By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Preparatory Office for APEC 2025 held the First Advance Visit for 2025 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting for delegates from 20 APEC member economies from July 9 to July 10, 2025. The First Advance Visit was chaired by Senior Managing Director Kim Ji-Joon and attended by over 120 participants, including delegations from APEC member economies and officials from relevant authorities. Korea will host the 2025 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju in the second half of 2025, marking 20 years since its last hosting of the event in Busan in 2005. On the first day,

By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Climate Change in Seoul on July 1, 2025. It was organized by the Korea Institute of Energy Research and supported by the Seoul Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, the Korea Startup Accelerator and Early Stage Investors Association, and the Chungnam Content Agency. As AI technologies play an increasingly significant role in addressing climate change and accelerating the energy transition, this conference brought together over 450 participants—including

By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Jeju Province Governor Oh Young-hoon met with ambassadors from nine countries, including those in Africa, Europe, and the Philippines, prior to attending the opening ceremony of the 12th International e-Mobility Expo held at Jeju Shinhwa World on July 9, the province said. During the meeting with the ambassadors, various areas of cooperation were discussed, including electric vehicles, renewable energy, the circular economy, and smart grids. The province reported that the African ambassadors to South Korea expressed a common interest in the green hydrogen secto

By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo “The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Korea need to speed up cooperation in the sector of critical minerals, in addition to the diplomatic and political field,” said Ambassador of the DRC to Korea Atoki Ileka on July 9. In an exclusive interview with the Diplomacy Journal held at the Embassy of DRC in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Ambassador Atoki Ileka said, “South Korea emphasized expanding trade and investment in Africa, particularly focusing on critical minerals at the recent Korea-Africa Summit in June 2024. To that effect, a Korea-Africa Cr

By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young In the art world, the title of ‘artist’ is not simply a job title or a nameplate. It is the result of public verification and a symbol of the trust that creators receive from the art world. In particular, the titles ‘recommended artist’ and ‘invited artist,’ which are commonly seen in exhibition halls, have functioned as symbolic language that goes beyond simple distinctions to encapsulate the creative journey and artistic position of the artist. However, in recent years, there has been an increasing number of cases where the mandatory step of being a recomme

By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung said at a press conference held on July 3, marking 30 days since his inauguration, “We are doing our best to achieve mutually beneficial and win-win results based on the principle of practical diplomacy centered on national interests in the Korea-U.S. trade negotiations, which is one of the most pressing issues.” He also said, “Based on the solid U.S.-Korea alliance, close U.S.-Korea-Japan cooperation, and the prompt improvement of relations with China and Russia, we will protect peace and the lives of our people through practical dipl

By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee A grand exhibition titled “K-Folk Painting Artists Invitational Exhibition” will be held at the National Museum of Folk Art in Minsk, located in the capital of Belarus in Eastern Europe from October 27 to November 16. This exhibition is co-hosted by the Belarusian Ministry of Culture and the Diplomacy Journal, and co-organized by the Belarusian National Museum, the K-Folk Painting Research Institute, and the World Peace Art Exhibition Organizing Committee. It is expected to mark a new leap toward the globalization of K-Folk Painting. This exhibition is a large-sc

By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo A remarkable cultural milestone has been achieved with the Korean translation of «The Days Gone By» (O‘tkan kunlar), the iconic novel by Uzbek literary pioneer Abdulla Qodiriy. The man behind this endeavor is Professor Kim Tschung Sun of Keimyung University, who spent more than two years translating the novel — not only with scholarly precision but also with a deep emotional connection to its world. From March 2023 to May 2025, Professor Kim immersed himself in the world of Qodiriy’s characters — their passions, struggles, and the historical backdrop of early 2

By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation officially launched their industrial wearable robot, the X-ble Shoulder, in the Korean market with a handover ceremony for the first unit to Korean Air on July 8. The event was held at Korean Air’s aircraft maintenance hangar in Incheon. As the first official customer, Korean Air will deploy the wearable robot across its aerospace division, including assembly and maintenance operations for commercial airliners, military aircraft, urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles, drones, stealth aircraft and satellite launch systems. “

By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo SK Group announced its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to expand cloud infrastructure in South Korea on June 22. SK Group, in partnership with AWS, will build a data center in Ulsan, South Korea for a new AWS AI Zone that will help organizations in South Korea build innovative and new AI applications locally while leveraging the full breadth of AWS capabilities. The AI Zone will bring together multiple innovative capabilities, including dedicated AWS AI infrastructure and servers with world-class semiconductors, UltraCluster networks for faster AI tr