SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Ministry of Interior and Safety has dispatched its first team of addressing experts to Mongolia, which is seeking to implement a Korean model for a standardized national addressing scheme, the ministry announced on June 11. The five-member team’s visit, from June 6 to 15, comes as Mongolia [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Tuesday that the countries of Central Asia are “key partners” to South Korea as they boast an abundance of resources, including natural gas and critical minerals. Han made the remark during a Cabinet meeting as President Yoon Suk Yeol has been on a three-nation [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — After hosting an inaugural summit with 48 African nations last week, President Yoon Suk Yeol is now heading to Central Asia for another round of “sales diplomacy” aimed at enhancing economic partnerships with resource-rich nations. Yoon kicked off a weeklong trip to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on Monday for [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, has notably increased his public activities related to the military over the past three months, according to a new analysis by the Korea Institute for National Unification, a think tank in Seoul. In a report titled “Analysis of the North Korean Leadership’s Public Activities [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agriculture ministry said Wednesday it has agreed to forge deeper ties with the African Development Bank (AfDB). Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryung shared ideas on the agenda with AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina in Seoul the previous day on the margins of the two-day Korea-Africa Summit, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that South Korea will establish a critical mineral partnership with major African nations to develop resources on the continent in a “mutually beneficial” way. Yoon made the remark during a business summit attended by industry leaders from South Korea and Africa, an event [...]
DAEJEON, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) signed two memorandums of understanding on June 4, bolstering its collaborations with emerging scientific institutions in Kenya to address pressing global issues. One agreement was inked with the board of the Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kenya-AIST), an institution [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Tuesday it will host a forum this week to explore opportunities for South Korean companies to invest and do business in Africa, as part of efforts by Seoul to advance economic ties with the region. The 2024 Korea-Africa Infrastructure Forum will [...]
JEJU, South Korea, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top diplomat has said that the country will actively position itself as a cooperation hub in various networks, highlighting its vision as a “global pivotal state.” The vision, promoted by the current government of President Yoon Suk Yeol, aims for South Korea to serve as [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol and United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan adopted a joint statement Thursday, pledging to invest more in each other’s countries and urging North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. The statement was adopted on the occasion of the Arab leader’s state [...]