By Kayla Lee Jeju City will participate in the 2023 World Forum of Friendly Cities in Weihai City, Shandong Province, China, and sign a Friendship and Cooperation City Agreement with Weihai City. Under the theme of "Green Development and Low Carbon Living," the World Forum of Friendship Cities invites more than 1,000 representatives of international friendship cities, business leaders, experts, and media representatives from 16 cities in Shandong Province to promote cooperation. At the opening ceremony on September 25, Jeju City will sign a Friendship and Cooperation City Agreement with Weihai
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol delivered a keynote address to the United Nations General Assembly in the plenary hall on Sept. 20. During the General Debate on the theme of "Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity," President Yoon expressed his commitment to actively contribute to addressing global disparities and other challenges. President Yoon pointed out that the gap between countries is growing amid a complex crisis, including the division of values and ideologies caused by the war in Ukraine, the contraction of the global economy and the escalation of the food and energ
By Lee Jon-young Travelers who lose or have their passports stolen while traveling in Vietnam can now get an "extension of temporary residence for departure" (exit visa) at the Da Nang Immigration Office without having to travel to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City. According to the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) on Sept. 20, the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam (which oversees immigration offices in all regions of Vietnam) sent a letter to the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Da Nang on August 11, officially informing that "From August 15, exit v
By Lee Jon-young The Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency and the Mackiss Company held a ceremony to deliver the 'Now We Are' drug and fraud prevention trademark to eradicate drug crimes and prevent leading investment fraud on Sept. 20. The ceremony was held in cooperation with the two organizations to actively spread the message of the seriousness of drug crimes that threaten the safety of citizens and the eradication of leading investment fraud. The Mackiss Company will release and distribute a total of 400,000 bottles of 'Now We Are' soju with the drug prevention message 'Never start drugs, a
By Kim Ji-eun Singer Young Tak will be producing the main theme song for a drama. The singer participated in the OST of KBS 2TV's new weekend drama "Hyoshim Family" and will release "Gakjadosaeng" on Sept. 24. "Hyoshim Family” (directed by Kim Hyung-il, written by Choi Joong-sun, produced by Ark Media) is a family liberation drama about a daughter, Hyoshim (played by Yoo Yi), who has devoted her life to her family with her innate good nature and warm empathy, broke away from the family that made her life difficult and living an independent life, while the family members who were parasitized by
By Kayla Lee A blessing ceremony was held in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican to unveil a statue of the first Korean priest, Father Saint Andrew Kim Tae-gon (1821-1846) on April 16 at 4:30 p.m. local time. The day marks the 177th anniversary of Father Kim's martyrdom. Installed on the exterior wall near the exit of the catacombs of St. Peter's Cathedral, the statue of Father Kim Tae-gon is a full-length statue measuring 3.7 meters in height and 1.83 meters in width, depicting Father Kim with his arms outstretched, dressed in a hanbok, including a lampshade and dopo. The statue was created b
By Lee Kap-soo The following article was provided by the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul to Diplomacy Journal. —Ed. On September 19, 2023, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will take part in the general debate of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Uzbekistan joined the UN as a new sovereign, independent state on March 2, 1992. Since joining this universal international organization, our country has been productively cooperating with it and its specialized institutions in various areas. The main priorities of multilateral cooperation are the fight again
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is visiting New York to attend the 78th high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly, held his first summit with Prime Minister Philip Joseph Pierre of Saint Lucia since taking office on Sept. 18. During the meeting, President Yoon requested Saint Lucia's support for the 2030 Busan World Expo and exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations. President Yoon noted that the two countries, which share the values of freedom, democracy, and human rights, are longtime friends who have worked closely together in various fields, in
By Kim Ji-eun Foreign Minister Park attended an international forum hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Human Rights in the DPRK on Sept. 15. He emphasized that even after the COI report was released, human rights abuses in North Korea, such as public executions and forced abortions, are still ongoing, and that "peace without human rights (in North Korea) is a hypocritical spurious peace," calling for attention to the nexus between the North Korea’s nuclear issue and the human rights issue.
By Kayla Lee LG Chem and Italian energy group Eni Sustainable Mobility jointly announced on Sept. 14 that they are exploring the possibility to develop and operate a new biorefinery at LG Chem’s Daesan chemical complex, 80 kilometers southwest of Seoul, South Korea. Together, the companies are examining the technical and economic feasibilities for the proposed project. Final decision for the investment is scheduled by 2024 and the plant will be completed by 2026 at the existing integrated petrochemical complex in Daesan, Korea. The new biorefinery will leverage LG Chem’s integrated value chain
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