By Publisher Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is visiting France for the BIE General Assembly, attended the European Investment Declaration Ceremony held at a hotel in Paris on June 21. At the event, six European high-tech companies announced a total of 1.2 trillion won ($940 million) in investments in Korea. President Yoon personally thanked the CEOs of the six companies for their large-scale investments, and expressed the Korean government's support for investments in high-tech industries. The six companies are expected to make domestic investments in high-tech industries such as s
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol held a dialogue session with the 'Korea-France Future Innovation Generation' held in Paris, France on June 20. ▲ President Yoon Suk-yeol holds a dialogue session with the Korea-Freance Future Innovation Generation on June 20. Courtesy of the Office of the President President Yoon also held a panel discussion and audience Q&A with Roxanne Barza, CEO of Station F, Cédric Ou, member of the European Space Agency's Senior Advisory Council (former French Minister of State for Digital Affairs), and Ha-hyun Park, co-founder of Omena (a local French star
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol received His Excellency Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who is visiting Korea as part of his Asian tour, and exchanged views on ways to strengthen bilateral relations in various fields, including politics and economy on June 13. President Yoon recalled the warm hospitality extended to him by the UAE during his visit in January and asked him to convey his warm regards to President Mohammed bin Abdullah. The President also expressed his gratitude to the UAE for its swift assistance in facilitating the
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-he left for France on June 19 to promote Pusan's bid to host the 2030 World Expo. President Yoon is also scheduled to visit Vietnam as a state guest. Yoon will attend a general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the international body in charge of overseeing the World Expo, on June 20 and 21, with an English speech planned for South Korea's presentation the first day. President Yoon Suk-yeol (right) and First Lady Kim Keon-hee greet farewell guests before boarding Air Force Flight 1 at Seoul Internati
By Publisher Lee Jon-young, Reporter Kayla Lee On the afternoon of May 28, President Yoon Suk yul met with President Taneti Maamau of Kiribati, Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni of Tonga, Prime Minister Kausea Natano of Tuvalu, Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau of Vanuatu, and Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea, who are visiting Korea for the 2023 Korea-Pacific Island Countries Summit. ▲ President Yoon Suk yul attends the first session of the Korea-Pacific Island Countries Summit on May 29 (Photo by the Office of the President) The President welcomed the heads of state and government o
By Reporter Kayla lee On May 8, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a meeting with the heads of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, political parties, judicial and executive authorities, and members of the public. The results of the referendum held on April 30 this year on the renewed Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan were considered. Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted that the interests of all segments of the population are taken into account in the renewed Constitution of the country, the active participation of citizens in its development, as well as
The following article and picture materials have been provided by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed. By Gabit Aydarov, Head of the Sector of the Secretariat of the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman) The modernization of the country and the building of the New Uzbekistan based on the principle “The society is the initiator of reforms” require the conduct of a national vote on constitutional reforms, a
The following article and picture materials have been provided by the Embassy of the Republic of Turkmenistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed. On March 30, 2023, cultural and scientific activities in Korea continued at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul. The program of the event included performances by Turkmen artists, a screening of a Turkmen film in Korean called "At-myrat", dedicated to the Akhal-Teke horses. In addition, an exhibition was opened in the foyer of the university, wh
The following article and picture materials have been provided by the Embassy of the Republic of Turkmenistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed. The international conference on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the classic of Turkmen literature, poet and philosopher Magtymguly Pyragy opened the events held in Seoul as part of the Culture Days of Turkmenistan. The conference, organized at the site of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Korea, brought together rep
The Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul celebrated the 103rd Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day 2023 on 17 March 2023 with due fervor and festivity. Members of the Bangladesh community in Seoul and the Embassy officials along with their children took part in the programme with great enthusiasm. The day’s programme commenced with the hoisting of the national flag by Ambassador Delwar Hossain with the national anthem in the morning at the Embassy premises. Then, Ambassador Delwar Hossain, in presence of the Embassy officials and
The following article and picture materials have been provided by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed. By Muzafara Abdiyeva, Deputy of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan In the recent past, our society was not alien to the use of child labor. As a result of reforms carried out in recent years, child labor has been eradicated in our country. Under international labor instruments, our national laws prohibit the use of force and other worst fo
By Publisher Lee Jon-young, Reporter Kayla Lee Korea delivered a presentation (PT) at the 172nd General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in Paris, France, to showcase its passion for bidding for the 2030 World Expo Busan on June 20. This is the fourth of five PTs in the bid process. The fourth PT is expected to be a watershed moment to capture the votes of member states ahead of the decision on the host city in November this year. President Yoon Suk-yeol and 'Gangnam Style' singer PSY, KARINA, and Jo Soomi appeared at the PT, attracting the attention of the audience,
By Reporter Kayla lee At the Korea-France Summit held at the Elysee Palace, President Yoon Suk-yeol said, "France is an old friend. I am expecting Macron's interest in Busan Expo” on June 20. Korean President Yoon and French President Macron made the announcement at a joint press conference before the summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris later in the day. "At a time when the world is facing uncertainty and complex crises, bilateral cooperation should be expanded to high-tech and future strategic industries," Yoon said in a statement. "Today, we will discuss ways to promote practical economic c
By Reporter Kayla lee The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on June 11 that it held a signing ceremony for the establishment of a bilateral joint fund at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, attended by Minister Lee Young and Yousef Al Benyan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Small and Medium Enterprise Bank (SME Bank). The establishment of the bilateral fund is seen as an achievement as part of the follow-up to the 'Memorandum of Understanding for Korea-Saudi Investment Cooperation and Support for Start-ups' signed on the occasion of the meeting between Preside
By Reporter Kayla lee President Yoon Suk-yeol received Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the Yongsan Presidential Office on June 9. OpenAI is a U.S. company that developed 'ChatGPT', which has become a global concern. President Yoon and CEO Altman spoke for about an hour about the direction of AI development, possible risks and solutions, cooperation between OpenAI and Korean startups, and international norms. Noting that there is a ChatGPT craze all over the world, President Yoon said, "As a test, I asked ChatGPT questions while writing my New Year's speech, and the results were quite plausible."