By Reporter Anna Kim Peruvian Ambassador to Korea Paul Fernando Duclos Farodi hosted a reception to mark the 202nd anniversary of Peru's Independence Day and the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with South Korea at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sejong-ro, Seoul on July 27. "We decided to establish diplomatic relations by starting mutual partnerships in various fields such as political cooperation, economic relations, and cultural and educational exchanges through a joint statement on April 1, 1963,” Ambassador Duclos Farodi said. Peru and South Korea have continued friendly relations and m
By Reporter Anna Kim Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang has decided to establish supply chains for key resources such as minerals and liquefied natural gas (LNG) with Australia and create conditions for corporate investment. Minister Lee met Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen in Seoul on July 25 to secure key resources such as minerals and LNG and strengthen cooperation in carbon-neutral areas such as clean hydrogen, green steel, carbon capture and storage (CCS). Regarding CCS cooperation, which is a way for the two countries to achieve carbon neutrali
By Reporter Kayla lee Talk Talk Korea 2023, the world's largest Hallyu content contest, opened on July 17 and will run through September 17, Korea.net, the official website of the Republic of Korea reported. Organized annually by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), Talk Talk Korea is the world's largest Hallyu content contest for foreigners, and has contributed to disseminating positive images of Korean culture across the world. This year's contest, under the theme of "Let's Unveil the Diversity of Korea" will seek submissions in the fo
By Reporter Anna Kim LG Electronics is promoting South Korea’s second largest city’s bid for World Expo 2030, at The Amundi Evian Championship 2023, one of the five major LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) tournaments. LG has supported this prestigious event as an official sponsor since 2017. The tournament began on July 28 and will run until July 30 at the Evian Resort Golf Club in France. In an effort to carry out its mission to support Busan’s bid to host the World Expo, LG will screen its promotional video during The Amundi Evian Championship. Last year, the company also engaged i
By Reporter Anna Kim HD Hyundai announced on July 27 that Dmytro Ponomarenko, the Ukrainian ambassador to Korea, visited Pangyo HD Hyundai Global R&D Center (GRC) and discussed the reconstruction project with Cho Young-chul, president of HD Hyundai Site Solution. President Cho introduced HD Hyundai's construction machinery business here and shared information on the visit of Korean economic mission to Poland, where Korean companies participated on July 14. The two sides agreed to discuss ways to cooperate with Ukraine's reconstruction project and continue to establish a cooperative system.
By Reporter Yun Ki-soon The Armistice Agreement, which had been held by the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission for 70 years since the ceasefire, is now in the hands of Gyeonggi Province. On July 19, Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi Province participated in the "Armistice Agreement Handover Ceremony" held at Gallery Greaves within Paju Camp Greaves, where he received a copy of the Armistice Agreement from Ivo Burgener, the Swiss representative of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission. Governor Kim said, "I am delighted that Gyeonggi Province has received the copy of the Armistice Agr
By Reporter Kayla lee Jeju Special Self-Governing Province signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mongolian Uvurkhangai State on July 26 to solve the manpower shortage during the agricultural season in the province. The signing ceremony took place at the Uvurkhangai State City Hall, with Moon Kyung-sam, the head of Jeju's Agriculture and Livestock Department, and Adiyadeljing Ishdorj, the governor of Mongolia Uvurkhangai, signing the MOU and exchanging mutual agreements. Following the signing of the MOU, both sides discussed expanding the introduction of seasonal agricultural workers
By Reporter Lee jon young A delegation composed of Goyang Special City Council members, led by Chairman Kim Young-sik, visited Taguig City in the Philippines on July 25, following an invitation from Mayor Lani Cayetano of the city in June, to hold a ceremony for the signing of a friendship cooperation agreement. During their visit, the delegation, comprising six council members, met with Mayor Lani Cayetano and Vice Mayor Arvin Ian, along with four city council members, and pledged to foster close exchange and cooperation between the two cities. The intention behind this agreement is to promot
By Reporter Lee jon young Mayor Lee Jae-young of Jeungpyeong County held an official meeting with Ambassador Chring Botum Rangsay of Cambodia on July 26 at a restaurant in Jongno-gu, Seoul. During this meeting, they discussed ways to solidify cultural, tourism, and economic exchanges that have been under discussion with Cambodia since October of last year. The focus was on exploring opportunities for local companies in Jeungpyeong to enter the Cambodian market. Mayor Lee explained to Ambassador Chring the necessity of establishing a channel to connect local companies, Cambodian government agen
By Reporter Lee Joon-seok Speaker Kim Jin-pyo of the National Assembly met with the delegation led by Frank Jannuzi, Chairman of the Mansfield Foundation, at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on July 27. The Mansfield Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank established in 1983 to implement the vision of former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and Senator Mike Mansfield and his wife Maureen Mansfield, with the goal of promoting understanding and cooperation between Asia and the United States. It has been responsible for the U.S.-Japan-Korea Legislative Exchange Program since 2016 and
By Reporter Anna Kim During his official visit to Turkiye from July 28 to 30, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin paid a courtesy call on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkiye on July 28h. Minister Park expressed his gratitude for Turkiye's deployment of over 20,000 troops to the Korean War in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the armistice. As the Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs, he emphasized his commitment to further strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries in all areas through his visit, which marks the first in eight years. President Erdogan welcome
By Reporter Kayla lee In celebration of the 31st anniversary of diplomatic relations this year, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and China have expressed their intentions to promote mutual development in the tourism industry through the resumption of group tours and to enhance exchange and cooperation in various fields such as future, economy, and culture. On the morning of July 26, Governor Oh Young-hoon met with Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming at Jeju Dream Tower, requesting active cooperation from the Chinese government to ensure that Chinese group tourists visiting Jeju can recover to
By Reporter Kayla lee President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee attended the ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the UN Forces' Participation Day and the Armistice Agreement. During the ceremony, President Yoon personally greeted and showed the utmost respect to each of the 62 UN veterans who participated in the UN forces. He also personally guided Ted Eddie, a Canadian UN veteran, to his seat, the last veteran to enter the stage. At this event, the soldiers of the Hanbit Unit from South Sudan, who marked their 10th anniversary of deployment, recited the oath of allegiance
By Reporter Kayla lee In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Korea-Peru diplomatic relations, a gathering to share Korean and Peruvian food and culture was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and co-hosted by the Korea Food Promotion Institute and the Embassy of Peru in Korea. The Korea Food Promotion Institute held the opening ceremony of the "Korea-Peru Food Culture Exchange Fair" at the Korean Food Culture Space "Eeum" in Seoul's Jongno-gu on July 19. Lim Kyung-sook, the director of the Korea Food Promotion Institute, welcomed the attendees and said, "Kore
By Reporter Kayla lee Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Oh Young-ju met with UNESCO Deputy Director-General Qu Xing, who is on a visit to Korea to attend the Global Meeting for the 20th Anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, on July 25, and discussed overall cooperation between Korea and UNESCO. Vice Minister Oh stated that UNESCO is an important and special partner that has contributed to Korea’s post-war recovery and development, and hoped for further development of cooperative relations between Korea, a major donor to UNESCO, and UNESCO. Vice