By Lee Jon-young A world-renowned investor Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, said on Nov. 11, "If the Military Demarcation Line (DML) is opened, I would like to invite people like the K-pop girl group Blackpink and have a big party." After meeting with Unification Minister Kim Young-ho at the Government Complex in Sejong-ro, Seoul, later in the day, he also said, "I would also invite bands from North Korea." "If Martians came, they would have a hard time believing (the reality of the North-South division)," he said, adding, "They would say, 'We speak the same language, we're in the same
By Kayla Lee On December 8, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, who was on a visit to Korea from December 7 to 10. In the meeting, the two sides discussed Korea-Mexico relations, substantive cooperation and cooperation on the international stage. The Korea-Mexico Foreign Ministers’ meeting came merely about one month after the one held on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco on November 15. Foreign Minister Bárcena was visiting Korea for consultations with the Korea
By Kayla Lee Kim Eui-seung, 1st Deputy Mayor for Administration of Seoul City, visited the workplace of public servants and listened to their voices, and gave a lecture to explain Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon's 'Together Attractive, Creative Administration Strategy' in his term. Deputy Mayor Kim attended the 'Inauguration Ceremony of the 8th Health and Environment Research Institute Branch of the Seoul Public Employees' Union' held at 4 p.m. on Nov. 10 at the Seoul Institute of Health and Environment Research in Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, and delivered a special lecture on 'Creative Administrat
By Lee Kap-soo The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced on Dec. 11 that its German chairperson, Holgar Gerrmann, CEO of Porsche Korea, and Susanne Woehrle, Senior Executive Director of KGCCI, have been appointed as an Honorary Foreign Citizen of Seoul. This honor recognizes their outstanding contributions to the city and leadership in both business and community spheres. The honorary citizenship ceremony took place at the Seoul City Hall on December 8, 2023, as part of the city's initiative to acknowledge individuals who have significantly contributed to the development of
By Lee Kap-soo POSCO International announced on Oct. 30 that they have signed a business agreement with the local Environmental Protection Agency in Bogor, Indonesia, to strengthen activities in the Papua Bian River Wildlife Sanctuary. The signing ceremony on this day was attended by various officials, including Hyeon Chang-seop, Corporate Director of POSCO International PT. BIA, and Atanasius Guntara Martana, director of the Papua Environmental Protection Agency. Through this agreement, POSCO International will carry out activities in the Bian River Wildlife Sanctuary, which covers approximat
By Lee Kap-soo Dear readers of Diplomacy Journal, The year 2023 has come to an end, and with it many of the dreams we had hoped to achieve during that period. Therefore, and on the occasion of the New Year 2024 - which is now beginning, giving us a new opportunity to renew our plans and look to the future, hoping to be promising, especially with regard to Angola and Korea relations - I would like to extend, on behalf of the Angolan Embassy in Korea, the warmest greetings and best wishes to the Korean people, especially the business-class! This is the fourth time I have celebrated the New Year
By Lee Kap-soo Dear readers of Diplomacy Journal, I am very pleased to convey best wishes for the year 2024 to Diplomacy Journal magazine and its distinguished readers. This will constitute a very special year for Peru for two main reasons. Firstly, we will chair the APEC forum which constitutes a unique space for coordination and economic and technical cooperation in which twenty-one developed and developing economies converge to promote the continuous advancement on trade and investment in the Asia Pacific and to configure the most important mechanism for economic cooperation in our region.
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol received the Judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Piotr Hofmański, who is in Korea to attend the ICC High-Level Seminar for the Asia-Pacific Region, and discussed cooperation between Korea and the ICC, as well as regional and international political issues on Nov. 13. President Yoon said that the Republic of Korea strongly supports an international order based on the norms of freedom, human rights, and the rule of law, and will continue to cooperate with the ICC to realize international criminal justice and maintain international peace. The
By Lee Jon-young Upon arriving in Seoul on Dec. 10, Rogers Holdings Chairman Jim Rogers, one of the world's most famous three investors, said, “South Korea trades with the U.S., China and Japan. And most of those countries are going to be having problems in the next two or three years and Korea cannot escape. South Korea will follow the problems of the rest of the world.” Chairman Jim Rogers came to Korea at the invitation of the Central Committee of the Bukkwan Victory Monument National Movement, a juridical foundation, to consult on the production of a drama about General Jeong Mun-bu, who d
By Lee Kap-soo Dear readers of Diplomacy Journal, Today the World we live in brings us new challenges to manage and difficulties to overcome. Focusing on regional conflicts, political contradictions and trade restrictions the world community began to take out of its consideration already existing issues of global threats to the human civilization. One of the main goals for us as human beings is to maintain mankind development considering global values as the most important area where we could and should bring our forces together. Rapid industrial and economic development, technical revolutions
By Lee Kap-soo Ambassador of Kazakhstan Nurgali Arystanov delivered a speech at the Busan-Kazakhstan Business Forum, organized in honor of the first anniversary of the establishment of sister city ties between Almaty and Busan, on Nov. 14. The event was attended by more than 50 CEOs of South Korean companies, representatives of the Busan City Hall, the Busan Development Institute, Kazakh Invest and Kazakh companies. The event was organized by the Busan Economic Promotion Agency (BEPA) together with the Consulate General of Kazakhstan in Busan. In his remarks, Ambassador Nurgali Arystanov noted
By Lee Kap-soo Highlighting breakthrough startups, LG NOVA, LG Electronics’ North American Innovation Center, announced the winners of the Startup Pitch Competition at its annual Innovation Festival in October 2023. The LG NOVA Innovation Festival is a unique event that brings together innovators to discuss, explore and build next-generation technological solutions for the advancement of people and the planet. The Innovation Festival provides an ideal setting for the recognition of new growing startups with the potential to make a positive impact for a better future. This year, twelve companie
By Lee Kap-soo Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon-kyu met with Vietnam’s Industry and Trade Minister Nguyen Hong Dien on December 7 at the Shilla Seoul to hold the 13th Korea-Vietnam Industrial Joint Committee and 7th Korea-Vietnam FTA Joint Committee meetings, where they discussed measures for stronger economic cooperation. During the Industrial Joint Committee meeting, the two leaders agreed to push forward the establishment of a critical minerals supply chain center and cooperation in materials and parts technology development as a swift follow-up to the memorandum of understandi
By Lee Kap-soo As part of the celebration of the first anniversary of the signing of the Agreement on Friendship and Cooperation between the cities of Almaty and Busan, a concert of the Kazakh folklore and ethnographic ensemble "Sazgen Sazy" was held in Busan on Nov. 15. The main organizers of the event were the Busan City Hall, the Busan Global City Foundation with the support of the Akimat of Almaty and the Consulate General of Kazakhstan in Busan. Residents and guests of Busan warmly welcomed the Kazakh ensemble and had the opportunity to enjoy and get to know the music of the great steppe
By Lee Jon-young Rogers Holdings Chairman Jim Rogers, one of the world's most famous three investors, will visit South Korea on Dec. 10 and will depart on Dec. 12. Chairman Jim Rogers is coming to Korea at the invitation of the Central Committee of the Bukkwan Victory Monument National Movement, a juridical foundation, to consult on the production of a drama about General Jeong Mun-bu, who defeated the invading Japanese army during the Imjin War in 1592. Jim Rogers was also invited to the photo exhibition of General Jeong Mun-bu last year and said at the time, “I want to make General Jeong Mun