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U.S. Second Lady Meets with Female Buddhist Monks in S. Korea

SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. second lady Jill Biden met with female monks at a Buddhist temple in Seoul on Saturday as she began a two-day trip to promote women’s education and economic empowerment issues in South Korea. “The sisters are educating, empowering women; we talked about that, which is the purpose of [...]

U.S. Second Lady to Visit S. Korea Next Week

WASHINGTON, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit South Korea next week for meetings on women’s education and economic empowerment issues, the White House announced Thursday. Jill Biden will be accompanied by Catherine Russell, ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues, on the trip to Korea, Vietnam and Laos [...]