SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven out of 10 South Koreans believe the government should only provide non-military aid to Ukraine, a survey showed Friday. In the survey of 1,000 people aged 18 or above conducted by Gallup Korea from Tuesday to Thursday, 72 percent said the government of President Yoon Suk-yeol should only [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea pledged to provide US$1.2 million in additional aid to Ukraine to support safe operations of nuclear power plants of the war-ravaged country, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. South Korean representatives announced the plan during a board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna, Austria, [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will deliver emergency medical supplies to Ukraine this week to help people in need due to Russia’s invasion of the Eastern European nation, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. The government plans to ship 40 tons of medical equipment, including protective gear, medical gloves, masks, first aid kits, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Guatemala has sent a word of appreciation to the South Korean government for setting a foundation for turning lands devastated by climate change into forests, South Korea’s overseas aid agency said Tuesday. “We’d like to thank the South Korean government for their support in recovering the forests in Alta [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), South Korea’s overseas aid agency, has signed an agreement with the East Timorese Ministry of Finance to improve the health and nutritional consumption of local youth by introducing a basic health and cafeteria system at schools. Schools in East Timor struggle with a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the country’s overseas aid agency, said Monday that it will launch a project to improve the health and human rights of female Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh. About 1 million Rohingya refugees are living at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar in southern Bangladesh. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is planning to spend about 23.2 billion won (US$19.5 million) in next year’s official development assistance (ODA) projects for war-torn Afghanistan, a document showed Wednesday. The Office for Government Policy Coordination under the Prime Minister’s Office said in the document submitted to Rep. Tae Young-ho of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean companies are extending assistance to Indonesia, which is facing a severe shortage of medical oxygen amid an explosive COVID-19 surge. Hyundai Motor Co. presented the idea that it can directly produce medical oxygen through its automobile assembly plant located in Delta Mas City, Bekasi on the outskirts [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s overseas aid agency will begin supporting farmers in Guatemala’s western highlands that suffer from periodic drought and rain storms. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the U.N. Green Climate Fund (GCF) have established plans for 11 projects on climate change and environmental protection and delivered them [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Polymers India, an affiliate of South Korean chemical giant LG Chem Ltd., has delivered medical relief goods to India with the country reeling from a surge of new COVID-19 cases. The company delivered 80 tons of Zeolite, a core material for oxygen generators, to the municipal government of [...]