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Business UCT develops, commercializes electrostatically charged semi-permanent battery
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Battery research and development company UCT (Ultra Capacitor Technology) Inc. has unveiled a next-generation battery with enhanced safety on Aug. 27. The company held a presentation at the Korea Press Center in Seoul and introduced the 'UCT Battery' that improves the shortcomings of existing lithium batteries. “The 'UCT Battery' utilized an electromagnetic physical charging method that does not require a chemical reaction. By doing so, it has increased its lifespan from 2,000 cycles to at least 20,000 cycles, and has low heat generation and significantly reduc
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- 2024-08-27 16:48
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Diplomacy President Yoon meets with U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Reed
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol received U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, who is visiting South Korea, and exchanged views on ways to advance the U.S.-ROK alliance on Aug. 26. The President welcomed the visit of Chairman Reed, who has done much for the U.S.-ROK alliance, including urging the Senate Armed Services Committee to strengthen the U.S. commitment to deter expansion toward South Korea, and asked him to continue to play an important role in the U.S. Congress for the continued development of the alliance, which has evolved into a “globa
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- 2024-08-27 15:45
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Diplomacy CICA Secretary General Kairat Sarybay pays visit to South Korea
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo CICA (Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia) Secretary General, Ambassador Kairat Sarybay, visited the Republic of Korea on August 14-16, 2024 to hold a series of fruitful consultations with Korean counterparts. The visit commenced with a meeting with former Ambassador of Korea to Kazakhstan Baek Joo-hyeon, a candidate for the CICA Council of Eminent Persons. The discussion focused on the importance of strengthening multilateral diplomacy and exploring the potential of CICA to enhance confidence and cooperation throughout Asia. The
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- 2024-08-27 10:34
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Diplomacy France supports Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The following article was contributed by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Seoul to the Diplomacy Journal for publication. –Ed. Over many decades, Morocco has deployed relentless efforts, within the United Nations Organization and the international community, for the defense of its territorial integrity, aiming to recover its Southern Provinces. In 2007, Morocco proposed an initiative of broad autonomy plan for the Sahara region under Moroccan sovereignty, in full respect of the United Nations Resolutions, seeking to create the conditions for a process o
- Lee 기자
- 2024-08-26 15:47
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Arts-Culture “Conciencia/Awareness” exhibition by Peruvian graphic designer Ciro Palomino opened
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Embassy of Peru in the Republic of Korea inaugurated on August 21 the exhibition “Conciencia/Awareness” by renowned graphic designer Ciro Palomino at the 172G Gallery located in 172, Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul. The exhibition “Conciencia/Awareness” includes 43 illustrations that address various topics such as war and its consequences, the situation of the Korean peninsula, climate change, freedom of expression, emigration, education, among other topics. The pieces exhibited by Ciro do not need any interpretation, because as he himself points out, “each wo
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2024-08-26 14:48
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Local President and Mrs. Yoon host event to inspire Paris 2024 athletes
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee hosted an event to encourage the Korean athletes of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Seoul on Aug. 22. The theme of the event, “You, who represented Korea, are the heroes of all of us,” was to honor the athletes who competed with the smallest number of athletes (since the 1984 Olympics) and delivered the best performance in history, inspiring and delighting the nation. The event was organized to honor not only the athletes and coaches who have raised the profile of K-Sports on the world stage with their passi
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- 2024-08-23 16:04
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Arts-Culture Beauty in South Korea (Folk painting series 5, Goeseokmorando 怪石牡丹圖)
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Among traditional Korean paintings, Goeseokmorando, or 怪石牡丹圖 has attracted the attention of many for its unique beauty and deep philosophical meaning. The painting depicts a strange rock found in nature, Goeseok, and a peony, which symbolizes wealth and honor, and it ehas become one of the most representative genres of the Joseon Dynasty. The history of Goseokmorando begins with the genre's development in the late Joseon Dynasty, especially from the 17th to the 19th centuries. This was a time when traditional landscape painting and flower-and-bird painting were f
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- 2024-08-23 15:21
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Diplomacy The 27th World Peace Art Exhibition opens with artworks from 30 countries
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The 27th World Peace Art Exhibition opened on Aug. 21 with a total of 1,250 artworks from 30 countries on display at the Maru Art Center Underground Special Hall in Insa-dong, Seoul. The World Peace Art Exhibition, which is celebrating its 27th edition this year, is positioned as a unique art event that can flexibly develop discourses on the environment, ecology, life, civilization, society, science, and thought based on its unique environment. The 27th World Peace Art Exhibition Prize Award Ceremony, which is held annually with the aim of contributing to the p
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- 2024-08-23 12:11
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Local President Yoon visits Army Ground Operations Command
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young On Aug. 21, the third day of the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the Army Ground Operations Command (GOC) to inspect the military readiness and status of the exercise and to encourage the South Korean and U.S. soldiers participating in the exercise. As a command and control unit of about 250,000 soldiers, more than half of the ROK Armed Forces, the Army GOC is the core unit of national defense that deter North Korea's provocations through training, combat readiness, and ground alert operations in peacetime, and commands al
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- 2024-08-22 11:20
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Arts-Culture Turkiye Presidential Symphony Orchestra to perform in Chuncheon
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The Turkiye Presidential Symphony Orchestra and pianist Kim Hong-gi will perform at Chuncheon Cultural Arts Hall in Gangwon Province. The event organized by the Music in PyeongChang Organization (Festival & Music & Education Organisation), just one country per year is selected for representation. The International Classical Music Days event will be held from 31 August to 5 September 2024 in the city of Chuncheon, in the Gangwon Province, Republic of South Korea, and is supported by the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, operated by t
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- 2024-08-21 14:03
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Global The 10th Global Korean Politicians Forum opens in Seoul
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The 10th Global Korean Politicians Forum, which brings together current and former Korean politicians from around the world, kicked off on Aug. 20 at the Fairmont Ambassador Seoul. The event, themed “Global politicians in the world, designing the future beyond the inflection point,” was the largest ever. More than 100 participants from 14 countries attended. Speaker Woo Won-sik of the National Assembly, Representative Na Kyung-won of the People Power Party, Representative Lee Ki-heon of the Democratic Party of Korea, Lee Sang-deok, commissioner of the Overseas
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- 2024-08-21 11:47
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Diplomacy Israeli Amb. Akiva Tor appointed as special professor at Busan University of Foreign Studies
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Busan University of Foreign Studies recently announced that it has appointed Israeli Ambassador to Korea Akiva J. Tor as a special professor. At the ceremony, the two sides agreed to work closely together to foster creative and convergent talents required by the future society, expecting synergies between Israel's advanced education system and Busan University of Foreign Studies’ PSC (Problem finding & solving, self-learning, collaboration) education philosophy. Ambassador Akiva Tor said, “I am impressed by Busan University of Foreign Studies’ PSC education
- Lee 기자
- 2024-08-20 16:52
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Diplomacy Myanmar's Amb. Thant Sin meets with Gunsan City Mayor Kim Woo-min
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Gunsan City Council of Jeonbuk State, led by Chairman Kim Woo-min, held a meeting with Myanmar's Ambassador to Korea Thant Sin and his delegation at the Gunsan City Council on Aug. 19. The meeting was attended by the Myanmar ambassador and his wife, as well as Gunsan City Council Chairman Kim Woo-min, Economic Construction Committee Chairman Ji Hae-chun, Councilor Park Kyung-tae, and Buddhist Monk Hae Yoon of Yeombul-sa Temple. At the event, they exchanged views and discussed various ways to promote friendship and cultural exchange between Korea and Myanmar. “W
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- 2024-08-20 14:44
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Diplomacy The awakening lion: the era of renewal
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The following article was contributed by Qudratilla Rafiqov, political scientist, to the Diplomacy journal for publication through the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul. –Ed. Hey, great Turan, land of lions! What has become of you? What are these days you endure now? Oh, glorious cradle of Genghis, Timur, Oghuz, and Attila! Where have the esteemed seats you once held gone?. Abdurauf Fitrat An American politician once said of the current life and fate of the Central Asian region: ‘They are neither post-Soviet nor post-communist countries now’. Today no specialist k
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- 2024-08-20 11:51
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Local President Yoon presides over the '24 Eulji National Security Council
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol chaired the “Eulji National Security Council” at the Crisis Management Center of the National Security Office on Aug. 19 and reviewed the country's ability to conduct total war in case of wartime and the wartime transition procedures by agencies. The President recalled that North Korea threatens our security by continuing to incite propaganda against South Korea and release filthy balloons while seeking to upgrade its nuclear and missile capabilities, and instructed us to “prepare for and have the capability to respond strongly to any
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- 2024-08-19 15:55
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