By Diplomacy Journal Lee Gil-ju Korea and Laos have reached an agreement to deepen cooperation in countering transnational crime and expand collaboration into future-oriented economic sectors during vice-ministerial talks held in Seoul on November 24. Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo and Laotian Deputy Foreign Minister Phongsamouth Anlavan shared concerns over the growing threat of online scam operations and cross-border cyber-enabled criminal networks. Both sides agreed to strengthen investigative cooperation and enhance operational channels between law enforcement authorities. Vice Minist
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Yoon-joo held a virtual vice-ministerial meeting on September 19, with Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro, Australian Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade Jan Adams, and New Zealand Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Bede Gilbert Corry. At the meeting, the participants shared assessments of the Indo-Pacific situation and exchanged views on cooperation between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its four Indo-Pacific partners (IP4: Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand). They also