The climate crisis is one that the world must respond to quickly and in a concerted manner, Italian Ambassador Federico Failla said in an interview with The Korea Herald on Thursday, emphasizing food sustainability ahead of the sixth World Week of Italian Cuisine, which runs Nov. 22-28. Failla said the week’s theme is food sustainability from a traditional perspective of Italian cuisine, because...

Today, hundreds of priority investment projects in various sectors of the economy have been implemented by leading South Korean companies. In particular, about 900 enterprises with the participation of Korean investors operate in Uzbekistan. In total, the volume of investments attracted from South Korea exceeds $7 billion. Uzbekistan fully supports the goals of the “New Northern Policy” put forw...

Other projects with Korean involvement include the Al Zour Refinery, which he said would processes 515,000 barrels per day (bpd) of light Kuwait export crude, and produce Euro-V specification fuel along with aromatics and propylene. Overall investment for the refinery project is estimated to reach $25 billion. Al-Awadi said tenders were open to international companies to help develop a tourism a...

The Peruvian Embassy hosted a seminar on Climate and Investment Opportunities in Peru on Nov. 11 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Central Seoul. The seminar presented major infrastructure investment projects that Peru offers to public and private companies in Korea. The seminar was held as part of Peruvian government’s efforts to attract companies and investment to Peru. This year’s seminar aimed ...

The Pig Breeders Product Organization (OPAS) is to showcase three of its ready-to-eat products -- bacon tenderloin, bacon tenderloin with herbs and pulled pork -- at Coex Food Week 2021, to be held Nov. 24-27. “Easy to eat” recipes are also to be presented with useful Italian pork product information. OPAS is the largest product organization in Italy, representing 12 percent of Italian pig farm...

“There’s a third ‘P’ -- public, private and ‘people,’” she said, calling for more than just a top-down approach. Wilkinson said the World Energy Council’s humanizing energy agenda is to mobilize the middle classes, the SMEs, the bottom third of society, and midsize cities. Wilkinson stressed how vital community engagement is in energy projects. “We don’t want to think about the future, we want...

The South African Embassy and Interpark Mall is co-hosting a South African promotion week through Nov. 11-17, showcasing South African products currently available in Korea including Rugani carrot juice, Ceres juice, Renewallife rooibos tea and Bio-Oil, amongst others. According to the South African ambassador to Korea, Zenani Dlamini, Korea has a diversified economy that has invested significan...

Nusseibeh also expressed gratitude for Korea’s endorsement of the UAE’s bid to host the 28th session of the United Nations climate summit, or COP28, in 2023. “We are committed to rallying a unifying science-based approach that advances responsible environmental policy in the Middle East and around the world and respond effectively to the regions development need,” Nusseibeh said. “We also look ...

Developing clean energy is a win-win opportunity for both Chile and Korea, as both are open economies with access to the wider market through the Pacific Ocean, Chile’s Minister for Energy and Mining Juan Carlos Jobet said in an interview with The Korea Herald. Jobet said Chile has vast renewable resources, powerful solar irradiance and ample wind resources for producing clean energy that the co...

The Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul showcased seafood products at Busan International Seafood and Fisheries Expo 2021 last week. Co-organized by Busan Metropolitan City, Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (Bexco), National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives and Korea Fishery Trade Association, the trade fair was held through Nov. 3 to 5 at Bexco. Fourteen countries including Korea participate...

MIDDLE EAST COOPERATION -- Bader M. al-Awadi, Kuwait’s ambassador to South Korea who also serves as dean of the Arab Diplomatic Corps, delivers congratulatory remarks at the 17th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum held at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Monday. The forum aimed to discuss future directions in strengthening the strategic partnership between Korea and the Middle East in the post COVID-19 e...

According to Dyussenbayev, Kazakhstan created a nuclear-free zone in central Asia, a decision that demanded great courage and an iron will. He said Kazakhstan was a catalyst for the worldwide anti-nuclear movement. “Kazakhstan is rightly recognized by the world community as the leader of the global anti-nuclear movement,” Dyussenbayev said. The exhibition consists of two sections. The first s...

According to Pradhan, 70 countries are currently planning to open contracts because of pressure to advance reforms at the country level with four frontiers: transparency, citizen’s participation, openness of government to the marginalized and leveraging digital technology and civil liberty. He said that digital tech and civil liberty are under attack due to disinformation and threats to indivi...

The Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea and Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Oct. 29 signed a memorandum of understanding to support each other in economic, educational, cultural, commercial and industrial activities. The signing ceremony was attended by eight officials, including Indian Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Surinder Bhagat, Indian Chamber of Commerce President Sachin ...

Discussing a myriad of problems Turkey is concurrently facing originating from its volatile location, neighboring countries and fight against terrorism, Celikkol highlighted that Turkey is trying to handle over 5 million Syrians and an increasing number of Afghan refugees. “Korea has achieved phenomenal development despite serious national security problems created by the North Korea’s incessant...