By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Ambassador Wong Kai Jiun of Singapore to Korea visited Gyeongju on August 29 and met with Mayor Ju Nak-young of Gyeongju, and explored future-oriented exchange and cooperation plans between the two countries alongside APEC. This visit held particular significance as next year marks the ‘50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Korea and Singapore’. Singapore, a founding member of APEC alongside Korea, hosted the ‘17th APEC Summit’ in 2009. The APEC Secretariat is currently based in Singapore. Ambassador Wong Kai Jiun, appointed last June as Ambassador to
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