SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez thanked the South Korean government for building an emergency hospital ward in the country as part of its official development assistance (ODA) efforts, the Seoul’s overseas aid agency said Monday. President Benítez on Friday (local time) participated in the opening ceremony for the new [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Private and public sectors have teamed up to come up with new ideas for sending aid to developing countries. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), South Korea’s overseas aid agency, announced Thursday that it had selected 12 new proposals for this year’s public cooperation project. The selected proposals included [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s overseas aid agency has built an infectious disease treatment ward in Fiji, an island country in the South Pacific Ocean that has had difficulties dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic due to limited access to public health services. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on Monday held an [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, which fought in the Vietnam War, has stepped up to help the disabled in Vietnam’s war-torn regions. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), South Korea’s overseas aid agency, said Tuesday that it had signed signed the Record of Discussion with the Quang Tri Provincial People Committee to help the disabled [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s overseas aid agency said Tuesday it has provided US$24 million worth of support to help eight developing countries fight the COVID-19 pandemic this year. The support measures were meant to help the countries diagnose, treat and prevent COVID-19, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) said in a [...]