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Diplomacy Belarus in the center of Europe: Hospitality without borders
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The following article was contributed by the Department of Tourism of the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus to Diplomacy Journal for publication through the Embassy of Belarus in Seoul. –Ed. Belarus is a country with an ancient history and rich traditions, beautiful nature and stunning architecture, industrial giants and well-developed agriculture, unique cuisine and hospitable people. Belarus is located in the center of Europe at the crossroads of many international routes. The capital of the Republic of Belarus is the city of Minsk. Mi
- Lee 기자
- 2025-03-25 10:52
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Arts-Culture List of 10 'small but strong potential' tourist sites in Korea released
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) released their 10 "small but strong potential" tourist attractions for this year on March 17. The list refers to relatively unknown destinations with high growth potential. The seven debutants to the rankings this year are Gimpo Hamsang Park in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do Province; Rainbow Healing Tourist Site in Yeongdong-gun County, Chungcheongbuk-do Province; Myeoncheoneup Fortress in Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do Province; Sani Garden in Haenam-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province; Suncha
- Lee 기자
- 2025-03-24 16:42
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Business European business confidence in Korea under pressure
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK), the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI), and nine other European chambers of commerce have released the results of the annual “2024/25 Business Confidence Survey”. Conducted from January 22 to February 14, 2025, the survey garnered responses from 139 CEOs of European companies operating in Korea. The survey reveals a decline in business confidence among European companies in Korea. The percentage of companies satisfied with their business performance has steadily decreased from 68% in 2022 to
- Lee 기자
- 2025-03-24 14:26
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Local Constitutional Court dismisses impeachment charges against Prime Minister Han
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The Constitutional Court dismissed the National Assembly's impeachment charges against Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Mach 24. Han will immediately return to work and serve as acting president. The Constitutional Court held a hearing for Han's impeachment trial earlier in the day and dismissed the National Assembly's impeachment charges. Han's impeachment was dismissed in a 5-1 vote by the court's eight justices. Two justices voted to reject the impeachment motion entirely. The National Assembly argued that Han should be dismissed because he conspired or aided
- Lee 기자
- 2025-03-24 11:33
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Diplomacy Foreign Minister Cho meets with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul held bilateral talks and a luncheon on March 22 with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya from 11:20-13:10 on the sidelines of the ROK-China-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo, Japan. At the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations, North Korea and nuclear issues, and regional and global issues. Following the bilateral meeting that took place on the occasion of Foreign Minister Iwaya's visit to South Korea in January, the two ministers appreciated the fact that the foreign ministers' meeting was held again afte
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-03-24 10:43
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Arts-Culture 2025 Korea Traditional Arts Festival held at Seoul Arts Center
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The 2025 Korea Traditional Arts Festival, a festival that reinterprets traditional arts with a contemporary perspective and connects cultural values between East and West, past and present, was held at the Calligraphy Museum of the Seoul Arts Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul through March 18, hosted by Korea Traditional Arts Inheritance Association (Chairman Kim Moo-ho). The event rediscovered the beauty of Korean traditional culture and demonstrated how art can be reinterpreted and expanded in the modern world as an artistic platform where tradition and modernity, the
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-03-21 16:17
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Diplomacy Indian Amb. to Korea Amit Kumar visits Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Indian Ambassador to Korea Amit Kumar visited Changwon City, Gyeongsangnam-do and discussed ways with Changwon City Mayor Hong Nam-pyo on March 18 to strengthen friendly cooperation to develop the defense industry between the two countries. Prior to the visit to the city hall, the Indian delegation visited STX Engine Co. and GNT, two of Changwon's leading defense SMEs that participated in Aero India, an aviation exhibition held in Bengaluru, India, in February, to check the latest K-defense core technologies. “Changwon City is intensively promoting the defense in
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-03-20 16:55
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Diplomacy South African Amb. visits Taihan Cable & Solution Co. in Dangjin
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo South African Ambassador to Korea Sindiswa Ntombolimo Mququ visited the Dangjin cable factory of Taihan Cable & Solution Co. on March 19 to discuss ways to expand business in South Africa, the company announced on March 20. The meeting was held at the factory to help the ambassador gain a better understanding of the cable production process and provide experience in a large-scale production facility. This is the first time that Ambassador Mququ, who was newly appointed in October last year, has visited a private company, Taihan Cable & Solution said. Du
- Lee 기자
- 2025-03-20 11:03
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Diplomacy Azerbaijani cultural night and Novruz holiday event held in Seoul
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Azerbaijani cultural night and Novruz holiday event was held at Grand Hyatt Seoul on March 18. The festive event was organized jointly by Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Korea and Azerbaijani Diaspora Support Fund under State Committee on Work with Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Delivering welcoming speech at the event, H.E. Ambassador Ramin Hasanov of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Korea said, “Novruz is being celebrated for millennia by almost half a billion people living in the Caucasus, Balkans, Caspian Sea basin, Black Sea
- Lee 기자
- 2025-03-19 15:10
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Diplomacy Jeollanam-do Gov. Kim pledges cooperation with Thai Amb. Tanee Sangrat
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Young-rok met with Thai Ambassador to South Korea Tanee Sangrat at the reception room of the provincial government office on March 17 to discuss cooperation between Jeollanam-do and Thailand in various fields including economy, culture, and tourism. The meeting was held to further strengthen mutual cooperation between Thailand and Jeollanam-do and to expand exchanges and enhance mutual understanding between the two sides. During the meeting, Kim expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the two Thai nationals who were killed
- Lee 기자
- 2025-03-19 11:41
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Global Minsk Golf Invitational 2025 to be held in Minsk, Belarus
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Belarus invites businesspeople and entrepreneurs to take part in the Fifth International Golf Tournament among Amateurs Minsk Golf Invitational 2025 to be held on May 23-24, 2025 in Minsk (Belarus), the Embassy of Belarus in Seoul said on March 18. The idea of the tournament is to renew the enthusiasm of both Business and Golf, and bring together businesspeople who share a passion for this beautiful game for the competition. The tournament take place on the private territory of the Minsk Golf Club, which is located in a forestland near the capital of Belarus an
- Lee 기자
- 2025-03-19 10:31
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Business AMCHAM hosts special luncheon with U.S. Charge d’Affaires Joseph Y. Yun
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM), led by Chairman and CEO James Kim, hosted a special luncheon with Charge d’Affaires (CDA) of the U.S. to Korea Joseph Y. Yun at the Four Seasons Seoul on March 18. The event brought together approximately 130 senior business executives and industry leaders to engage in an in-depth discussion on the future of the U.S.-Korea alliance and strategic economic cooperation in an evolving global landscape. In his opening remarks, AMCHAM Chairman & CEO James Kim reaffirmed AMCHAM’s commitment to deepening U.S.-Kore
- Lee 기자
- 2025-03-18 16:49
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Diplomacy Jeju Governor Oh meets with German Amb. to Korea Schmidt
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Jeju Governor Oh Young-hoon met with German Ambassador to Korea Wilfried Georg Schmidt to discuss carbon-neutral cooperation. “Jeju is expanding the proportion of renewable energy generation to 70 percent and building a 7-gigawatt power generation facility in accordance with the energy transformation plan,” Oh said during the meeting at the provincial government office on March 14, according to Jeju Island. ‘In particular, we have succeeded in producing green hydrogen using surplus electricity and are even operating hydrogen buses,’ he explained. In response, A
- Lee 기자
- 2025-03-18 15:51
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Diplomacy Foreign Minister Cho talks with his Ukrainian counterpart over the phone
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul spoke with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha over the phone and exchanged views on Korea's support for Ukraine, the end-of-war negotiations, and the issue of repatriating North Korean military prisoners of war on March 17. Minister Cho said it was a pleasure to speak with Sybiha following the bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Italy last November (Nov. 25), and said that the ROK government is paying close attention to the efforts to end the war and will continue to work with th
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-03-18 11:30
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Diplomacy Sejong City Mayor Choi meets with Peruvian ambassador to Korea Duclos
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Mayor Choi Min-ho of Sejong City met with H.E. Paul Fernando Duclos Parodi, Ambassador of Peru to the Republic of Korea, on March 17 to discuss cooperation in various fields, including culture and agriculture. The meeting was organized at the request of the Embassy of Peru in Seoul to build cooperation and promote exchanges between Sejong City and major cities in Peru. Sejong City is expected to draw rich cultural results by utilizing the strengths of Sejong City, which is developing as the Korean Language and Culture Capital, along with Peru's capital city of
- Lee 기자
- 2025-03-17 16:50
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Buddha's birthday celebrated with blessing ceremony at temples nationwide
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SML Biopharm of Korea signs MOU with Affilogic of France
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US Cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV
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Thai Amb. Sangrat lends support to Cheongju Airport runway construction
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'British Cultural Village' to be built in Gangseo-gu, Busan
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SK bioscience and KDCA initiate development of Avian influenza vaccine
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Iraq opens new horizons for global investment in its reconstruction projects
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Ecuadorian Ambassador Suarez meets with KOIMA Chairman Yoon
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The Embassy of Morocco and KAPV jointly organize int’l conference
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US Cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV
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SML Biopharm of Korea signs MOU with Affilogic of France
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