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Local President Yoon says, "Healthcare reform will be pursued unwaveringly"
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol reiterated his firm stance on healthcare reform during his closing remarks at the 9th Cabinet Meeting held at the Presidential Office on Feb. 20. President Yoon emphasized, "Healthcare reform will be pursued unwaveringly," regarding collective actions of medical residents and medical students. He stated once again his resolute position on healthcare reform. The President stated, "There can be no threat to the lives and health of the people during the process of healthcare reform," and urged, "I request that the entire cabinet be united t
- Lee 기자
- 2024-02-21 14:38
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Local President Yoon encourages dreams and challenges of young scientists
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held a conversation session with young scientists who will lead the Republic of Korea, a strong nation in science and technology, in Daejeon on February 16. This event was arranged for the president to meet directly with the 2023 Presidential Science Scholars and International Olympiad winners, to congratulate and encourage them, and to listen freely to their hopes and suggestions. It followed the 12th "People's Livelihood Forum," with the theme of "Daejeon, the Science Capital Innovating Korea," adding significance to the occasion. Th
- Lee 기자
- 2024-02-21 14:07
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Local Dankook Univ. declares commitment to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Dankook University held a declaration ceremony for the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at its Jukjeon campus on Feb. 19. As part of its commitment to the SDGs, the university declared ▲ education and research (providing education for creative individuals who contribute to humanity) ▲ international cooperation (collaboration with the international community for building a sustainable society) ▲ community engagement (encouraging participation from local communities) ▲ environmental conservation (administration and facility
- Lee 기자
- 2024-02-21 13:27
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Local Gyeongju launches a supporters group of 34 foreign language-speaking public officials
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Gyeongju City has launched a supporters' group composed of foreign language-speaking public officials to focus on its bid for the 2025 APEC Summit. The city of Gyeongju held a launching ceremony for the "Gyeongju Love Global Public Officials Supporters Group" at the large conference room of Gyeongju City Hall on Feb. 16, the city announced on Feb. 18. The supporters' group is composed of 34 public officials from 22 departments who can speak English, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. Gyeongju City, which is focusing its administrative efforts on hosting
- 이존영 기자
- 2024-02-19 14:23
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Local Feb. 14 is the day that independence fighter An Jung-geun was sentenced to death
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Let's not be a soulless people on Feb. 14. Some people may know whether it is Valentine's Day, but how many people remember that Feb. 14 is the day when Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun, a hero of our country and the pride of our nation, was sentenced to death by the Japanese. But to hide that fact, Japan made it a day to exchange chocolates between lovers as a shallow gesture. It's a shameful and unbelievable story that they're trying to hide the memory of this day. February 14, the day a Korean hero was sentenced to death at the tender age of 31, s
- 이존영 기자
- 2024-02-13 15:13
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Local Feb. 14 is the day that independence fighter An Jung-geun was sentenced to death
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Let's not be a soulless people on Feb. 14. Some people may know whether it is Valentine's Day, but how many people remember that Feb. 14 is the day when Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun, a hero of our country and the pride of our nation, was sentenced to death by the Japanese. But to hide that fact, Japan made it a day to exchange chocolates between lovers as a shallow gesture. It's a shameful and unbelievable story that they're trying to hide the memory of this day. February 14, the day a Korean hero was sentenced to death at the tender age of 31, s
- 이존영 기자
- 2024-02-13 14:52
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Local “First Lady Kim’s luxury bag scandal is a ‘mock political operation’”
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol has labeled his wife Kim Keun-hee's luxury bag scandal as "political maneuvering" and emphasized that he will "take a firm line in the future." This is Yoon's first public statement on the controversy. In the 100-minute "Special Interview with the President," which aired on KBS on July 7, President Yoon said, “It's an operation because Choi, a Korean-American pastor, came with a watch and a hidden camera.” President Yoon said, "The fact that she was unable to cold-heartedly reject him was the problem, if one can call it a problem, and
- 이존영 기자
- 2024-02-08 10:20
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Local Former President Park Geun-hye says, "I don't blame anyone”
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo "As a person who served as president, I wrote my memoirs with the hope that they would serve as a lesson for future generations by revealing what I regretted and what I did well," said former President Park Geun-hye at the launch of her memoirs, "Park Geun-hye Memoirs: Past the Darkness and into the Future. On the same day, Park also released for the first time a handwritten memo she wrote in late fall 2021, when she was imprisoned for more than four years and nine months. At a book release ceremony held at a hotel in Daegu, Park said that in late 2021, about h
- Lee 기자
- 2024-02-06 10:45
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Local Bucheon Mayor Cho meets with Amb. of the Kyrgyz Republic to Korea
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Bucheon City Mayor Cho Yong-ik met with Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to South Korea Aida Ismailova, and agreed to find ways for mutual cooperation on Jan. 29. Bucheon City announced on Jan. 31 that Bucheon and Kyrgyz Republic have recently increased exchanges in the medical and economic fields. Soon Chun Hyang University Bucheon Hospital has been operating the Bishkek Imaging Consultation Center in Kyrgyzstan since 2022, and a local cosmetics company signed a contract to sell functional cosmetics to CIS member states, including Kyrgyzstan, in January thi
- 이존영 기자
- 2024-02-05 14:54
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Local Gyeonggi Gov. Kim meets with lawmakers from Aichi Prefectural Assembly
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Gyeonggi-do Governor Kim Dong-yeon met with a group of lawmakers from the Aichi Prefectural Assembly on Jan. 30 at the Gyeonggi-do Government Office to seek ways to revitalize friendly cooperation between Gyeonggi-do and Aichi Prefecture, including cooperation in the manufacturing sector and youth exchanges. The six members of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan's Aichi Prefectural Assembly visited Gyeonggi-do in preparation for the 2026 Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games, and delivered a letter from the governor of Aichi Prefecture expressing their desire to expan
- Lee 기자
- 2024-02-05 10:59
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Local Gangwon Gov. Kim Jin-tae meets with EU Ambassador to Korea
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Governor Kim Jin-tae of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province met with EU Ambassador to Korea Maria Castillo Fernandez at the Pyeongchang Olympic Memorial Hall in Gangwon Province on Jan. 27. "Thank you for coming to this Olympic event after the 2023 World Forest Expo," said Governor Kim. "If EU ambassadors from 26 countries visit Gangwon Province in the second half of this year, we will prepare abundantly for them to experience the nature and culture of Gangwon Province." "Of the more than 1,800 athletes participating in the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olymp
- 이존영 기자
- 2024-01-29 14:37
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Local Gyeonggi Gov. Kim meets with Île-de-France Gov. Valérie Pécresse
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Gyeonggi-do Governor Kim Dong-yeon, who is visiting Switzerland and France to strengthen international exchanges and attract investment, met with Valérie Pécresse, governor of Île-de-France, to discuss cooperation. Governor Kim Dong-yeon and Governor Valérie Pécresse had breakfast at the Ile-de-France Provincial Office on Jan. 19 and discussed concrete action plans on startups, climate change, high-tech industries, and youth exchange. "I think there is a lot of potential for cooperation between the two regions in terms of startups, high-tech industries, climate
- Lee 기자
- 2024-01-26 14:06
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Local President Yoon visits market in Uijeongbu to encourage merchants
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Uijeongbu First Market, Gyeonggi Province's representative traditional market, on Jan. 25 to encourage merchants who are facing difficulties due to the recent recession and winter cold snap, and to listen to their stories. Upon his arrival, a large number of citizens and merchants welcomed President Yoon with chants of "Yoon Suk-yeol cheers," to which the President responded with a handshake and New Year's greetings. Along with the president and Minister of SMEs and Startups Oh Young-joo, the president walked around various sto
- 이존영 기자
- 2024-01-26 10:44
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Local President Yoon attends the opening event of the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol attended a pre-Games reception for the Ganwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea, where he met with IOC President Thomas Bach and greeted IOC members on Jan. 19. The President first talked with Bach, wishing him success for the Games and discussing sports. "Sport is not only important for the well-being of the human community, but it is also key to building a nation's industry and capacity," the President said, referring to the book 'The British Empire was born on an Eton School soccer field'. "For the future of the country, the r
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- 2024-01-22 16:01
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Local Gov. Kim Dong-yeon meets with global leaders at World Economic Forum
By Lee Kap-soo Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon, who is participating in the World Economic Forum (WEF-Davos Forum) in Switzerland, participated in a series of sessions related to the climate crisis on the opening day of the forum on Jan. 17 (local time) and discussed the role of local governments with representatives of global companies and governments. In two sessions, 'Accelerating to Net Zero: Manufacturing Innovation Strategy' and 'Accelerating Responsible Renewable Energy,' held at the Kirk Park Village and Waldhus Hotel in Mönche, Gov. Kim said, "Consistency in environmental pol
- Lee 기자
- 2024-01-18 16:54
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Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan celebrate the Navruz holiday
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Uzbekistan and Korea sign MOU on ecological reforms
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Lee Young-jin appointed as new chairman of the Sports Fairness Commission
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Correctional officers deliver emergency relief supplies worth 22 million won
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Ilhwa exports its 63,000 products to Ukraine for the first time
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Foreign Minister Cho meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
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“We have a historic chance to make our region prosperous”
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Woori Bank opens first Polish branch for a Korean bank
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Lithuanian Amb. to Korea Ricardas Šlepaviciu visits Hanjin Travel
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