SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will host Paraguay in a men’s football friendly in October as part of their preparation for next year’s FIFA World Cup, officials announced Thursday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the match will be played on Oct. 14, at the end of the Oct. 6-14 FIFA international [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Paraguay have signed an economic partnership agreement on trade and investment, marking the second country in South America’s Mercosur bloc to clinch such a deal, officials said Friday. Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo signed the Trade and Investment Promotion Framework (TIPF) with Paraguay during a meeting with [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Middle and high school students in Paraguay will be able to learn Korean as a second foreign language under an agreement between the two countries, officials said. The education ministry said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with its Paraguayan counterpart, effectively adding Korean to the list of [...]
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, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez has voiced appreciation for South Korean efforts to establish aviation training infrastructure in the South American country. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), a South Korea’s overseas aid agency, launched a project to set up a hangar for aircraft repair as well as an [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A rapid coronavirus testing method developed by South Korea’s military has been adopted by an international airport in Paraguay, the military medical command said Wednesday. Earlier this year, a research institute under the Armed Forces Medical Command developed the rapid molecular diagnosis method and transferred the technology to local [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – On September 16, the nine-day Seoul International Community Orchestra Festival opens at the Sejong Center for Performing Arts located in Gwanghwamun Square. All told, over 60 performances by amateur orchestras will be held. The news that the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura will perform has heightened anticipation for this year’s [...]