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Diplomacy President Lee Jae-myung holds a summit with Uzbek President Mirziyoyev
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo President Lee Jae-myung began his multilateral diplomacy by holding a summit with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his visit to the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, 2025. President Mirziyoyev, seemingly conscious of his somewhat late arrival, remarked, "It was unintentional. The UN has a very complex protocol," adding, "These UN keynote speeches are quite long." The audience erupted in laughter. President Lee responded, "They say New York is complicated," to which Mirziyoyev replied, "Thank you." President Lee remarked, "I spoke with you on
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- 2025-09-24 15:19
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Diplomacy President Lee Jae-myung meets with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung met with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sept. 23 and asked for the U.N.'s support for South Korea's initiative to achieve North Korea's denuclearization through dialogue, the Presidential office said. Their meeting took place after President Lee declared at the UN that "South Korea will fulfill its responsibility and role to end the Cold War on the Korean Peninsula and contribute to global peace and prosperity through the 'E (Exchange), N (Normalization), and D (Denuclearization) Initiative." President Lee stated, “Peace an
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- 2025-09-24 14:24
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Global President Lee Jae-myung meets with BlackRock Chairman Larry Fink
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung, currently in the United States to attend the UN General Assembly, met with BlackRock Chairman Larry Fink, Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) Chairman Adebayo Ogunlesi, and former World Bank President Kim Yong as his first stop on the agenda on September 22 (local time). The meeting focused on three major transformations facing humanity: artificial intelligence, energy transition, and demographic change. They also confirmed a shared understanding for strategic cooperation between Korea and
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- 2025-09-24 11:34
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Global "Ending the cold war on the Korean Peninsula with the 'END Initiative'"
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung declared in his keynote address at the UN that "South Korea will fulfill its responsibility and role to end the Cold War on the Korean Peninsula and contribute to global peace and prosperity through the 'E (Exchange), N (Normalization), and D (Denuclearization) Initiative." President Lee made these remarks in his keynote address at UN Headquarters in New York on September 23 (local time), stating, "We must end the era of hostility and confrontation on the Korean Peninsula through comprehensive dialogue centered on the 'END' initiative
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- 2025-09-24 10:40
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Arts-Culture Chuseok holiday program brings foreigners and seniors together
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced on Sept. 23 to host a global Chuseok celebration where foreigners and seniors come together for the holiday. The city will hold cultural programs related to Chuseok from late September to early October at six Foreign Resident Centers as well as Gangnam and Itaewon Global Village Centers, bringing together Korean nationals and foreigners. Seoul’s Foreign Resident Centers and Global Village Centers provide assistance to the city’s 400,000 foreign residents to support their stable settlement through daily life consul
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- 2025-09-23 15:34
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Business Hyundai Motor unveils bold 2030 vision at 2025 CEO Investor Day
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Hyundai Motor Company unveiled its most ambitious growth strategy on Sept. 18 at the company’s first CEO Investor Day held in New York. The event served as a platform to communicate the company’s mid-to long-term strategy to investors and stakeholders, emphasizing its commitment to revolutionary product expansion, manufacturing excellence and technological innovation. Speaking in New York, CEO José Muñoz outlined Hyundai Motor's transformation into a global mobility leader through strategic product expansion, breakthrough electrification technologies and softwa
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- 2025-09-23 15:23
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Diplomacy Deputy Minister Choi Ji-young meets with ADBI Dean Brodjonegoro
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Deputy Minister for International Affairs Choi Ji-young of the Ministry of Economy and Finance held a meeting with the Dean and CEO of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Bambang Brodjonegoro at the Government Complex-Seoul to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between Korea and the ADBI on Sept. 22, 2025. Deputy Minister Choi stated that the Korean government will continue to pursue international solidarity in line with the principle of pragmatism prioritizing national interest, with a particular focus on strengthening ties with the Global South. He a
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- 2025-09-23 14:59
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Diplomacy South Korea, the US, and Japan hold a foreign ministers' meeting
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, who is in New York to attend the 80th UN General Assembly High-Level Session, held a South Korea, the US, and Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting on September 22 with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya. They discussed pending issues on the Korean Peninsula and in the region, as well as ways to enhance trilateral economic and security cooperation, and adopted a joint statement. Minister Cho expressed his gratitude for attending the meeting for the first time since taking office, at a time when the
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-23 14:17
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Diplomacy Vice Foreign Minister Park holds a meeting of 4 Indo-Pacific partners
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Yoon-joo held a virtual vice-ministerial meeting on September 19, with Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro, Australian Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade Jan Adams, and New Zealand Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Bede Gilbert Corry. At the meeting, the participants shared assessments of the Indo-Pacific situation and exchanged views on cooperation between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its four Indo-Pacific partners (IP4: Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand). They also
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-23 11:53
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Business AMCHAM holds a meeting with Vice Minister of Employment and Labor Kwon
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) hosted the inaugural session of its new Executive Roundtable Series on Sept. 19 at the Conrad Seoul Hotel. The closed-door breakfast discussion brought together senior executives of multinational and Korean companies with Kwon Chang-jun, Vice Minister of Employment and Labor, to discuss the new administration’s labor policy direction and priorities for Korea’s economic renewal. Vice Minister Kwon shared the government’s policy agenda under the vision of “real growth with labor” and the goal of building a “labor
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- 2025-09-23 11:09
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Diplomacy 14th Workshop for Overseas Honorary Consuls of Korea ended successfully
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Ministry of Foreign Affairs successfully hosted the “14th Workshop for Overseas Honorary Consuls of the Republic of Korea” from September 15 to September 20. This workshop has taken place since 2010, in order to deepen the participants’ understanding of Korea and their role as honorary consuls so that they can provide more effective support in protecting overseas Koreans and in promoting Korea’s diplomatic activities. This year’s workshop, the 14th of its kind, brought together overseas honorary consuls from a total of 12 countries. They are the Kingdom of Sw
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-23 10:29
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Business Samsung wins 47 honors at International Design Excellence Awards 2025
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Samsung Electronics announced on Sept. 19 that it has been honored with design excellence at the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2025. The company received two Gold, three Silver and three Bronze awards, along with 39 Finalists recognitions. IDEA, one of the world’s most prestigious design awards programs was founded by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) in 1980. This year, IDEA has selected winners across 20 categories, including Home, Consumer Technology and Digital Interaction. Key evaluation criteria include Design Innovation,
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- 2025-09-22 16:51
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Diplomacy Uzbekistan holds a reception to celebrate the 34th anniversary of independence
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Celebrating the 34th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence and the 33rd anniversary of diplomatic relations with Korea, the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul held a reception in the Crystal Ballroom of Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Sept. 19, 2025. Delivering welcome address, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Korea Alisher Abdusalomov, said, “The Uzbek government is boldly investing in education, healthcare, and infrastructure, empowering youth, women, and entrepreneurs to lead the future of our nation. Uzbekistan is also deepening its engagement with the world. We are buil
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- 2025-09-22 15:57
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Diplomacy South Korea-Iran foreign ministers hold a telephone conversation
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held his first telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on September 19. Minister Araghchi congratulated Minister Cho on his inauguration and praised the friendly relations between the two countries. Minister Cho expressed his agreement and suggested close communication between the two sides. The two ministers also exchanged views on the issue of reinstating sanctions against Iran, which is scheduled for a vote by the UN Security Council. Minister Cho explained that South Korea, as the UN Security Counci
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-22 14:06
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Diplomacy Foreign Minister Cho holds talks with his Palestinian counterpart on the phone
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun held a telephone conversation with Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsen Aghabekian Shahin on September 18, during which the two sides exchanged views on Korea-Palestine relations and regional affairs in the Middle East. This call also served as a courtesy exchange marking Minister Cho’s inauguration. Minister Aghabekian congratulated Minister Cho on his assumption of office and proposed maintaining close communication to deepen bilateral cooperation. Minister Cho likewise congratulated Minister Aghabe
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- 2025-09-22 11:27
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Spouses of foreign ambassadors to Korea experience Korean culture
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Kazakh culture presented in Gwangju and Seoul, South Korea
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FOMEK Chairman Choi meets with Georgian Amb. to Korea Tarash Papaskua
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Jeungpyeong County signs MOU on smart agriculture with China's Guannan County
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Samsung joins hands with GRAIL to bring the cancer early detection test to Asia
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National Art Museum of Belarus hosts K-Minwha Invitational Exhibition
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[Special Column] Cambodia, a Buddhist nation: The land of compassion became a den of crime
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ICCK to hold the Diwali Ball 2025 event in Seoul on Dec. 5
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German Ambassador to Korea Schmidt visits Goseong County
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U.S. Acting Ambassador to South Korea Joseph Yun to be replaced
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Jeungpyeong County signs MOU on smart agriculture with China's Guannan County
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