By Reporter Anna Kim First Lady Kim Keon-hee attended the opening ceremony of the largest domestic book festival, “the Seoul International Book Fair,” to promote the excellence of Korean books and to enhance the vitality of the publishing industry on June 14. The First Lady congratulated the opening of the largest book festival in the country held at the COEX in Seoul and toured the exhibition hall, engaging with representatives from the publishing industry. Her presence aimed to promote the excellence of Korean books and contribute to the revitalization of the publishing industry. Prior to th
By Reporter Kayla lee The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on June 11 that it held a signing ceremony for the establishment of a bilateral joint fund at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, attended by Minister Lee Young and Yousef Al Benyan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Small and Medium Enterprise Bank (SME Bank). The establishment of the bilateral fund is seen as an achievement as part of the follow-up to the 'Memorandum of Understanding for Korea-Saudi Investment Cooperation and Support for Start-ups' signed on the occasion of the meeting between Preside
By Reporter Kayla lee President Yoon Suk-yeol received Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the Yongsan Presidential Office on June 9. OpenAI is a U.S. company that developed 'ChatGPT', which has become a global concern. President Yoon and CEO Altman spoke for about an hour about the direction of AI development, possible risks and solutions, cooperation between OpenAI and Korean startups, and international norms. Noting that there is a ChatGPT craze all over the world, President Yoon said, "As a test, I asked ChatGPT questions while writing my New Year's speech, and the results were quite plausible."
By Reporter Kayla lee Korean SME Ripresa, led by CEO Lee Kyungsun, which aims to capture the global market as a luxury brand along with France's Gensi Group, the world's top luxury good maker, has been working on technology development for golf shoes and casual shoes. ▲ The handbag in the hand of Ms. Lee Kyungsun, CEO of Ripresa, is also a product developed by Ripresa. The company that produces such top-class items is Korean SME Ripresa, a domestic startup founded in 2017 by developer Chairman Rhee jinsup, which has the world's only leather color and dye design technology. The company produces
By Reporter Anna Kim Trade, Industry and Energy 1st Vice Minister Jang Young-jin attended the Korea-Japan joint technology R&D project launching ceremony on June 14 in Seoul for strengthening both countries’ fine chemical technology competitiveness as bilateral economic and private sector exchanges are gaining momentum on the occasion of the Tokyo summit meeting in March. In the planning stages of this project, the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) conducted a technology demand survey on fine chemical-related domestic institutes to narrow down the prospective areas
Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee l In Korea, there are five most frequently recommended brans of fried chickens and among them stands out BBQ Chicken. According to stories by Hyunki Kim of Creatrip, the most frequently recommended fried chickens include those of KFC (Korea Fried Chicken), Olive Chicken, BHC, Pelican, Nene Chicken, and KyoChon Chicken. Reports indicate that there are currently 87,000 fried chicken stores operating in Korea as of February 2019. Reports indicate that there are 44,000 subway locations and 37,000 McDonalds globally. There is a story behind how the fried chicken got popu
These photos , discovered through cooperation from the New York UN headquarters during the period of IAEWP and NGO-UN activities from 1997 to 2004, by the publisher of Diplomacy Journal, have unearthed around 350 photos. Some of these photos will be publicly released along with five undisclosed Korean War videos to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the 6.25 Korean War. In the Korean War, a total of 1,312,836 casualties, including 415,004 Korean military fatalities, were recorded. The US military sacrificed a total of 36,940 young individuals, including 33,665 combat fatalities and 3
By Reporter Kayla lee Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Choi Young-sam of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the 4th Korea-Kuwait policy consultation with Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs of Kuwait Sameeh Essa Johar Hayat, who is on a visit to Korea on May 10. In the policy consultation, the two sides exchanged views on the Korea-Kuwait relations, and substantive cooperation in a range of areas, including trade, investment, energy, infrastructure, public health, aviation, information and communications technology (ICT), and economic security, as well as cooperation on the int
By Reporter Kayla lee Hyundai Motor today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on May 10 with two Korean government entities, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) and the Korea Fisheries Resources Agency (FIRA), in celebration of the 11th Marine Gardening Day. This public-private partnership includes expanding the sea forests in national coastal areas where sea deforestation is severe and conducting joint research to secure a quantitative database for international recognition of seaweed as part of the coastal blue carbon. Blue carbon ecosystems, one of the most promising climate c
By Reporter Kayla lee The Cheonan City of the Chungcheongnam-do Province is preparing to upgrade itself from the center of Korea's history to the center of global Hallyu (Korean Wave) Culture. The Cheonan City is preparing to take a big leap forward as a Hallyu Cultural Tourism City by hosting the '2023 K-Culture Expo,' which is expected to bring together Korea's outstanding cultural assets at the Independence Memorial Hall in Seoul. The K-Culture Expo, the largest event of its kind in the Republic of Korea, will be held from August 11 to 15 to promote national pride in the Korean Wave and glo
By Reporter Kayla lee The Hanwha Business Group in Seoul announced on Aug. 8 that Hanhwa has nominated Kwon Hyuk-woong, president of Hanwha's support division, as the new CEO of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering on a promotion to the position of vice chairman. Former CEO Kim Jong-seo of the Hanwha Total Energy and former CEO Chung In-seop of Hanwha Energy were both nominated as members of the Board of Directors. Kwon is a KAIST graduate who has served as CEO of Hanwha Energy and Hanwha Total Energy. Since 2020, he has served as president of Hanwha Support Division, where he focused
By Reporter Kayla Lee SK Telecom announced on May 3 that it added a new service named ‘if home’ to its metaverse platform ‘ifland.’ ‘ifland’ is a personalized 3D virtual space that allows users to better express themselves and socialize with others in the world of metaverse. After updating their ‘ifland’ app, users can create their ‘if home’ by selecting one of each of the four terrains and six buildings. The four terrains are forest, universe, beach and city village, and six different types of buildings include Santorini-style house, wooden house, Hanok (Traditional Korean h Users can then de
By Reporter Kayla Lee Hyundai Motor will compete in the 2023 Nürburgring 24 Hours, the most gruelling automotive endurance race in the world, for the eighth consecutive year, seeking its third straight victory in the TCR class and first win in the VT2 class, the company said on May 3. As its name suggests, Nürburgring 24 Hours is a day-long annual touring car and GT racing event in Germany that takes place on a combination of tracks on a circuit that is affectionately known as the ‘Green Hell’. The nearly 25.4 km (15.8 mile) lap length allows more than 200 cars and over 700 drivers to particip
By Reporter Kayla Lee President Yoon Suk-yeol, who recently returned from a state visit to the U.S., on April 30 called the bilateral alliance with America "God's blessing and a valuable legacy for our future generations." Senior Secretary to the President for Public Relations Kim Eun-hye said in a news release that the president retweeted U.S. President Joe Biden's Twitter post mentioning the bilateral alliance and added the comment in English. "Don't know how to thank @POTUS (U.S. President Joe Biden) and @FLOTUS (first lady Jill Biden) enough for their truly warmest welcome," President Yoon
By Reporter Kayla lee Korea Forest Service signed a joint forest project agreement with the Seoul Metropolitan Government at the Seoul City Hall on May 8 to revitalize forest recreation and leisure. Korea Forest Service announced on April 28 that it plans to create a walkway in Namsan Pine Forest, a national forest cultural asset, in cooperation with the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and forest leisure facilities such as campsites, tree houses on trees, and tree climbing. This agreement plans to contribute to improving the quality of life of urban residents by revitalizing forest recreation a