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Korea to attend 36th session of APRC

Feb 22, 2022

A high-level delegation from Korea will join the 36th Session of the Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC) forum to be held from March 8 to 11 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, said the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Korea office in a press release Monday. Key agenda items of the conference include addressing the damage done to economies and livelihoods in the food an...
[BOOK DONATION]

Feb 22, 2022

BOOK DONATION -- Korean Council on Latin America & the Caribbean President Shin Soong-chull poses with Chilean Embassy in Seoul Chargé D´affairs, Counsellor Gustavo González. The Chilean Embassy in Seoul donated Pablo Neruda‘s books to the Korean Council on Latin America & the Caribbean Monday in celebration of 60 years of Chile-Korea diplomatic relations. Chilean poet-diplomat and politician Pab...
Bangladesh marks Language Martyrs’ Day

Feb 22, 2022

The Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul and Korean National Commission for UNESCO (KNCU) on Monday commemorated Language Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day 2022 in Seoul. Delivering opening remarks at the event, Bangladesh Ambassador to Korea Delwar Hossain honored those who had lost their lives in the 1952 protests calling for Bengali to be recognized as an official state language. The...
Ukraine committed to politico-diplomatic settlement

Feb 20, 2022

Ukraine remains firmly committed to a politico-diplomatic settlement, maximizing efforts with partners to reduce tensions and keep the situation in line with diplomatic dialogue, the Ukrainian Embassy in Seoul said in a press statement Saturday. Tensions have mounted over Russia’s deployment of troops at Ukraine’s borders, with the United States and its allies warning of a package of sanctions a...
‘Meet Denmark’ campaign exceeds 10k visitors

Feb 15, 2022

The Danish Embassy in South Korea said the cumulative number of visitors to its “Meet Denmark” campaign site exceeded 10,000 within 44 days of its launch on Thursday. The embassy co-launched the “Meet Denmark” campaign with the pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk last year in August. With the slogan “Aspiring life, Danish life,” the campaign offers a glimpse into a healthy, sustainable and eco-frie...
Iran opens permanent exhibition in Seoul

Feb 15, 2022

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties, Korea-Iran Council President Chun Jeong-bae touched on the 1,500 years of intertwined Korea-Iran relations through Kush Nama’s beautiful love story of a Persian prince and Silla princess. Kush Nama is Persian epic poem and part of a mythical history of Iran written by Hakim Iranshan that records a destined encounter between a Persian prince an...
One Ocean Summit 2022

Feb 15, 2022

France hosted the One Ocean summit through Feb. 9-11 in Brest, France, to encourage the international community to raise its ambitions on marine issues and translate shared responsibility to ocean into tangible commitments, the French Embassy said in a press release. According to the embassy, more than 30 events, including workshops, forums, roundtables and other initiatives held on sidelines of...
Korean SMEs seeking new opportunities in Belarus

Feb 15, 2022

Korean small- and medium-size enterprises are exploring new opportunities in the Belarusian market, opening branches, bringing in new technologies and talents, and creating a strong research base, the Belarusian Embassy in Seoul said in a press statement Thursday. Marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Belarus and Korea, the embassy said Korea was among the first states whi...
S. Korea to ban travel to all regions of Ukraine amid looming conflict

Feb 11, 2022

South Korea on Friday has decided to ban its nationals from traveling to all regions of Ukraine and urged those staying there to evacuate immediately amid brewing tensions in the region. The Level 4 travel alert, the highest in the four-tier system, is set to take effect Sunday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. South Korea had issued the Level 3 advisory in southern, eastern and nor...
FM Chung heads to Hawaii for talks with US, Japanese counterparts on N. Korea

Feb 11, 2022

South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong left for Hawaii on Friday to meet his US and Japanese counterparts for discussions on North Korea's recent series of missile tests and other regional issues. Chung is scheduled to have bilateral and trilateral talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in Honolulu on Saturday (local time). High on ...
Moon meets with Cambodian PM

Feb 11, 2022

President Moon Jae-in held a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday and discussed ways to enhance exchanges and cooperation between the two countries, including a bilateral free trade agreement. During the meeting, Moon described Cambodia as a major partner for South Korea's economic strategy of reducing its reliance on China, noting that relations between the two countries "hav...
Pakistan embassy holds exhibition on journey through Pakistan

Feb 8, 2022

The Embassy of Pakistan in Seoul organized the photo exhibition “A Journey through Pakistan” at Dongjak Art Gallery in Seoul. The exhibition was held from Feb. 3 through Saturday, and showcased Pakistan’s diverse heritage, scenic landscape, and beautiful and vibrant handicrafts. According to the Embassy of Pakistan, members of the diplomatic corps, Korean cultural and trade associations, leader...
ASEAN connectivity key to prosperity: Cambodian ambassador

Jan 25, 2022

Connectivity is key to improving, development, trade and other benefits to ASEAN, and putting the group’s master plan into action is key to achieving it, according to Cambodia, which is chairing the bloc this year. The conversion from key actions under the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025 into projects is was crucial to connectivity, Cambodia Ambassador to ASEAN Yeap Samnang said in...
UAE PM honors Zayed Sustainability Prize winners

Jan 24, 2022

UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum presented awards to 10 winners of the 2022 Zayed Sustainability Prize on Jan. 17. The Zayed Sustainability Prize was established in 2008 to honor the legacy of the UAE’s founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The prize is the UAE’s pioneering global award recognizing small- to medium-size enterprises, nonprofit organ...
Collaboration with Korea, key priority for Indonesia post-COVID: ambassador

Jan 17, 2022

Meanwhile, the ambassador also highlighted Indonesia’s potential in the creative economy sector at the global level. “Creative economy is projected to reach a global valuation of $985 billion by 2023, and could represent 10 percent of global GDP before 2030,” Soeherman said, citing research data from G20 think tanks. “Indonesia is the place where creativity is born and flourishes. Creativity is...