President Yoon Suk-yol announced on May 2 that through the recent summit, the South Korea-US alliance established five pillars of cooperation on top of the foundation of a "value alliance," which are the security alliance, industrial alliance, science and technology alliance, cultural alliance, and information alliance. During the national security meeting held at the Seoul Blue House on that day, President Yoon stated that the South Korea-US alliance has been upgraded to a new paradigm based on nuclear deterrence through the Washington Declaration. He also remarked that when the alliance
President Yoon made the remark during a joint statement with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the presidential office in Yongsan in the afternoon of the same day. He stated that he believes the current positive trend in the newly launched Korea-Japan relations confirms the progress made thus far, adding that "The flow of good change is difficult to create at first, but once it is established, it often becomes the mainstream." He continued, "I think the current flow of Korea-Japan relations is just like that," and added, "In less than two months since the prime minister and I held a su
On May 18, 2023, the Hilton Tashkent City Hotel will host the 2nd International Forum “Implementing Best Practices in Poverty Reduction”. This year, the Forum is organized by the Center for Economic Research and Reforms (CERR) together with the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Forum is organized with the support of the United Nations Development Programme in Uzbekistan and the United Nations Children’s Fund. About 200 delegates are expected to take part in the 2nd International Forum on Poverty Reduction, which will be held in our country, includi
Uzbekistan is a country with deep historical roots and rich culture. Every and each region of the country has its own unique natural, cultural and traditional heritage. Though Uzbekistan makes steps together with globalization and modernization, certain regions manage to preserve as well as promote local cuisine, customs and traditions. One of such places is Sentob village, which is located in Navoi region, Nurota district, 180 kilometers from the center. Nature, cultural heritage facilities, clean air, national cuisine and village life drew attention of local and foreign tourists from England
On May 16-18, the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will be held in Samarkand, under the general main theme - "Investing in Resilience". The event is expected to be attended by more than 2,000 guests from 73 countries, including representatives of foreign governments, heads of multinational corporations, international financial institutions and banks, experts in the field of economics, investment, finance and technology, as well as world media. The central theme of the event will be investing in ensuring the sustainabil
“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 doing busin
The Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul celebrated the Bangla New Year-1430 with great fervor and festivity on May 7, 2023 at the auditorium of the Eunpyeong Gu Sports Center in Seoul. More than 300 Bangladeshi nationals and their families living in the Republic of Korea spontaneously took part in the event. On this day, the auditorium was decorated with colorful banners, festoons, balloons and decorative items and Bangladeshi handicraft items were displayed at the auditorium entrance. People took part in Mangal Shovajatra wearing colorful dresses and carrying banners, festoons, masks and tradition
The following article and picture materials have been provided by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by By Nodir Jumanyozov, Head of Department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan, PhD of the Chung-ang University of the Republic of Korea It should be noted that in recent years, under the leadership of the Head of State, there have been significant changes in the system of labor relations, as well as in all areas. Large-scale work has been carried out in this area to introduce institutional, organizational, legal, legislative, normative and i
On May 8, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a meeting with the heads of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, political parties, judicial and executive authorities, and members of the public. The results of the referendum held on April 30 this year on the renewed Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan were considered. Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted that the interests of all segments of the population are taken into account in the renewed Constitution of the country, the active participation of citizens in its development, as well as its adoption by refer
The following article and picture materials have been provided by the Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed. By Ambassador Francisco José da Cruz I. INTRODUCTION 1. Africa continues to face complex and multidimensional challenges, including the spread of terrorism and violent extremism; unconstitutional changes of government; intricate, , and/or inconclusive political transitions; increased external interference; illicit arms trafficking; corruption and inequitable distri
An India pavilion, at International Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Industry (ICPI) Week-2023, was inaugurated on April 19 by Mr. Amit Kumar, Ambassador of India in Seoul. He was joined by representatives from Chemexcil, Pharmexcil, Indian Drug Manufacturing Association (IDMA) and Indian exporters. Around 60 Indian companies, from pharmaceutical, bio, cosmetics and fine chemicals sectors, participated in this exhibition. Ambassador Kumar interacted with exporters and assured them of all facilitation as our pharmaceuticals and chemical exporters seek growth in the ROK market. To mark 50 years of di
Uiwang City is work-ing on more than 10 development projects at the same time. In addition to the urban de-velopment projects in Gocheon Happiness Town, Wanggok Medical and Bio Complex Town, and Omaegi District, the third new city project is also being promoted. Uiwang City Mayor Kim Seong-je is the person who led the Sangjeonbyeokhae of Ui-wang City. "By 2030, when housing development, apartment con-struction, and railway projects are completed, Uiwang City will become the city with the best environmental, educa-tional and cultural standards in the metropolitan area," he stressed. Local gover
Damyang-gun, led by Mayor Lee Byung-no, said on March 21 that it held the first briefing session on the prepa-ration for the successful host-ing of the 2023 New Bamboo Festival. The first report on the preparation was held at the conference room of the county office presided over by May-or Lee, with about 70 people, including the head of the de-partments and the heads of the townships, reporting the progress of each department and discussing the deficien-cies. The Damyang Bamboo Festi-val, which will be held for the first time in four years, has changed its name to the “2023 New Bamboo Festiva
“Thailand is work-ing hard to re-vive our tourism indust r y back to the same level as before the COVID-19 pandemic by using its “5F” soft power pro-motion method – which are Food, Film, Fashion, Festival, and Fight (Thai boxing),” said Amb. Witchu Vejjajiva of Thai-land in Seoul. In an exclusive interview Amb. Witchu Vejjajiva said, “The Ministry of Tourism of Thailand aims to boost tour-ism by creating a meaningful experience for tourists, while simultaneously advancing to-wards tourism that is more sustainable, more digital, and more inclusive, by leveraging on Thailand’s “5F” soft power pr
The Republic of Indo-nesia adopts a pres-idential system, and the capital, Zakart, is the second most densely popu-lated city center in the world. Despite its huge population and high population density, Indonesia has the highest eco-system diversity in the world based on its natural nature, and its natural environment is well preserved due to people's consideration and environmen-tal protection. It consists of hundreds of dif-ferent peoples and languages, and the largest ethnic group is the Zawain. "Unity in diver-sity" is Indonesia's motto. It is implementing policies that tol-erate multiple