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Local Jeju City Mayor Kang Byung-sam visits Beppu City, Japan
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-yung Jeju City Mayor Kang Byung-sam visited Beppu City, Japan, a city of friendship and cooperation, on April 6 for two days and three nights to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Beppu City Festival and to explore mutual growth through exchanges between the two regions. On April 7, Mayor Kang attended the 100th anniversary ceremony of Beppu City at Beacon Plaza in Beppu to congratulate the city on 100 years of cityhood, and then visited the Beppu Hatto Hot Spring Festival to discuss mutual exchange and cooperation to maintain friendly relations between the two
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- 2024-04-08 14:16
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Local President Yoon Suk-yeol visits Jingwansa Temple, praising the temple's role
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Jingwansa Temple in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul on April 7. The visit was organized in response to the President's desire to express his appreciation for Jingwan Temple's role in promoting the unique culture of Korean Buddhism, including its meditation and food. Upon his arrival at the entrance of Jingwansa Temple, the President was warmly greeted by Jin-woo, the head of the Jogye Order, Gyeho, the Buddhist monk of Jingwansa Temple, and Beophae, the Buddhist monk of Jingwansa Temple, in front of Daeungjeon Hall. The President first par
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- 2024-04-08 10:58
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Local China’s Huizhou City delegation visits Seongnam City
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Seongnam City announced on April 1 that a seven-member delegation from Huizhou, China, led by Party Secretary Yu Gil, visited the city to strengthen cooperation in friendly city exchanges. Seongnam City Mayor Shin Sang-jin held a meeting with Yu Gil, Party Secretary of Huizhou Municipal Committee, at the city hall, and discussed ways to revitalize exchanges between the two cities. The Huizhou delegation showed interest in Seongnam's Pangyo Techno Valley and discussed future industries such as information and communication technology (IT), biotechnology (BT), and
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- 2024-04-02 14:18
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Local Chungnam Gov. Kim Tae-heum meets with Chinese Amb. Xing Haiming
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Governor Kim Tae-hum of Chungcheongnam-do met with Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming at the reception room of the provincial government office on April 1. The two exchanged pleasantries and words of understanding on local government exchanges and cooperation between the two countries, confirming their friendship. Governor Kim said, "Korea and China are the closest neighbors and inseparable. I know more about Chinese history than Korean history because I have read a lot of books about Chinese history since I was a child." "Chungnam is the closest province
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- 2024-04-02 10:20
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Local JFK Foundation Honorary President Caroline Kennedy visits Hahoe Village
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Gyeongbuk (North Gyeongsang Province) Governor Lee Cheol-woo met with Caroline Kennedy, the honorary president of the JFK Foundation (currently the U.S. ambassador to Australia), who visited Hahoe Village on March 28. The governor had a luncheon at Hakrokjeongsa with Kennedy and her husband, the eldest grandson of the head family of Hahoe Village, and chairman of Andong Medical Foundation. "Hahoe Village was visited by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999, and I have always wanted to visit it," said Kennedy, who showed a lot of interest in traditional culture such as K
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- 2024-04-01 16:31
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Local Ansan Mayor Lee discusses immigration policy with German Amb. to Korea
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Mayor Lee Min-geun of Ansan City, Gyeonggi Province, met with German Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Georg Schmidt on March 27 to exchange views on German immigration policy and Ansan's foreigner policy. Germany enacted the Immigration Act in 2005 and established the Federal Office for Immigration and Refugees to carry out immigration policies in organic cooperation with local governments. In particular, in recent years, the country has been actively allowing the immigration of highly skilled global talents to solve the problem of shortage of skilled manpow
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- 2024-03-29 16:07
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Local U.S. Senator from Alaska visits Incheon City Council
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Chairman Lee Bong-rak of the Incheon Metropolitan City Council met with Senator Elvi Gray Jackson, who visited Korea on an invitation from the Global Network Division of the Korea Foundation (KF) on March 28 and discussed the establishment of direct flights between Incheon and Anchorage and ways to strengthen friendship and cooperation. The Alaska State Senator is known for her various activities related to the rights and interests of ethnic minority groups in Alaska, including the Korean community, such as introducing legislation to require the teaching of Asi
- Lee 기자
- 2024-03-29 10:49
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Local President Yoon holds luncheon meeting with religious leaders
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held his third "luncheon meeting with religious leaders" since taking office on March 12. Ten religious leaders from Christianity, Buddhism, Catholicism, Won Buddhism, Confucianism, Cheondogyo, and the Korean National Council of Religious Affairs were invited to the luncheon, which was held at Sangchunjae, the Blue House. The luncheon was attended by Rev. Jang Jong-hyun, president of the National Council of Churches of Korea; Kim Jang-hwan, senior pastor of Suwon Central Baptist Church; Jin Woo, head of the Jogye religion; Deok-soo, he
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- 2024-03-13 10:53
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Local President Yoon Suk-yeol hosts 19th 'Forum with the People'
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held the 19th "Folk Life Discussion with the People" at the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Office on March 11 under the theme of "Happiness for the People, Power for Gangwon!" and discussed development issues such as high-tech industries and tourism that will open up the future of Gangwon. In his remarks, the president said that through the public forum, which began this year, he realized that it is the right direction to discover policy issues from the perspective of policy consumers and break down the barriers between minist
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- 2024-03-12 16:07
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Local President Yoon says, "3.1 Movement will be completed with a unified Korea”
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young "The March 1 Movement will be completed with a unified Korea where everyone enjoys freedom and prosperity," President Yoon Suk-yeol said on March 1, marking the 105th anniversary of the independence movement. "We must now move toward a free and unified Korean peninsula where all people are the owners," Yoon said in a commemorative speech at the 105th anniversary of the March 1 commemoration ceremony at the Yoo Kwan-sun Memorial Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul. Referring to the 1919 Declaration of Independence, Yoon said, "At the root of the Declaration of Independence
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- 2024-03-05 14:15
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Local Gyeongju City goes global with 'APEC Summit and Shilla Culture Festival'
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Gyeongju City will leap into the world by hosting the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting 2025 and 'Globalizing the Silla Culture Festival'. Gyeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, held the '2024 Municipal Issues Briefing' hosted by the Culture and Tourism Bureau at the city hall on Feb. 6. Nam Shim-sook, head of the Culture and Tourism Bureau, emphasized that the city will definitely host the APEC Summit in November 2025 in Korea. This is because hosting the summit is expected to promote the image of 'Gyeongju as a cultural and tourism city' to the world, and is ex
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- 2024-02-23 17:21
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Local President Yoon says, "Healthcare reform will be pursued unwaveringly"
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol reiterated his firm stance on healthcare reform during his closing remarks at the 9th Cabinet Meeting held at the Presidential Office on Feb. 20. President Yoon emphasized, "Healthcare reform will be pursued unwaveringly," regarding collective actions of medical residents and medical students. He stated once again his resolute position on healthcare reform. The President stated, "There can be no threat to the lives and health of the people during the process of healthcare reform," and urged, "I request that the entire cabinet be united t
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- 2024-02-21 14:38
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Local President Yoon encourages dreams and challenges of young scientists
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held a conversation session with young scientists who will lead the Republic of Korea, a strong nation in science and technology, in Daejeon on February 16. This event was arranged for the president to meet directly with the 2023 Presidential Science Scholars and International Olympiad winners, to congratulate and encourage them, and to listen freely to their hopes and suggestions. It followed the 12th "People's Livelihood Forum," with the theme of "Daejeon, the Science Capital Innovating Korea," adding significance to the occasion. Th
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- 2024-02-21 14:07
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Local Dankook Univ. declares commitment to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Dankook University held a declaration ceremony for the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at its Jukjeon campus on Feb. 19. As part of its commitment to the SDGs, the university declared ▲ education and research (providing education for creative individuals who contribute to humanity) ▲ international cooperation (collaboration with the international community for building a sustainable society) ▲ community engagement (encouraging participation from local communities) ▲ environmental conservation (administration and facility
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- 2024-02-21 13:27
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Local Gyeongju launches a supporters group of 34 foreign language-speaking public officials
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Gyeongju City has launched a supporters' group composed of foreign language-speaking public officials to focus on its bid for the 2025 APEC Summit. The city of Gyeongju held a launching ceremony for the "Gyeongju Love Global Public Officials Supporters Group" at the large conference room of Gyeongju City Hall on Feb. 16, the city announced on Feb. 18. The supporters' group is composed of 34 public officials from 22 departments who can speak English, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. Gyeongju City, which is focusing its administrative efforts on hosting
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- 2024-02-19 14:23
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A cultural program featuring Shashmaqom, a Tajik cultural gem, held in Paris
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[Publisher Column] “A new beginning: A government that leaps forward together with the people”
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Almaty of Kazakhstan gains recognition at Seoul International Tourism Fair
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President Lee Jae-myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold 1st phone talks
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Uzbekistan-Korea Tourism Forum held at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul
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KDHC CEO Chung meets with Kyrgyz Ambassador Aida Ismailova
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Gyeongsangnam-do signs a pact with Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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President Lee Jae-myung to leave for G7 summit in Canada
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A special Yoga event to be held at Nami Island on June 28
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Dominican Republic delegation visits Sokcho to attend eco-friendly local festivals
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Rep. Kim Seok-ki meets with Moldovan Ambassador Dumitru Socolan
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