By Lee Kap-soo Charge d'Affaires Makoto Morales of Honduras, who visited the Jincheon-gun county office, said on Sept. 4, "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Gov. Song Gi-seop and the officials for their generous support and unforgettable memories during the Honduran Jamboree members' stay in the county. I would like to continue to discuss ways to deepen the ties between our two countries." Earlier, the county provided safety management, accommodation, and customized cultural programs to 30 Honduran Jamboree members who entered the Legal Training Institute in Chungbuk Innovation C
By Lee Kap-soo Daegu City Council Chairman Lee Man-kyu and Councilors Lee Jae-hwa and Son Han-kook met with a delegation from the Mongolian HR Club on August 31 and welcomed the Mongolian businessmen to Daegu for training. The Mongolian HR Club (Human Resource Manager's Club) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) formed in 2012 to support the development of human resource policies in Mongolia and promote industrial development through communication and cooperation among relevant experts. The club currently has about 16,000 members, including large companies, organizations, and government of
By Kim Ji-eun On August 28, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia Tanja Fajon, attended the opening ceremony and the session on multilateralism of the Bled Strategic Forum 2023, which was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Center for European Perspective of Slovenia. Given that the ongoing war in Ukraine, a region very close to Central and Eastern Europe, is not only a sensitive issue in terms of security and national interests of the countries in the region but also
By Lee Kap-soo The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Seoul kicked off the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by hosting the “Road to COP28” in the UAE at the Four Seasons Hotel in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on Aug. 31. The event was held to promote COP28, which will take place in Dubai, UAE, from November 30 to December 12, and to share the UAE's plans and solutions to tackle the climate crisis as host of COP28. "The UAE has demonstrated a strong commitment to renewable energy, environmental protection, and sustainabl
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held a luncheon meeting with Lee Sang-kyung, chairman of the Association of Korean Law Schools, Ho Moon-hyuk, the first chairman, Director Kim Jong-bo, Chung Hyun-mi, president of the Graduate Law School of Ewha Womans University, and other leaders on Aug. 24. The meeting was held at the request of the Association of Korean Law Schools to gather opinions from the legal community on the direction of improving the law education system. After listening to suggestions from professors such as Chairman Lee Sang-kyung on the reality and various difficulties of
By Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin held an 80-minute telephone conversation with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, to discuss issues of mutual interest, including China-ROK relations, Korean Peninsula issues, and regional and international developments on Aug. 31. The two sides reaffirmed their consensus to attach great importance to and continue to develop China-ROK relations, and as this year marks the first year of the new 30th anniversary of China-ROK relations, th
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Noryangjin Fish Market in Seoul on the morning of August 31 to check the safety of Korean fisheries products and encourage merchants and other officials by directly purchasing Korean fisheries products such as rockfish, blue crabs and gizzard shad. It is the first time in 96 years that the incumbent president has visited the Noryangjin Fisheries Market in Seoul since the opening of the Gyeongseong Fisheries Market in 1927. With Cha Deok-ho, chairman of the Noryangjin Fish Market merchants’ association, the president toured the live fish and shel
By Lee Kap-soo Vueron Technology, a leading LiDAR perception solution provider, said that Seoul City introduced the Vueron Technology-developed LiDAR-based Smart Crowd Analytics (SCA) for the first time in the world. SCA identifies the flow of people in densely populated areas and analyzes congestion to prevent accidents in advance. Through accurate detection, operators can make real-time decisions by specific numerical data and citizens can also make informed choices. In this regard, Seoul City was selected as the No.1 city at the SCEWC Barcelona Smart City Expo last year, showcasing an exemp
By Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin will hold a meeting of heads of Korean diplomatic missions in Europe on August 26 in Istanbul, Türkiye. The upcoming meeting is the third regional mission heads’ meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Park, following the meeting of heads of Korean diplomatic missions in Africa held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on August 9 and the meeting of heads of Korean diplomatic missions in the Middle East held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on August 13 to discuss ways to seek support for Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan and strength
By Lee Kap-soo The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI, President & CEO Martin Henkelmann) and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Seoul held the 3rd Korean-German Climate and Environment Conference on August 24 at the Conrad Hotel Seoul, South Korea. Under the theme of “Decarbonization in the Industry - Solutions for Carbon Neutrality in Industry Sector”, the event marked a significant milestone in fostering cross-border cooperation to address pressing environmental challenges. The conference drew the participation of more than 70 key officials and experts fro
By Ko Seul-ji, Army Officer Candidate of the Department of Military Science, Dongshin University In 1910, after stripping us of our sovereignty, Japan installed the Japanese Government-General of Korea and suppressed our people. In the sweltering heat of August 2023, most college students spend their vacations traveling or self-developing, but as a military officer candidate, I spent four weeks completing summer combat leader training. Before the training, I honestly wanted to play more and spend more time with my friends and family, but after this summer training, I learned and gained a lot,
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee paid a surprise visit to a multi-child family invitation event held at the fountain in the Yongsan Children's Garden on Aug. 26. Children playing in the fountain gathered around the presidential couple to greet them as they arrived. Dressed in matching Cheonan naval patrol ship, the presidential couple took commemorative photos with each child, asking how old they were and whether they enjoyed playing in the water. At the fountain, the children had fun playing games such as spinning hula hoops, imitating idol dances, and flip
By Kim Ji-eun In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Peru and Korea, the Peruvian training ship BAP "Union" will visit Korea from Sept. 10 to 14 as part of its first world voyage. During the same period, the Union ship will dock at the "Busan International Cruise Terminal." The BAP Union, a symbolic vessel of the Peruvian Navy, aims to train marine cadets who will later become naval officers in Peru. To this end, the Union ship sails for 10 months and as Peru's mobile embassy, it visits major ports of Peru’s partners and friendly countries. This year marks Per
By Lee Kap-soo The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI, President & CEO Martin Henkelmann), in cooperation with the Gyeonggi Free Economic Zone Authority (GGFEZ), held the KGCCI Half-Year Economic Outlook 2023 on August 30 at Four Seasons Hotel. The event, organized to provide exclusive insights into the developments of Korean-German business relations in these challenging times, drew the participation of more than 80 key officials and experts from Korean and German companies and institutions. Speakers included German Ambassador-designate to Korea Georg Schmidt, Dr. Young
Reporter Lee Jeong-ha's special series Nature is the subject of Hwang Seo-hyeon's deepest interest, and her recent pictorial explorations of nature as a motif can be seen as an interest in cosmic life and a journey into the contemporary possibilities of bioaesthetics. Using her own unique materials and compositions, the smearing of dyes and the texture of natural objects, the artist extracts the intrinsic beauty inherent in the associations of various expressions of nature based on the most Korean sensibilities, and in order to express the pulsating form of life, she induces the color of the c