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Local President and Mrs. Yoon host event to inspire Paris 2024 athletes
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee hosted an event to encourage the Korean athletes of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Seoul on Aug. 22. The theme of the event, “You, who represented Korea, are the heroes of all of us,” was to honor the athletes who competed with the smallest number of athletes (since the 1984 Olympics) and delivered the best performance in history, inspiring and delighting the nation. The event was organized to honor not only the athletes and coaches who have raised the profile of K-Sports on the world stage with their passi
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- 2024-08-23 16:04
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Arts-Culture Beauty in South Korea (Folk painting series 5, Goeseokmorando 怪石牡丹圖)
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Among traditional Korean paintings, Goeseokmorando, or 怪石牡丹圖 has attracted the attention of many for its unique beauty and deep philosophical meaning. The painting depicts a strange rock found in nature, Goeseok, and a peony, which symbolizes wealth and honor, and it ehas become one of the most representative genres of the Joseon Dynasty. The history of Goseokmorando begins with the genre's development in the late Joseon Dynasty, especially from the 17th to the 19th centuries. This was a time when traditional landscape painting and flower-and-bird painting were f
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- 2024-08-23 15:21
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Diplomacy The 27th World Peace Art Exhibition opens with artworks from 30 countries
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The 27th World Peace Art Exhibition opened on Aug. 21 with a total of 1,250 artworks from 30 countries on display at the Maru Art Center Underground Special Hall in Insa-dong, Seoul. The World Peace Art Exhibition, which is celebrating its 27th edition this year, is positioned as a unique art event that can flexibly develop discourses on the environment, ecology, life, civilization, society, science, and thought based on its unique environment. The 27th World Peace Art Exhibition Prize Award Ceremony, which is held annually with the aim of contributing to the p
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- 2024-08-23 12:11
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Local President Yoon visits Army Ground Operations Command
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young On Aug. 21, the third day of the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the Army Ground Operations Command (GOC) to inspect the military readiness and status of the exercise and to encourage the South Korean and U.S. soldiers participating in the exercise. As a command and control unit of about 250,000 soldiers, more than half of the ROK Armed Forces, the Army GOC is the core unit of national defense that deter North Korea's provocations through training, combat readiness, and ground alert operations in peacetime, and commands al
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- 2024-08-22 11:20
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Arts-Culture Turkiye Presidential Symphony Orchestra to perform in Chuncheon
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The Turkiye Presidential Symphony Orchestra and pianist Kim Hong-gi will perform at Chuncheon Cultural Arts Hall in Gangwon Province. The event organized by the Music in PyeongChang Organization (Festival & Music & Education Organisation), just one country per year is selected for representation. The International Classical Music Days event will be held from 31 August to 5 September 2024 in the city of Chuncheon, in the Gangwon Province, Republic of South Korea, and is supported by the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, operated by t
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- 2024-08-21 14:03
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Global The 10th Global Korean Politicians Forum opens in Seoul
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The 10th Global Korean Politicians Forum, which brings together current and former Korean politicians from around the world, kicked off on Aug. 20 at the Fairmont Ambassador Seoul. The event, themed “Global politicians in the world, designing the future beyond the inflection point,” was the largest ever. More than 100 participants from 14 countries attended. Speaker Woo Won-sik of the National Assembly, Representative Na Kyung-won of the People Power Party, Representative Lee Ki-heon of the Democratic Party of Korea, Lee Sang-deok, commissioner of the Overseas
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- 2024-08-21 11:47
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Diplomacy Israeli Amb. Akiva Tor appointed as special professor at Busan University of Foreign Studies
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Busan University of Foreign Studies recently announced that it has appointed Israeli Ambassador to Korea Akiva J. Tor as a special professor. At the ceremony, the two sides agreed to work closely together to foster creative and convergent talents required by the future society, expecting synergies between Israel's advanced education system and Busan University of Foreign Studies’ PSC (Problem finding & solving, self-learning, collaboration) education philosophy. Ambassador Akiva Tor said, “I am impressed by Busan University of Foreign Studies’ PSC education
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- 2024-08-20 16:52
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Diplomacy Myanmar's Amb. Thant Sin meets with Gunsan City Mayor Kim Woo-min
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Gunsan City Council of Jeonbuk State, led by Chairman Kim Woo-min, held a meeting with Myanmar's Ambassador to Korea Thant Sin and his delegation at the Gunsan City Council on Aug. 19. The meeting was attended by the Myanmar ambassador and his wife, as well as Gunsan City Council Chairman Kim Woo-min, Economic Construction Committee Chairman Ji Hae-chun, Councilor Park Kyung-tae, and Buddhist Monk Hae Yoon of Yeombul-sa Temple. At the event, they exchanged views and discussed various ways to promote friendship and cultural exchange between Korea and Myanmar. “W
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- 2024-08-20 14:44
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Diplomacy The awakening lion: the era of renewal
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The following article was contributed by Qudratilla Rafiqov, political scientist, to the Diplomacy journal for publication through the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul. –Ed. Hey, great Turan, land of lions! What has become of you? What are these days you endure now? Oh, glorious cradle of Genghis, Timur, Oghuz, and Attila! Where have the esteemed seats you once held gone?. Abdurauf Fitrat An American politician once said of the current life and fate of the Central Asian region: ‘They are neither post-Soviet nor post-communist countries now’. Today no specialist k
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- 2024-08-20 11:51
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Local President Yoon presides over the '24 Eulji National Security Council
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol chaired the “Eulji National Security Council” at the Crisis Management Center of the National Security Office on Aug. 19 and reviewed the country's ability to conduct total war in case of wartime and the wartime transition procedures by agencies. The President recalled that North Korea threatens our security by continuing to incite propaganda against South Korea and release filthy balloons while seeking to upgrade its nuclear and missile capabilities, and instructed us to “prepare for and have the capability to respond strongly to any
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- 2024-08-19 15:55
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Business Olympic fans enjoy thrill of sailing competition with Galaxy S24 Ultra
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Samsung Electronics allowed fans to immerse themselves into the Olympic Games Paris 2024 sailing competition held in the French port city of Marseille. Through the Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones installed on each boat, fans experienced the race as if they were alongside their favorite athletes — battling the elements together in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Samsung implemented optimized software and technology to support filming and transmitting this first-of-its-kind footage in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Olympic Broadca
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- 2024-08-19 15:20
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Arts-Culture Seo Eun-hye's 'Wildflowers' exhibited in NY Times Square for 2nd consecutive year
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Artist Seo Eun-hye, who paints Korean wildflowers, has been selected to exhibit her work on the big screen in New York's Times Square for the second consecutive year. According to the Busan art community on July 4, Seo was selected as one of 12 artists from around the world to participate in the 'Art Forum: No Boundaries' exhibition organized by Vision Art Media, and had the opportunity to display her work as video art on the big screen in New York Times Square on July 19. This is the second year in a row that Seo has been honored with the selection, as she was t
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- 2024-08-19 14:52
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Diplomacy “Korea-US-Japan cooperation is indispensable”
Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida adopted a joint statement on Aug. 18, saying, “We have an unwavering belief that cooperation between the Republic of Korea, the United States, and Japan is indispensable to respond to today's challenges and will lay the foundation for a prosperous future.” It comes a year after the three leaders held a trilateral summit at Camp David, U.S., on Aug. 18 last year and pledged to strengthen cooperation in areas such as security and economics. “We are committed to maintaining
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- 2024-08-19 11:51
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Business Hanwha Ocean earns MSRA certification for its U.S. Navy business
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Hanwha Ocean signed a Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) with the U.S. Navy, marking an important milestone in consolidating the company's reputation in the global defense market through enhanced cooperation with the U.S. naval shipbuilding sector. The MSRA, which represents Hanwha Ocean’s shipbuilding and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capabilities in the global market, is granted by the U.S. Navy to companies that fulfill stringent quality standards for ship maintenance services. Hanwha Ocean underwent a rigorous evaluation process in April to secur
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- 2024-08-16 16:49
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Local President Yoon visits national cemetery on 50th anniversary of Mrs. Yuk's death
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First lady Kim Keon-hee visited the Seoul National Military Cemetery to pay their respects at the gravesite of Mrs. Yuk Young-soo, the wife of the late former President Park Chung-hee, on the 50th anniversary of her death on Aug. 15. They had heard that a memorial service for the 50th anniversary of Mrs. Yuk's death would be held at the Seoul National Military Cemetery at the same time as the Liberation Day ceremony. In February, the President visited the birthplace of Mrs. Yuk Young-soo in Okcheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, for the first
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- 2024-08-16 16:12
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South Korea and Vietnam sign 52 MOUs for industrial cooperation
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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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President Lee to hold a summit with U.S. President Trump on Aug. 25
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Pyeongtaek and Da Nang cities strengthen cooperation at Korea-Vietnam summit
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Prime Minister Kim meets with Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam
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President Lee Jae-myung meets with visiting US Senators
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South Korea-India foreign ministers' meeting held in New Delhi
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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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