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Diplomacy President Lee holds first phone call with Tajikistan President Rahmon
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo President Lee Jae-myung had a telephone conversation with the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Honorable Emomali Rahmon on August 28, 2025. At the beginning of the conversation, the President Rahmon once again congratulated Lee Jae-myung on his election to the high office of the President of the Republic of Korea. The two sides discussed the current state and prospects of bilateral and multilateral relations between the two countries. The parties focused on issues of their further development, including cooperation in the fields of digitalization, indus
- Lee 기자
- 2025-08-29 10:13
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Business Korever Company signs strategic partnership with Türkiye’s Medicana Health Group
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Seoul-based global consulting firm Korever Company (CEO Rahil Ahmadova) announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Medicana Health Group, Türkiye’s largest private healthcare provider, on August 28, 2025. The agreement was concluded jointly with Eventi Venti (CEO Ece Sandalli), Korever Company’s local partner in Türkiye. Through this partnership, Korever Company will prioritize linking advanced medical technologies and solutions from Korea and Asia with Medicana’s hospital network, while pursuing collaborative initiatives such as joint rese
- Lee 기자
- 2025-09-01 14:32
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Arts-Culture 2025 World Webtoon Awards ceremony to be held on October 22
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), together with the Korea Creative Content Agency announced the 26 nominated works for the main prizes in the “2025 World Webtoon Awards” on Sept. 3. Now in its second year, the World Webtoon Awards celebrates excellence in webtoons to boost pride among people in the industry and solidify Korea’s status as the originator and leader of the global webtoon market. This year’s awards ceremony will take place on October 22, at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Seoul. The call for submissions drew 1,338 reader-recommended wor
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-03 14:25
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Business HS Hyosung awards scholarships to students in Alabama, the US
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo HS Hyosung awarded scholarships to four students in Huntsville, Madison, and Decatur, Alabama, who are preparing to enter university, on August 16 (local time). Through its U.S. subsidiary, HS Hyosung USA, the company collaborated with the Korean-American community in northern Alabama to provide scholarships as part of a Liberation Day commemorative event. Recipients were selected from among outstanding local students who face financial difficulties, are children of public servants such as firefighters and police officers, or are direct descendants of Korean Wa
- Lee 기자
- 2025-08-29 16:49
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Global 3-nation joint statement on North Korean information technology workers
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee South Korea, the United States, and Japan issued a joint statement expressing concern over the malicious activities of North Korean information technology personnel and pledging to strengthen countermeasures, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Aug. 27. North Korea continues to dispatch its IT workers around the world to generate revenue, which funds its unlawful weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs, in violation of UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs). Japan, the United States, and the Republic of Korea express serious concern
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-08-29 14:25
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Diplomacy President Lee holds first summit call with Kyrgyzstan's President Zhaparov
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung held his first phone call with Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Zhaparov since taking office on August 28. President Lee expressed his gratitude for President Zhaparov's congratulatory message upon his inauguration and for once again extending congratulations during this call. The two leaders agreed to cooperate to further deepen and develop the “Comprehensive Cooperative Partnership” between the two countries on the occasion of the launch of the new administration, amid a recent trend of increasing trade and people-to-people exchanges bet
- 이존영 기자
- 2025-08-29 10:43
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Business Samsung celebrates 40 years of appliance innovation at IFA 2025
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The appliance innovation legacy of Samsung Electronics extends from microwave ovens with TVs and talking refrigerators to IoT-enabled refrigerators. These appliances have steadily evolved into today’s Bespoke AI lineup — products that understand users and provide personalized solutions. Under the theme “AI Home: Future Living, Now,” Samsung will present an advanced AI Home experience1 at IFA 2025, Europe’s largest home appliance exhibition, taking place in Berlin from September 5-9. As the event draws nearer, Samsung Newsroom is taking a closer look at the comp
- Lee 기자
- 2025-08-29 14:48
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Arts-Culture (Chairman Damwha Column) “The Cultural Arts Promotion Act without Folk Painting: The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Irresponsible Act”
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Folk painting is a traditional art form embodying the Korean people's aesthetic sensibility and spirit of daily life. It fills the murals of ancient palaces and the folding screens of folk museums, and today, 200,000 folk painters wield their brushes. Yet, folk painting is nowhere to be found in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's (MCST) Cultural Arts Promotion Act. While crafts are included, and even ‘comics’ are covered, folk painting doesn't even have a name in the legal framework. Is this truly normal? The MCST proclaims the globalization of K-C
- 이존영 기자
- 2025-09-03 17:03
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Business Hyundai Motor presents hydrogen vision for energy transition at CEM16
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Hyundai Motor Group demonstrated its global hydrogen leadership at the 16th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM16) held in Busan, reinforcing the Group’s commitment to advancing hydrogen innovation on an international stage. During CEM16, the Group actively participated in two high-level dialogues, sharing perspectives on industrial decarbonization, energy efficiency and the role of hydrogen as a future energy source. By engaging with global leaders, including ministerial delegations from member countries and key representatives from international organizations, the
- Lee 기자
- 2025-08-29 16:40
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Arts-Culture Culture Minister Chae chairs the 2025 APEC dialogue on cultural industries
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), led by Minister Chae Hwi-young, hosted the inaugural 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) High-Level Dialogue on Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do province, from August 26 to 28. The High-Level Dialogue on Cultural and Creative Industries marks the first ministerial-level meeting held under the APEC forum with participation from its 21 member economies, which implies its significance for acknowledging cultural and creative industries as vital drivers of the economy. T
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-08-29 15:16
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Diplomacy Prime Minister Kim attends the 2025 World Climate Industry EXPO
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young The 2025 World Climate Industry EXPO (WCE) opened on August 27 in Busan, Korea. This large-scale international event is co-hosted by the Korean government, the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the World Bank (WB) as the flagship of Energy Super Week, held from August 25 to 29. The expo features exhibitions, 12 conferences, and nearly 60 side events and programs under the theme, “Energy for AI & AI for Energy.” The opening ceremony brought together more than 1,000 participants, including the IEA Executive Director and WB Vice President. Alongside maj
- 이존영 기자
- 2025-08-29 15:57
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Business KGCCI holds half-year economic outlook 2025
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI, President & CEO Marie Antonia von Schönburg), in cooperation with the Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, held the KGCCI Half-Year Economic Outlook 2025 on August 28 at the Four Seasons Hotel. The event, organized to provide exclusive insights into the developments of Korean-German business relations in these challenging times, drew the participation of more than 80 key officials, business leaders and experts from Korean and German companies and institutions. Speakers included Joern Beissert, Depu
- Lee 기자
- 2025-08-29 13:48
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Diplomacy President Lee and First Lady Kim visit Seo Jae-pil Memorial Hall in Philadelphia
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hye-kyung visited the Seo Jae-pil Memorial Hall (Chairman Choi Jeong-su, Seo Jae-pil Memorial Foundation) in Philadelphia, USA, on August 27. They toured the memorial hall facilities and encouraged foundation officials. The Seo Jae-pil Memorial Hall was established in 1990 to widely promote Dr. Seo Jae-pil's (1977, Grand Order of Merit for National Foundationr) noble achievements and spirit of patriotism and devotion to his people within American society. The Seo Jae-pil Memorial Foundation purchased the house where
- 이존영 기자
- 2025-08-29 11:45
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Diplomacy Kazakhstan’s Constitution at 30: What has been achieved?
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The following article was contributed by Nurgali Arystanov, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Korea, to the Diplomacy Journal for publication. –Ed. When people voted in the 1995 national referendum (Aug. 30) to adopt a new Constitution, they laid the cornerstone of modern statehood. More than just a legal charter, the Constitution of Kazakhstan is marked by its humanist focus. Article 1 declares the country a democratic, secular, legal, and social state, in which the highest values are the individual, their life, rights, and freedoms.
- Lee 기자
- 2025-09-01 12:00
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Business POSCO Group and JSW Steel of India sign heads of agreement
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee POSCO Group, South Korea’s global leader in steel production, and India’s leading steelmaker JSW Steel have signed a non-binding Heads of Agreement (HoA) on August 18 to jointly explore setting up a 6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) integrated steel plant in India. The agreement marks a significant step toward deepening strategic collaboration between two of the world’s most respected steel companies. This HoA builds on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both parties in October 2024 and outlines the broad framework for the proposed 50:50 joint ventur
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-09-01 15:42
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President Lee holds first phone call with Tajikistan President Rahmon
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Korever Company signs strategic partnership with Türkiye’s Medicana Health Group
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HS Hyosung awards scholarships to students in Alabama, the US
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3-nation joint statement on North Korean information technology workers
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President Lee holds first summit call with Kyrgyzstan's President Zhaparov
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Samsung celebrates 40 years of appliance innovation at IFA 2025
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2025-09-04 16:54
2025 Global Forum on Mechanical Engineering to be held in Seoul
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2025-09-04 16:30
Trade Minister Yeo discusses trade Issues with his UK counterpart
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2025-09-04 14:56
Hyundai Translocal Series opens at Cheongju Craft Biennale 2025
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2025-09-04 14:24
Samsung Electronics launches all-new Sound Tower at IFA 2025
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2025-09-04 13:51
Korea’s public-private water industry delegation dispatched to Kazakhstan
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