SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s trade ministry said Tuesday that Guatemala has formally signed a deal to join Seoul’s free trade agreement (FTA) with a group of Central American nations. The inclusion came around three years after South Korea and five Central American nations — Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama, Honduras and [...]
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, 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, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will provide Honduras and Guatemala with US$550,000 in humanitarian aid as the countries are troubled by frequent disasters caused by climate change, the Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday. The government has decided to offer $300,000 to Honduras, which is reeling from the worst drought in half a century. [...]