Reporter Kayla Lee First Lady Kim Keon-hee participated in the NATO Summit Spouses’ Program on July 12, local time. The program included spouses of heads of state from Ukraine, Japan, France, Turkey, Greece, Poland, and others. Invited by the First Lady of Lithuania, Diana Nausėdienė, and the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, Kim Keon-hee met with Ukrainian children, women, and youth at the Ukrainian Center in Vilnius. The Ukrainian Center, which opened in June 2022, is the first center for Ukrainian refugees within EU member states, providing temporary childcare, children's education, cu
Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin had a meeting and then luncheon on June 30 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia Tanja Fajon, who was on an official visit to Korea from June 28 to July 1. During the meeting, the two sides extensively discussed Korea-Slovenia relations, substantive cooperation, cooperation on the international stage, and key regional issues, among others. Foreign Minister Park, attaching significance to the active high-level exchanges between Korea and Slovenia over the past 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relati
By Reporter Anna Kim Distinguished Chairman! Dear heads of delegations! I am sincerely glad to welcome all participants of the this Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. I echo the words of gratitude expressed today to the Honorable Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi for organizing our meeting. We note India's successful first SCO presidency. I would like to underscore with satisfaction the dynamic development of our multifaceted cooperation in accordance with agreements of the Samarkand Summit. We have embarked on the practical implementation of the adopted decis
President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee will visit Lithuania and Poland from July 10 to 15. At the Office of the President in Seoul, Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo on July 6 released the itinerary of their six-day trip at a news briefing. From July 10 to 12, President Yoon will visit the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit. This is the second time for a Korean leader to take part in the talks since he was invited by the security body to last year's event. He will start his schedule related to the summi
President Yoon Suk-yeol said on June 25, "Now, 73 years after the outbreak of the Korean War, we must not forget the horrors of the conflict." He said this while viewing an exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the nation's bilateral alliance with the U.S. at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Seoul with First Lady Kim Keon-hee, according to a news release from presidential spokesperson Lee Do-woon. "Seventy-three years ago today, U.S. President Truman swiftly decided to enter the U.S. in the Korean War to defend the freedom of the Republic of Korea, a nation in c
By Reporter Anna Kim The capital of Italy is known throughout the world for its countless beauties and the infinite historical, cultural, artistic and architectural heritage it boasts, attracting almost 15 million visitorsin 2022 alone (Federalberghi data, 2022). Nonetheless, not everyone knows that Rome hosts, between the Flaminio, Foro Italico and Farnesina districts, the so-called “Contemporary District”, a rare concentration of 20th century architecture, and one that is constantly evolving, thanks to the recent contributions of Zaha Hadid’s “Maxxi” and Renzo Piano’s “Parco della Musica”. T
By Reporter Anna Kim The government held a Public-Private Joint Council for Overseas Emergency Relief, chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, on June 29. The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) arrives in Ottawa, Canada, on Nov. 2 (local time) to help fight the wildfires in Canada. In the meeting, the government decided to dispatch a 151-member KDRT consisting of people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Korea Forest Service, the National Fire Agency, and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), as well as medical personnel, and discussed specific plans for the dispat
A number of ambassadors and senior diplomats attended the Namwon Seong Chunhyang Festival in Namwon City, Jeollabuk-do Province on May 26, 2023. It was the official Opening Day of a five-day gala cultural-historical event beginning on May 25 and running through May 29. One of the most interesting folk events of Korea, the 93rd Chunhyang Festival was held in the Namwon city of Jeollabuk-do Province, the hometown of Chunhyang, on May 26, 2023, which was attended by the ambassadors and many other international dignitaries as well as local leaders and residents. (Mayor Choi Kyung-sik of the Namwon
By Reporter Anna Kim ▲ Two national flags of Belarus and South Korea are displayed at the stage set up to commemorate the National Day of Belarus at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on June 28. The Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Korea organized a reception on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus and the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People on June 28, 2023. The event was attended by the heads and officers of more than thirty foreign diplomatic missions accredited in the Republic of
“The investment incentives and facilitations, export related programs and strategic trade networks that are already in place will create a win-win outcome for businesses from the Republic of Korea in Malaysia,” said Ruhizam Idris., director of MIDA Seoul. In an interview with The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985, Ruhizam Idris said, “Both Malaysia and the Republic of Korea will enjoy the mutual recognition of industrial standards and test results of the conformity assessment procedures. “This will help to reduce the cost of doi
On the afternoon of May 22, 2023, President Yoon Suk-yeol adopted a joint statement consisting of 12 pages of A4 paper after the summit meeting with President Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Union (EU) Commission, and Charles Michel, the EU Council President. The joint statement includes contents such as enhancing partnership in the three major areas of Green, Health and Digital, establishing a new strategic dialogue between the Korean and EU foreign ministers for comprehensive security cooperation, and close cooperation for a unified international response to North Korea
▲ Saeed Koozechi, Iranian Ambassador to Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol received credentials from newly appointed ambassadors of 11 countries, including Denmark, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan, to South Korea on May 12. President Yoon held a ceremony with 11 ambassadors at the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul, later in the day. It is a procedure in which the head of state of the sending country hands over the credentials of a new ambassador to the head of state of the host country. In attendance were Ambassador Atoki Ileka of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ambassado
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the 'Korea-Vietnam Partnership Fair' held on June 22 on the occasion of his state visit to Vietnam. The fair featured a variety of events, including the K-Industry Showcase, which allowed visitors to experience the products of Korean companies; the Trade Consultation, which matched Korean companies interested in entering Vietnam with Vietnamese buyers; the Young Tech Startup Grand Challenge, which identified outstanding startups from the ASEAN region that want to start a business in Korea; and the K-Food Festival, which promoted Korean and V
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee attended a conversation event with Korean language learners in Vietnam on June 22. The event was held at the National University of Hanoi. Under the theme of "Nurturing Our Dreams in Korean," it was attended by more than 70 people, including students studying Korean in Vietnam and representatives from educational institutions. As the Korean Presidential couple entered the first floor of the event's annex, they were greeted by a traditional Vietnamese musical instrument, the arirang, played by students from a middle school
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee, who are on a state visit to Vietnam, hosted a luncheon for ethnic Koreans in Vietnam on June 22 (local time). The meeting was attended by more than 300 ethnic Koreans who are active in Vietnam, including Korean-Vietnamese families. In his encouraging remarks, the President said, "The 170,000-strong Korean diaspora in Vietnam, the largest among ASEAN countries' diasporas, represents the weight and importance of the Korea-Vietnam relationship." Noting the remarkable growth of Korea-Vietnam relations in the 30 years since t