By Reporter Kayla lee "We must all join forces to fight bravely so that the precious system of democracy and law, which has been protected by blood and sweat, should not be destroyed by false camouflage," Yoon Suk-yeol said in a speech at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. on April 27 (local time). U.S. House and Senate members shouted and applauded President Yoon's English speech. It is the first time in 10 years that a South Korean president has delivered a joint speech to the House of Representatives since former President Park Geun -hye in 2013. When President Yoon, who
By Reporter Kayla lee For the first time in several years, the Republic of Korea and the United States of America appear to be in real good hands! President Yoon Suk-yeol of Korea is mending relations, cooperation and friendship between the two countries after they were reportedly somewhat “not as good as before” in the opinion of many people in Korea, the U.S., and many other countries of the world. President Yoon Suk-yeol (left), who is on a state visit to the U.S., is watching a video of the first pitch with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos at the U.S. guesthouse "Blair House" in Washington on A
By Reporter Kayla lee Upon arriving in the United States, President Yoon Seok-yeol, who has proclaimed himself as South Korea's top salesman, succeeded in attracting investment at his first official event. President Yoon achieved this feat during a global corporate CEO meeting held in the Blair House Reception Room in Washington, D.C on the afternoon of the 24th (local time). According to the presidential office, President Yoon met with Ted Sarandos, CEO of Netflix, at the event and said, "It was a very meaningful time. At this meeting, CEO Sarandos expressed his position that Netflix will inv
By Publisher Lee Jon-young, Reporter Kayla Lee The White House has officially announced that South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol and Fi rst Lady K im Keon-hee will visit the United States in late April for a special summit meeting with President and Mrs. Joe Biden on April 26. This is the first time in many years that the Presidential Couple of the Republic of Korea visit the White House for this type of important summit meetings with their U.S. counterparts. After five years of the former government, President Yoon is considered to have been taking positive measures and actions to repair and
Diplomacy Journal l Kayla lee On April 14, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol held meetings with Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna during their official visits to South Korea. President Yoon expressed his expectation that the potential for further development in the relationship between South Korea and Canada, which marks its 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year, will be fully realized. During his meeting with Joly, President Yoon acknowledged the warm reception he received during his visit to Canada in September of last year.
Diplomacy Journal Kayla lee President Yoon Suk-yeol held a brief summit with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who is officially visiting Korea, and discussed bilateral relations, economic cooperation, and the 2030 Busan World Expo on April 12. President Yoon expressed his joy, saying that Portugal has developed a long-standing friendly relationship with South Korea, and is well known as Bento's country that impressed our people by advancing to the round of 16 at the Qatar World Cup and the country of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. President Yoon Suk-yeol (right) shakes hands
Diplomacy Journal Kayla lee Today, in the closing episode of the Otr Elkalam show, the largest religious competition in the world, whose episodes were broadcast from the Saudi capital, Riyadh, the Saudi contestant Mohammed Al-Sharif won first place in the adhan (Islamic call to public prayer) track with a prize of $533,000, while the Iranian Younis Shahmradi won first place in the Quran recitation track with a prize of $800,000. His Excellency Advisor Turki bin Abdel Mohsen Alalshikh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, presented the awards to the w
Diplomacy Journal Kayla lee Today, Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) announced that after an illustrious tenure at the helm of Celebrity Cruises, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo will transition to Vice Chair, External Affairs for Royal Caribbean Group, effective May 1. In her new role, Lutoff-Perlo will continue reporting to Royal Caribbean Group President and CEO Jason Liberty. Laura Hodges Bethge, currently executive vice president, shared services operations, will become the next brand president of Celebrity Cruises. "Lisa has been instrumental in transforming the Celebrity Cruises brand to what it is to
Diplomacy Journal / Lee Jung Ha | President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee on March 27 hosted a banquet for the heads of diplomatic missions abroad at Yeongbingwan, the guesthouse of Cheong Wa Dae. Presidential spokesperson Lee Do-woon said in a news briefing that day, "The chiefs of overseas diplomatic missions who attended a conference of such heads from March 27-31 were invited to the banquet at Yeongbingwan of Cheong Wa Dae." Approximately 200 officials attended the banquet including 166 ambassadors, consuls and appointees, ministers of relevant government branches, senior staff
Diplomacy Journal Lee Jung Ha ▲ President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee on March 27 salute the national flag at a banquet held at Yeongbingwan, the guesthouse of Cheong Wa Dae, for the heads of diplomatic missions abroad. Diplomacy Journal / Lee Jung Ha | President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee on March 27 hosted a banquet for the heads of diplomatic missions abroad at Yeongbingwan, the guesthouse of Cheong Wa Dae. Presidential spokesperson Lee Do-woon said in a news briefing that day, "The chiefs of overseas diplomatic missions who attended a conference of such heads f
On May 18, 2023, the Hilton Tashkent City Hotel will host the 2nd International Forum “Implementing Best Practices in Poverty Reduction”. This year, the Forum is organized by the Center for Economic Research and Reforms (CERR) together with the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Forum is organized with the support of the United Nations Development Programme in Uzbekistan and the United Nations Children’s Fund. About 200 delegates are expected to take part in the 2nd International Forum on Poverty Reduction, which will be held in our country, includi
The following article and picture materials have been provided by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by By Nodir Jumanyozov, Head of Department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan, PhD of the Chung-ang University of the Republic of Korea It should be noted that in recent years, under the leadership of the Head of State, there have been significant changes in the system of labor relations, as well as in all areas. Large-scale work has been carried out in this area to introduce institutional, organizational, legal, legislative, normative and i
On May 8, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a meeting with the heads of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, political parties, judicial and executive authorities, and members of the public. The results of the referendum held on April 30 this year on the renewed Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan were considered. Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted that the interests of all segments of the population are taken into account in the renewed Constitution of the country, the active participation of citizens in its development, as well as its adoption by refer
The following article and picture materials have been provided by the Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed. By Ambassador Francisco José da Cruz I. INTRODUCTION 1. Africa continues to face complex and multidimensional challenges, including the spread of terrorism and violent extremism; unconstitutional changes of government; intricate, , and/or inconclusive political transitions; increased external interference; illicit arms trafficking; corruption and inequitable distri
By Norjigitov Jahongir Abdu-sodikovich, An employee of the Ministry of Poverty Reduction and Employment of the Repub-lic of Uzbekistan International rankings and indexes assess the economic and political freedom, well-being of life, human rights, education, health care system, etc. of various countries. In accor-dance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 02.06.2020, key performance indicators (KPIs) were defined for pri-ority international ratings and indices for the Republic of Uzbekistan, a number of which, as well as 16 sub-indi-cators, are directly related t