Reporter Kayla Lee President Yoon Seok-yeol held an informal meeting with Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal on July 11 on the occasion of his attendance at the NATO Summit. They discussed ways to enhance substantial cooperation, international trends, and the overall situation. Prime Minister Costa expressed his gratitude for the warm reception during his visit to Korea in April, stating that the friendly cooperative relationship between the two countries has further strengthened as a result of his visit. In particular, Prime Minister Costa expressed his desire for Portugal to collaborat
Reporter Kayla Lee Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin had a meeting and then luncheon on June 30 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia Tanja Fajon, who was on an official visit to Korea from June 28 to July 1. During the meeting, the two sides extensively discussed Korea-Slovenia relations, substantive cooperation, cooperation on the international stage, and key regional issues, among others. Foreign Minister Park, attaching significance to the active high-level exchanges between Korea and Slovenia over the past 30 years since the establishment o
Reporter Kayla Lee President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee will visit Lithuania and Poland from July 10 to 15. At the Office of the President in Seoul, Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo on July 6 released the itinerary of their six-day trip at a news briefing. From July 10 to 12, President Yoon will visit the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit. This is the second time for a Korean leader to take part in the talks since he was invited by the security body to last year's event. He will start his schedule r
By Reporter Kayla lee President Yoon Suk-yeol said on June 25, "Now, 73 years after the outbreak of the Korean War, we must not forget the horrors of the conflict." He said this while viewing an exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the nation's bilateral alliance with the U.S. at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Seoul with First Lady Kim Keon-hee, according to a news release from presidential spokesperson Lee Do-woon. "Seventy-three years ago today, U.S. President Truman swiftly decided to enter the U.S. in the Korean War to defend the freedom of the Republic o
By Reporter Kayla lee Distinguished Chairman! Dear heads of delegations! I am sincerely glad to welcome all participants of the this Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. I echo the words of gratitude expressed today to the Honorable Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi for organizing our meeting. We note India's successful first SCO presidency. would like to underscore with satisfaction the dynamic development of our multifaceted cooperation in accordance with agreements of the Samarkand Summit. We have embarked on the practical implementation of the adopted decisi
By Reporter Kayla lee SK Innovation announced its participation as an official sponsor of the “World Choir Games Gangneung 2023,” which is being held from July 3 to 13 in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea, to spread messages of courage and hope to people around the world after COVID-19. Along with the sponsorship, SK Innovation is also carrying out promotional activities to support Busan’s bid to host the World Expo 2030 at the venue of the Gangneung event. As Gangneung was successfully selected as the host of the World Choir Games after the fierce competition of 36 countries, the compa
By Reporter Anna Kim The capital of Italy is known throughout the world for its countless beauties and the infinite historical, cultural, artistic and architectural heritage it boasts, attracting almost 15 million visitorsin 2022 alone (Federalberghi data, 2022). Nonetheless, not everyone knows that Rome hosts, between the Flaminio, Foro Italico and Farnesina districts, the so-called “Contemporary District”, a rare concentration of 20th century architecture, and one that is constantly evolving, thanks to the recent contributions of Zaha Hadid’s “Maxxi” and Renzo Piano’s “Parco della Musica”. T
By Reporter Anna Kim The government held a Public-Private Joint Council for Overseas Emergency Relief, chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, on June 29. The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) arrives in Ottawa, Canada, on Nov. 2 (local time) to help fight the wildfires in Canada. In the meeting, the government decided to dispatch a 151-member KDRT consisting of people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Korea Forest Service, the National Fire Agency, and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), as well as medical personnel, and discussed specific plans for the dispat
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By Reporter Kayla lee resident Yoon Suk-yeol visited the 'Korea-Vietnam Partnership Fair' held on June 22 on the occasion of his state visit to Vietnam. The fair featured a variety of events, including the K-Industry Showcase, which allowed visitors to experience the products of Korean companies; the Trade Consultation, which matched Korean companies interested in entering Vietnam with Vietnamese buyers; the Young Tech Startup Grand Challenge, which identified outstanding startups from the ASEAN region that want to start a business in Korea; and the K-Food Festival, which promoted Korean and V