By Diplomacy Journal Kim Ji-eun Gyeongnam Traffic Culture Training Institute (GTCTI) T-Gallery is an exhibition space for people who love art and culture, displaying various artworks freely. Not only the works of local artists, but also the works of famous artists from home and abroad are on display to convey the joy of art to many people. T-Gallery holds new exhibitions every month. The exhibitions cover various forms of artworks such as painting, photography, sculpture, and installation art. In particular, we strive to reach out to visitors related to education within the GTCTI. This time, T
By Lee Kap-soo The following article was contributed by Madina Aripova, Chief Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to the Diplomacy Journal for publication via the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul. –Ed. On January 23-25 of this year, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a state visit to the People's Republic of China, which, will undoubtedly be of high significance and will give a new impetus to the expansion and deepening of Uzbek-Chinese cooperation. At present, despite geopolitical
By Lee Kap-soo The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Seoul to the Diplomacy Journal for publication. –Ed. January 20, 2024 marks the 34th anniversary of the military invasion and killing of civilians in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan by the forces of the Soviet Army on January 20, 1990. In response to the rising national independence movement, the Soviet leadership ordered some 26000 troops with heavy military equipment to storm the city of Baku in an operation called “Strike”. The Soviet army sent to the country in order to forcefully suppress the mass protests o
By Kayla Lee Professor Lee Mi-hyung of the Department of Cultural Contents at Myeongji University's Future Education Center will hold a graduation exhibition of the first class of the K-Folk Painting Leader Course, "Hihidamdam (喜喜談談, Joy and story)," from Jan. 23 to 28 at Hanokcheong in Bukchon, Jongno-gu, Seoul. The exhibition is the result of a year-long process under the guidance of Professor Lee, in which the students learned about the historical value and beauty of traditional folk paintings that they should master as leaders. Made up of the Chinese characters for "joy" and "story," "Hihi
By Kayla Lee Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who is attending the Davos Forum in Davos, Switzerland, attended three forum sessions on Jan. 17, including one on Pacific regional cooperation. He also held bilateral meetings with the prime ministers of Mongolia and Slovakia, and met with representatives of global companies including Coca-Cola and Amazon Web Services. The Prime Minister attended the "Leading the Pacific" session, where he discussed with participants how to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth in the Pacific region. During the session, Prime Minister Han emphasized the growing str
By Lee Kap-soo South Korea's military strength is the fifth strongest in the world, according to a new report. North Korea, on the other hand, was ranked 36th. According to the '2024 Global Firepower' report released by the U.S. military power assessment organization Global Firepower (GFP) on Jan. 19, South Korea scored 0.1416 on the military power assessment index, ranking fifth among 145 countries surveyed. This is an improvement from last year's ranking (6th). South Korea's GFP military power ranking has steadily risen to ninth in 2013 and seventh in 2014, and has remained at sixth from 202
By Lee Kap-soo Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon, who is participating in the World Economic Forum (WEF-Davos Forum) in Switzerland, participated in a series of sessions related to the climate crisis on the opening day of the forum on Jan. 17 (local time) and discussed the role of local governments with representatives of global companies and governments. In two sessions, 'Accelerating to Net Zero: Manufacturing Innovation Strategy' and 'Accelerating Responsible Renewable Energy,' held at the Kirk Park Village and Waldhus Hotel in Mönche, Gov. Kim said, "Consistency in environmental pol
By Lee Kap-soo An accident occurred when a Korean Air plane collided with a Cathay Pacific plane in the snow at Sapporo Airport in Hokkaido, Japan. According to industry sources, Korean Air flight KE766 and a Hong Kong Cathay Pacific flight collided at 5:30 p.m. at New Chitose Airport in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on a flight to Incheon. According to the industry sources on Jan. 16, at around 5:30 pm on this day, Korean Air Flight KE766, scheduled to depart from Sapporo New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to Incheon, and a Hong Kong Cathay Pacific passenger plane collided. The accident occurred when Korea
By Lee Kap-soo The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Jan. 16 that it will hold the '2024 F/W Seoul Fashion Week' from Feb. 1 to 5, which will showcase fashion trends that will be popular this fall and winter. The Seoul Fashion Week will consist of 21 brand fashion shows (15 DDP and 6 Seongsu SFactory) and a trade show with 68 brands and 300 domestic and international buyers (100 from 14 countries). This year's fashion show will include more young brands with high potential for global growth, and the stage will be expanded to Seongsu, a 'fashion mecca,' as last year's fashion show was
By Lee Kap soo World K-Pop Center, a global K-pop talent training organization held a meeting with Peruvian Ambassador to Korea Paul Fernando Duclos Parodi to strengthen communication and cooperation in expanding bilateral cultural exchanges, the center announced on Jan. 15. Amb. Paul Duclos toured the center's training facilities and encouraged Peruvian girls who are training for K-pop auditions at the center. The K-pop project in Peru has been gaining momentum recently, with a K-pop audition award ceremony held at Lima City Hall two months ago. This is a good indication of the current status
By Kayla Lee The following article was contributed by Isomiddin Ismailov, Professor of the Department of the University of Public safety of the Republic of Uzbekistan; and Sanjar Sharipov, Head of the Department of the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Doctor of Philosophy in law sciences, associate professor, to the Diplomacy Journal for publication via the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul. –Ed. Special attention is paid to ensuring a peaceful and tranquil life of the people, as well as creating a culture of law-abiding and public safety in society within
By Lee Kap-soo The following article was contributed by Alisher Kadirov, Head of the Department of the Institute of Strategic and Regional Studies of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Diplomacy Journal for publication via the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul. –Ed. In November of this year, Uzbekistan's chairmanship in the Turkic States Organization (OTS) concluded. It was marked by significant achievements that played a substantial role in strengthening the country's international political and economic positions. Throughout its chairmanship, Uzbekistan actively promoted initiatives aimed at enh
By Lee Kap-soo Chairman Choi Jeong-woo of POSCO Holdings, the holding company of the POSCO Group, and attendees in the overseas board meeting are under investigation for allegedly illegally executing expenses while holding the board meeting in Canada last year. According to police on Jan. 12, the Seoul Suseo Police Department is investigating 16 people, including Chairman Choi Jeong-woo, on suspicion of breach of trust in business. Choi and others are suspected of receiving financial support from POSCO subsidiaries other than POSCO Holdings for the board meeting last year. The board of directo
By Kayla Lee Samsung Electronics shared its vision for how artificial intelligence (AI) technology will enable people to experience their devices more intuitively and conveniently than ever before on Jan. 8. Presenting these ideas at a press conference at CES® 2024, Samsung teamed up with key partners to outline the technology behind this vision and how new products and services use AI capabilities to make life easier. Han Jong-hee, Vice Chairman, CEO and Head of Samsung’s Device eXperience (DX) Division, opened the press conference by describing how AI will enable connected technologies to im
By Lee Kap-soo Seocho-gu Mayor Jeon Seong-soo met with French Ambassador to Korea Philippe Bertoux at Seocho-gu Office in Seoul on Jan. 11. In 2011, Seocho-gu signed a cultural exchange agreement with the Cultural Affairs Department of the French Embassy, and has been working together to help French and Seocho residents live together without discomfort, such as supporting the Francophonie Day festival and holding the Korean-French Music Festival. In addition, in 2016, it signed an MOU with the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France, and operates a university student exchange program, 'Study Prog