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Business Korea Investment Corp. CEO Park meets with Indian Amb. Amit Kumar
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Park Il-young, CEO of Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), met with Indian Ambassador to Korea Amit Kumar to discuss investment. According to the KIC on May 19, Park and Amb. Kumar met on Nov. 16. The two sides talked about expanding Korea’s investment in India. Korea Investment Corporation established its Mumbai office in April last year. It is the first overseas office in an emerging country. KIC plans to focus on securing promising alternative investment projects. It is focusing on venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) investment opportunities stemming
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- 2025-05-19 14:32
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Diplomacy U.S. Embassy residence in Seoul to be open to the public online
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Jung-gu, Seoul, led by Mayor Kim Gil-sung, announced on May 19 that it will showcase the interior of Habib House, the residence of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, as an online content to mark the 11th anniversary of the ‘Jungdong Nightlife’ Festival. To this end, Mayor Kim visited Habib House with two Jung-gu influencers on March 14 and had a meeting with U.S. Interim Ambassador to Korea Joseph Yun and filmed the interior of the residence. The content production was finalized when Mayor Kim reached out to the U.S. Embassy to express his desire to include the residence
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- 2025-05-19 11:51
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Diplomacy Gochang County, the British Embassy in Korea discuss climate cooperation
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Gochang-gun, Jeollabuk-do, held a meeting with Gareth Weir, British Deputy Ambassador to Korea, and the British Embassy's Climate and Energy Team on May 16 to discuss in-depth the current state of climate, ecology, and energy. Mr. Gareth Weir is a climate diplomacy expert who has held senior positions in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) and has served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the British Embassy in Seoul since 2022, with experience in international development and climate policy in Nepal and Mozambique. The visit was part of the Br
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- 2025-05-19 10:29
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Diplomacy Gyeongnam Gov. Park meets with Mongolian Ambassador Sukhee Sukhbold
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Gyeongsangnam-do Province Governor Park Wan-soo, who met with Mongolian Ambassador to Korea Sukhee Sukhbold on May 16, said, “I look forward to further expanding cultural and economic exchanges between Gyeongnam and Mongolia.” The meeting took place during Ambassador Sukhbold's visit to Changwon. Mongolia is the host country of MAMF, Asia's largest multicultural festival, which will be held in Changwon from October 24 to 26. This year marks the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Mongolia and the 20th anniversary of the MAMF festival, and t
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- 2025-05-16 16:26
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Diplomacy Mongolian Ambassador Sukhee Sukhbold visits Changwon City
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo A delegation of the Embassy of Mongolia in Seoul visited Changwon City, Gyeongnam on May 15 to ensure the success of the Migrants’ Arirang Multicultural Festival (MAMF) 2025, a cultural diversity festival. Mongolia is the host country of the MAMF 2025. The visit was organized to check the status of preparations for the festival and discuss ways to collaborate with the Mongolian side on the overall event. MAMF is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and will be held from Oct. 24 to 26 at Yongji Cultural Park, Seongsan Art Hall, and Jungang-daero with the t
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- 2025-05-16 15:22
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Diplomacy Tajikistan and Korea forge geological cooperation at INFOCM 2025
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo During the International Forum on Important Minerals (INFOCM 2025) held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, which commenced on May 12-13, 2025, the geological authorities of Tajikistan and Korea formalized a collaborative partnership. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Main Department of Geology under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, represented by its Head, Ilhomjon Oimuhammadzoda, and the Korean Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources, represented by its President, Dr. Pyeong Ku Lee. This MOU establishes a framework for co
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- 2025-05-16 14:17
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Diplomacy Tajikistan boosts students exchange program with the Republic of Korea
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Ahliddin Ibodullozoda, Rector of the Tajik State Pedagogical University named after Sadriddin Ayni and a representative of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan, held a meeting with Yang O-Bong, President of Jeonbuk National University of the Republic of Korea, on May 14, 2025 as part of a working visit to South Korea. During the meeting, the parties discussed expanding cooperation in areas such as academic exchange of students and faculty, organizing joint conferences, inviting professors to deliver lectures, sharing scientific an
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- 2025-05-16 11:54
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Business SCAT Airlines presents new direct flight between Shymkent and Seoul
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo A presentation of the new direct flight between Shymkent and Seoul by SCAT Airlines took place in the capital of South Korea on May 15. The flight is scheduled to launch on May 29, 2025. The event brought together more than 70 leading Korean tour operators and media representatives, highlighting the growing interest in expanding tourism and business exchanges between the two countries. With the launch of this route, Kazakhstan and Korea will be connected by 15 direct flights per week, including flights from Astana and Almaty. The new connection marks an importa
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- 2025-05-16 10:34
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Diplomacy Kim Moon-soo holds luncheon with U.S. Interim Amb. to Korea Joseph Yun
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Kim Moon-soo, the Presidential candidate for the People Power Party (PPP), held a luncheon with U.S. Interim Ambassador to Korea Joseph Yun at the U.S. Embassy residence in Jung-gu, Seoul, on May 15. The luncheon, which lasted for about an hour and a half, was attended by Kim Jae-won, the candidate's chief of staff, and Min Jang, the U.S. Embassy's counselor for political affairs. “It was a meaningful time for candidate Kim to have a heart-to-heart conversation about strengthening the U.S.-ROK alliance, North Korea's nuclear issue, and mutual cooperation to res
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- 2025-05-15 16:39
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Business Suhyup Bank CEO Shin visits European investment banks to discuss collaboration
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Suhyup Bank President Shin Hak-ki attended the 58th Annual Meetings of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Milan, Italy, to discuss global cooperation with delegations from major countries and heads of the financial community, the bank announced on May 12. According to the bank, the meeting was attended by more than 6,000 delegates from the governments of ADB's 69 member countries, international organizations, journalists, academia, the financial community, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). From May 7 to 9, Shin traveled to London, England, to meet wit
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- 2025-05-15 15:12
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Arts-Culture 'In Your Presence,' a charity concert for Hansen's disease patients, to be held
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young St. Lazarus Village will hold its 38th Charity Concert, “In Your Presence,” on June 11 at the Seongnam Arts Center Opera House. This will be the first time in six years that the charity concert has been held since the 37th charity concert in 2019, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 'In Your Presence' began in 1975 with the voluntary participation of celebrities to help people with Hansen's disease in Korea and abroad. The subtitle of the charity concert, which commemorates the Universal Church's regular jubilee and the 75th anniversary of the fo
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- 2025-05-15 11:34
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Arts-Culture Seoul International Garden Show to be open from May 22 to Oct. 20
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will once again host the Seoul International Garden Show (SIGS), a signature ‘Garden City Seoul’ event that attracted a cumulative 7.8 million visitors over five months at Ttukseom Hangang Park last year, the SMG said on May 14. This year’s SIGS 2025 will take place at Boramae Park for about 150 days from May 22 to Oct. 20, spanning three seasons from spring to fall and covering 400,000 square meters of urban greenery. As the 10th anniversary since its launch in 2015, it will present the largest area and longest duration to
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- 2025-05-15 10:38
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Business Doosan Enerbility Chairman Park meets with Czech President Petr Pavel
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Doosan Enerbility's Czech subsidiary, Doosan Skoda Power, officially sponsored the 'Prague Spring International Music Festival'. The Prague Spring International Music Festival opened in Prague on May 12, the anniversary of Bedřich Smetana, the Czech Republic's national composer. The festival opened with a performance of Smetana's signature work, “My Fatherland,” a collection of symphonic poems, at Smetana Hall. The Prague Spring International Music Festival was founded in 1946 to commemorate the first anniversary of the end of World War II and is now in its 80t
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- 2025-05-14 16:48
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Global 24 young people from 9 countries selected as 7th FEALAC Young Leaders
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the launching ceremony for the 2025 「Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) Young Leaders」on May 9 at the ministry’s Mofamaru Hall in Seoul. FEALAC, composed of 36 member countries, is an inter-regional multilateral forum launched in 1999 with the aim of promoting better understanding between East Asia and Latin America. Korea has played an active role by hosting and operating the FEALAC Cyber Secretariat since 2011 and leading the establishment of the FEALAC Cooperation Fund. Now in its 7th term, the FEALAC Yo
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- 2025-05-14 15:35
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Diplomacy A delegation of EU ambassadors visits Korea Water Resources Corp.
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) showcased its ultra-gap water management technology and research and development (R&D) capabilities to a delegation of ambassadors from the European Union (EU) and its four member states who visited its headquarters and research center in Daejeon on May 13, and discussed ways to expand international cooperation. The delegation was led by EU Ambassador to Korea Maria Castillo Fernandez and ambassadors from four EU member states - Greece, Belgium, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The delegation toured the advanced water mana
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- 2025-05-14 14:39
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A cultural program featuring Shashmaqom, a Tajik cultural gem, held in Paris
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[Publisher Column] “A new beginning: A government that leaps forward together with the people”
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Tourism opportunities of Kazakhstan presented in Seoul
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President Lee Jae-myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold 1st phone talks
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Almaty of Kazakhstan gains recognition at Seoul International Tourism Fair
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Uzbekistan-Korea Tourism Forum held at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul
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Rep. Kim Seok-ki meets with Moldovan Ambassador Dumitru Socolan
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Kazakhstan–Korea inter-Parliamentary ties continue to strengthen
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A historic achievement that further united Uzbek nation
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A cultural program featuring Shashmaqom, a Tajik cultural gem, held in Paris
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IBK President Kim signs an MOU with Luxembourg Amb. Jacques Flies
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