It will also convey the message of a sustainable future for the allianc
By Lee Kap-soo The Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Korea held an annual event with the participation of the Belarusian diaspora and foreign guests, dedicated to the celebration of Christmas at the embassy in Seoul on Jan. 5. The invited participants of the meeting were representatives of South Korean English–language media, including Diplomacy Journal, the Korea Herald, Korea Post, cultural and business circles, including Little Angels and the International Conference on Foreigners Welfare, as well as Korean universities - Chungbuk National University and Kyungpook National University. D
By Lee Kap-soo| “The Philippines and South Korea signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Sept. 7, 2023. The enhance partnership supported by the FTA can lead to more strategic investments in priority sectors and industries for both the Philippines and Korea,” said Amb. Theresa Dizon-De Vega of the Philippines in Seoul. In an exclusive interview with UN Journal, the sister media of Diplomacy Journal, Amb. Dizon-De Vega said, “The Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry has already begun actively promoting Korean investments particularly in industries or sectors where South Korea is consi
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By Lee Kap-soo The Korea Space Administration Act, which has been called the "Korean version of NASA," has passed the plenary session of the National Assembly. At the plenary session of the National Assembly on Jan. 9, the 'Special Act on the Establishment and Operation of the Korea Aerospace Administration' (KAIA Act) was passed with 263 votes in favor, 0 against, and 3 abstentions out of the 266 lawmakers present. The enactment of the Act follows President Yoon Suk-yeol's pledge to establish a national control tower to lead space development. The bill establishes the agency under the Ministr
By Lee Kap-soo The following article on excerpts from the interview of the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, with Egemen Qazaqstan newspaper, was contributed by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Seoul to Diplomacy Journal. –Ed. “We will continue a constructive and balanced foreign policy, taking into account the national interests of the country. In 2024, our country will host a number of representative summits and forums. Kazakhstan will chair several authoritative international organizations at once, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Collective Security Treaty Org
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By Kayla Lee In 1978, at the age of 25, Arok Jeong Kui-ja joined the Jeong Soo-hee's Folk Painting Institute, located in the Seoul National University Alumni Hall building near Gwanghwamun, after watching a TV program about folk paintings. This choice led to her eventual ascension to the status of Seoul City's Intangible Cultural Heritage Folk Painting Artisan. It was a chance encounter with folk painting that turned out to be fateful. In 1980, she met Kim Man-hee, the first and only master folk painter of Korea and the Seoul City Intangible Cultural Property No. 18, as her second teacher and
By Lee Kap-soo Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) announced on Dec. 7 that Prof. Kim Jin-ah of the LD Department of the university has been appointed as a member of the UN Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters under the umbrella of UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The UN Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, established by agreement of the UN General Assembly in 1978, consists of 15 ambassadors and civilian experts. Prof. Kim is the third South Korean and first civilian to be appointed to the member of the UN Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. Beginning her term in January