By Diplomacy Journal Kim Ji-eun Chun Young-hee, head of the Ministry of Foreign Ministry's Korean Peninsula Peace Regime Bureau, hosted a roundtable for diplomatic corps members of the Peace Club, with about 20 participants, including ambassadors from the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, and Brazil. The Peace Club is a council between the diplomatic missions (20) of countries with permanent missions in North Korea and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sharing the latest developments on the Korean Peninsula, Chun said that since the beginning of the year 2024, North Korea has been creating
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul visited the Korea Enterprises Federation (KEF) on January 30 and met with KEF Chairman Sohn Kyung-shik. The purpose of his visit was to listen to the voices of Korean companies in the field regarding the expansion of overseas expansion. Chairman Sohn emphasized the increasingly important role of diplomacy in the face of growing uncertainty in relations with the four neighboring countries of Japan, China, Russia, and the U.S. which is ahead of the presidential election, and requested that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ac
By Diplomacy Journal Kim Ji-eun Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul received U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Philip S. Goldberg and exchanged views on the ROK-U.S. alliance, U.S.-Japan cooperation, North Korea and North Korean nuclear issues, and ways to cooperate at the regional and global levels on Jan. 30. Minister Cho assessed that the global comprehensive strategic alliance between the United States and South Korea has been strengthened to an unprecedented level in the wake of the 70th anniversary of the ROK-US Alliance last year, and expressed his desire to continue the trend of the al
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Hyundai Elevator is speeding up its efforts to strengthen its global capabilities to explore new markets. At the conference, more than 70 members of the CoP team shared their research over the past year on the construction business, corporate status, cultural characteristics, and market outlook of major and strategic countries. Hyundai Elevator's major markets include China, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Turkmenistan, while its strategic countries include Saudi Arabia, Poland, and Finland. In particular, the event was attended by Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Dael, Director of
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young KAITUS Technology (KAITUS), a company specializing in AI (Artificial Intelligence) based anti-drone total solution, has signed an exclusive domestic contract and overseas sales agreement with Altaeros, the world's first unmanned Aerostat manufacturer, to enter the airship market. Altaeros was founded as an engineering startup at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2010, and has been steadily accumulating technology based on the judgment that solving the inherent problems of Aerostat could lead to a wide variety of applications through various a
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee | Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul had a telephone conversation with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong on Jan. 25 to exchange greetings, Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Affairs Soosuk Lim said in a press briefing. Over the phone, the two Foreign Ministers discussed Korea-Australia relations, cooperation on the defense industry, and regional and global issues, among others. They noted with appreciation that their two countries have built a strong and close partnership based on their “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.” Meanwhi
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Governor Kim Jin-tae of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province met with EU Ambassador to Korea Maria Castillo Fernandez at the Pyeongchang Olympic Memorial Hall in Gangwon Province on Jan. 27. "Thank you for coming to this Olympic event after the 2023 World Forest Expo," said Governor Kim. "If EU ambassadors from 26 countries visit Gangwon Province in the second half of this year, we will prepare abundantly for them to experience the nature and culture of Gangwon Province." "Of the more than 1,800 athletes participating in the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olymp
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo "I sincerely hope that the 2025 APEC Summit will be held in Gyeongju, a city that represents the history and culture of the Republic of Korea, and that the President of Peru will visit Gyeongju," said Peruvian Ambassador to South Korea Paulo Duclos on Jan. 24. When Ambassador Paulo Duclos met with Gyeongju City Mayor Joo Nak-young at the Gyeongju City Hall in Gyeongbuk Province on Jan. 24, he expressed his hope for Gyeongju to host the 2025 APEC Summit. Peru, which is celebrating 61 years of diplomatic relations with the Republic of Korea, is hosting this year'
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo U.S. Senior Official for the DPRK Dr. Jung H. Pak travelled to Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK), on January 17-18 to hold the latest round of Trilateral Special Representative consultations on the DPRK with ROK Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Namazu Hiroyuki, according to the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 19. The three senior officials shared assessments of recent developments related to the DPRK, including its unlawful transfer
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Kia has successfully concluded its participation at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas (January 9-12), where the brand presented its Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) future strategy. Kia received two prestigious awards at CES for its five PBV concept models, and its multi-phase plan to revolutionize the mobility industry while helping to advance Hyundai Motor Group’s ambitions in software-defined everything (SDx), including robotics, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), and autonomous driving. Digital Trends hailed Kia’s vision for future mobility wit
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation unveiled the ‘Active Air Skirt’ (AAS) technology on Jan. 23 that minimizes the aerodynamic resistance generated during high-speed driving, effectively improving the driving range and driving stability of electric vehicles (EVs). AAS is a technology that controls the flow of air entering through the lower part of the bumper and effectively controls the turbulence generated around the vehicle wheels by operating variably according to the vehicle speed during high-speed driving. In the EV era, competition to secure a bette
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The UN expert working to eliminate rape during wartime has been invited to Israel by the Government to gather information on sexual violence reportedly committed in the context of the 7 October Hamas attacks and their aftermath, the UN News reported on Jan. 25. Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, will also visit the occupied West Bank, where she will meet with the Palestinian Authority, civil society organizations, recently released detainees and other relevant actors. The visit is set to start on J
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee At one time, Chung Hee-sung ran a small academy for not only seal work but also gilded craft work, and now he runs a small "workshop" in the basement of the Officer's Building on Samildae-ro in Jung-gu, Seoul. Since the culture of seal has been slowly disappearing for a long time, his work has been cut off, and these days he spends his time making models of palaces and other tiled houses, and his workshop is filled with model castles, small palaces, and other figures. People often talk about "seal carvers" or "seal sellers" as people who carve "names" on finger-s
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Gyeonggi-do Governor Kim Dong-yeon, who is visiting Switzerland and France to strengthen international exchanges and attract investment, met with Valérie Pécresse, governor of Île-de-France, to discuss cooperation. Governor Kim Dong-yeon and Governor Valérie Pécresse had breakfast at the Ile-de-France Provincial Office on Jan. 19 and discussed concrete action plans on startups, climate change, high-tech industries, and youth exchange. "I think there is a lot of potential for cooperation between the two regions in terms of startups, high-tech industries, climate
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Uijeongbu First Market, Gyeonggi Province's representative traditional market, on Jan. 25 to encourage merchants who are facing difficulties due to the recent recession and winter cold snap, and to listen to their stories. Upon his arrival, a large number of citizens and merchants welcomed President Yoon with chants of "Yoon Suk-yeol cheers," to which the President responded with a handshake and New Year's greetings. Along with the president and Minister of SMEs and Startups Oh Young-joo, the president walked around various sto