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Diplomacy Foreign Minister Cho meets with his U.K and Australian counterparts
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, who is attending the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Feb. 20-21, Johannesburg, South Africa), held bilateral meetings with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy to exchange views on bilateral cooperation, cooperation on the international stage, and regional and international affairs on Feb. 20. During the meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Wong, Minister Cho evaluated the 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership' (upgraded in December in 2021), which has been strengthened through continuou
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- 2025-02-21 11:10
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Diplomacy Korea and Japan hold a lighting ceremony at towers in Seoul, Tokyo
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Korea and Japan held a lighting ceremony at Namsan Seoul Tower and Tokyo Tower on February 15, 2025, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries. At 6:30 PM on February 15, the lighting of Namsan Seoul Tower began, with the upper section illuminated in alternating red and blue - the colors representing the national flags of Korea and Japan. Meanwhile, the lower section featured a projection of the official 60th-anniversary logo, which was selected through a publi
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- 2025-02-20 16:43
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Arts-Culture 26 K-folk painting artists shine at Leonardo da Vinci Art Gallery in Milano
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Twenty-six K-folk painting artists shared the beauty of traditional Korean folk paintings with the world at the Leonardo da Vinci Art Gallery invitational exhibition in Milano, Italy, from Feb. to 10. The exhibition was a great success, as the works that combine the originality of K-folk paintings with modern sensibilities attracted the attention of European art lovers. The K-folk painting artists invited to the exhibition presented works based on traditional folk painting techniques with a modern sense, proving the globalization potential of Korean folk painting
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- 2025-02-19 16:18
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Arts-Culture Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania hosts a concert by Čiurlionis Quartet
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania Ričardas Šlepavicius hosted a concert performed by the Čiurlionis Quartet of the National Philharmonic of Lithuania at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul on Feb. 17. The event was held on the occasion of the 107th Anniversary of the Restoration of the State of Lithuania and the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of the Lithuanian artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. Delivering a welcoming speech, Amb. Šlepavicius said, "Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis is a Lithuania painter, composer, public figure, father of Lithuanian nat
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- 2025-02-19 14:40
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Arts-Culture Tradition meets modernity: charm and future of K-Folk Painting
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee We interviewed Lee Mi-hyung, director of the K Folk Painting Research Center, to learn more about the value of K Folk Painting and its future prospects. We talked about how K-Folk Painting, which bridges tradition and modernity, is developing and its potential to spread globally. --Ed. Question: How is K-Folk Painting different from traditional folk painting? Answer: K-folk painting is a modernized version of traditional Korean folk painting. While traditional folk paintings are paintings that were naturally formed in the lives of common people during the Joseon
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- 2025-02-19 13:58
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Arts-Culture Chairwoman Rho Young-hye leads globalization of Korea Jongie Jupgi (Paper folding)
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The '2025 44th New Year Leadership Development Highest Course for Culture and Arts' hosted by the Korea Paper Culture Foundation-World Jongie Jupgi Organization (Chairwoman Rho Young-hye) was held at the Jongie Nara Museum in Jangchung-dong, Seoul on Feb. 10. The event was attended by more than 100 participants, including foundation executives, education directors, branch directors, and specially registered instructors for leadership training, who shared their vision for the globalization of Korea Jongie Jupgi (Paper folding). Delivering welcome speech, Chairwoma
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- 2025-02-18 17:04
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Diplomacy Belarus Amb. Chernetsky delivers a lecture at 29th Diplomatic Int'l Forum
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Korea Andrew Chernetsky delivered a lecture to high-school students at the 29th Diplomatic International Forum of Seoul organized by the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Korea (HOBY Korea) at the Hoseo University Seoul campus on February 15, 2025. In his lecture, the Ambassador paid the attention of the audience to current challenges and new prospects for cooperation between countries and regions against the backdrop of high volatility of international contacts and a rapidly changing world order. During his
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- 2025-02-18 15:20
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Global Uzbekistan–Kuwait: A course towards expanding cooperation
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul to Diplomacy Journal for publication. --Ed. Kuwait formally recognized the independence of Uzbekistan on December 30, 1991, and in July 1994, two nations established diplomatic relations, affirming a shared commitment to fostering mutually beneficial and constructive partnership grounded in equality and respect for each other’s interests. The high-level reciprocal visits to Kuwait in 2004 and Uzbekistan in 2008, respectively, laid a solid foundation for the advancement of collaboration.
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- 2025-02-17 16:40
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Arts-Culture Hansae Yes24 Foundation publishes 3 books of representative Filipino modern literature
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and the Philippines last year, Hansae Yes24 Foundation published three volumes of the Philippine Anthology of Southeast Asian Literature. The books are “Love on the Second Read” by Filipino national author Mica De Leon and “The Woman with Two Bellybuttons,” and “Tropical Gothic Tales,” by Nick Joaquin. The Southeast Asian Literature Anthology is a series in which the Foundation presents a selection of acclaimed contemporary literary works from Southeast Asia. In 2022,
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- 2025-02-17 16:27
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Local Meokdoraji (wild balloon flowers) collected by Simmani with 30-year experience
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee As the respiratory health of modern humans is under threat, hand-harvested wild balloon flowers (Meokdoraji) collected by a Simmani (wild ginseng digger) with 30-year experience is gaining attention. The essence of the long-lived balloon flower, which has been growing for decades in the deep mountains, has gained great popularity among consumers for its excellent effects on immunity and lung health. Unlike conventionally cultivated balloon flowers, Meokdoraji are those that have grown in nature for 20 years to over 100 years without being affected by pesticides o
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- 2025-02-17 15:36
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Local Diplomacy Journal, founded in 1996, celebrates its 28th anniversary
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Diplomacy Journal, founded in 1996, is celebrating its 28th anniversary. Over the past 28 years, Diplomacy Journal has been at the forefront of documenting the flow of international diplomacy and promoting cooperation and cultural exchanges between countries, and now aims to further develop as a global diplomatic journal. Over the years, Diplomacy Journal has provided readers with insightful information through in-depth coverage of a variety of topics, including interviews with foreign ambassadors, international foreign policy analysis, economic trends, and cultu
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- 2025-02-17 14:35
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Diplomacy Korea, U.S., Japan hold a trilateral foreign ministers' meeting
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met in Munich on February 15 to reaffirm the unwavering trilateral partnership between the United States, South Korea, and Japan. They underscored their shared commitment to the safety, security, and prosperity of the three countries and the Indo-Pacific region. They pledged to take decisive steps to counter threats, strengthen economic resilience, and advance common interests. Strengthening Korea-U.S.-Japan security cooperation The three mi
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- 2025-02-17 11:08
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Diplomacy Seoul Council Speaker Choi meets with Irish Amb. Winthrop
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Speaker Choi Ho-jeong of Seoul Metropolitan Council visited the Evergreen Tree Welfare Center in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Korea, with Irish Ambassador to Korea Michelle Winthrop on Feb. 12. The welfare center, which is operated by the social welfare corporation St. John of God Brothers, is a self-supporting facility that provides comprehensive services for people with developmental disabilities to live independently as members of the community, and is operated under the guidance of the Ireland-based Hospitaller Order of St. John of God. The visit was organized by Ambas
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- 2025-02-13 16:05
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Diplomacy Seoul City Council Member Kim meets with Kyrgyz Amb. Ismailova
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Kim Chun-gon, a member of the Seoul City Council's Environment and Water Resources Committee, met with Ambassador Aida Ismailova of Kyrgyzstan to Korea to discuss revitalizing the wellness industry between the two countries. Rep. Kim met Ambassador Ismailova when she was a member of the Kyrgyz National Assembly in 2018 and reunited with her seven years later when she was appointed Ambassador to the Republic of Kyrgyzstan in 2022. "Korea and Kyrgyzstan are striving to further activate exchanges in the future, and there are many areas for mutual cooperation in th
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- 2025-02-13 14:28
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Diplomacy Foreign ambassadors‘ wives experience Korea's Jeongwol Daeboreum food
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee "Members of the Ambassadors' Spouses Association in Seoul (ASAS) participated in a Korean temple food experience program at the Korean Temple Food and Culture Experience Center in Anguk-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the occasion of the Jeongwol Daeboreum (the day of the first full moon of the lunar year)," said Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism. Twenty-one ambassadors' spouses from 17 countries, including the United States, Australia, Bolivia, Hungary, and Japan, cooked and tasted Korean Jeongwol Daeboreum foods such as tricolor herbs and five-grain rice. At the eve
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Ecuadorian National Day celebrated at a reception in Seoul
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Leaders of South Korea and Vietnam adopt joint statement
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South Korea and Vietnam sign 52 MOUs for industrial cooperation
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Uzbek Amb. Abdusalomov attends a meeting with business people in Daejeon
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Foreign Minister Cho and U.S. Deputy Amb. Joseph Yun visit Ulsan Shipyard
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President Lee holds a friendship event for Vietnam's top leader To Lam
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Foreign Minister Cho and U.S. Deputy Amb. Joseph Yun visit Ulsan Shipyard
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Unification Minister Chung meets with Swedish Ambassador Karl-Olof Andersson
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President Lee holds a friendship event for Vietnam's top leader To Lam
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Pyeongtaek and Da Nang cities strengthen cooperation at Korea-Vietnam summit
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South Korea and Vietnam sign 52 MOUs for industrial cooperation
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