By Kim Ji-eun The Peruvian Embassy in Korea held the opening ceremony of the photo exhibition "Qapac Ñan: The Great Inca Road" at Gallery Banditraso in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on July 30. In light of the Korean public's high interest in Andean culture and Peru, as well as their love for "hiking," the " Qhapac Ñan: The Great Inca Road" photo exhibition held in Korea is meaningful. At the opening ceremony of the exhibition, Peruvian ambassador to Korea Juan Jose Plasencia thanked Peruvian compatriots and the general public for attending the exhibition and celebrating the 202nd anniversary of indepe
By Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, who is on a tour of Africa, held a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in Ethiopia on August 9 (local time) to discuss major issues, including preparations for the Korea-U.S.-Japan summit. The two ministers agreed that the Korea-U.S.-Japan summit, which will be held at Camp David on Aug. 18 will be a historical turning point for trilateral cooperation, and agreed that Seoul and Washington will continue to cooperate closely to hold a successful summit. Minister Park said, "We hope that the summit will strengthen security
By Anna Kim The 2023 Hangang River Festival Summer runs from Aug. 4-20 by the river and at eight surrounding parks, the Hangang Project Headquarters of the Seoul Metropolitan Government said on Aug. 1 The festival, held four times a year every season, features programs featuring appeal and enjoyment that can only be experienced by the river, the headquarters said. The theme of the summer edition is "Wise summer vacation at the Hangang River" with 24 events including those of culture and performing arts, sports and interactive programs, and leisure and relaxation. The city government aims to of
By Anna Kim Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin will visit three African countries and Dubai from August 8 to 14, Deputy Spokesperson Ahn Eun-ju of the ministry said on Aug. 3. The purposes of Foreign Minister Park’s visit to Africa are to actively seek support of Africa, where the largest number of the member states of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) is located, for Korea’s bid to host World Expo 2030 in Busan, and to discuss how to encourage the participation of African countries’ high-level officials in the Korea-Africa Summit scheduled for next year. Foreign Minister Park w
By Anna Kim Korea’s Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang and Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn met with the House Committee on Ways and Means, led by Congressman Jason Smith, on July 31 in Seoul to discuss the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), CHIPS and Science Act, energy cooperation and other Korea-U.S. industrial and trade issues. Meanwhile, Korea’s Trade, Industry and Energy Vice Minister Jang Young-jin held a briefing session on Korea-U.S. industrial technology R&D on August 1 (local time) in San Francisco and conveyed the Korean government’s stance on international coope
By Anna Kim The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT), dispatched to Canada on July 2 to support the suppression of wildfires therein, left Canada on August 1, local time, and arrived in Korea on August 2 after a month of firefighting operations in the country. Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau made a surprise visit to the KDRT aboard a Korean transport aircraft and extended appreciation to Korea, saying that all Canadians were moved by Korea’s dispatch of the KDRT at a time when Canada was facing difficulties due to its worst-ever wildfires. Taking a tour of the aircraft cabin, the Prime Mi
By Anna Kim Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, who is on an official visit to Austria (Salzburg) from July 27 to 28 at the invitation of Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Alexander Schallenberg, met with the Austrian Federal Minister on July 27, and had a broad exchange of views on strengthening the Strategic Partnership between the two countries, enhancing substantive cooperation in such areas as future industries and economic security, and regional affairs. The two ministers appreciated that high-level exchanges between the two countries have taken place actively, in
By Reporter Anna Kim Peruvian Ambassador to Korea Paul Fernando Duclos Farodi hosted a reception to mark the 202nd anniversary of Peru's Independence Day and the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with South Korea at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sejong-ro, Seoul on July 27. "We decided to establish diplomatic relations by starting mutual partnerships in various fields such as political cooperation, economic relations, and cultural and educational exchanges through a joint statement on April 1, 1963,” Ambassador Duclos Farodi said. Peru and South Korea have continued friendly relations and m
By Reporter Anna Kim LG Electronics is promoting South Korea’s second largest city’s bid for World Expo 2030, at The Amundi Evian Championship 2023, one of the five major LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) tournaments. LG has supported this prestigious event as an official sponsor since 2017. The tournament began on July 28 and will run until July 30 at the Evian Resort Golf Club in France. In an effort to carry out its mission to support Busan’s bid to host the World Expo, LG will screen its promotional video during The Amundi Evian Championship. Last year, the company also engaged i
By Reporter Anna Kim During his official visit to Turkiye from July 28 to 30, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin paid a courtesy call on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkiye on July 28h. Minister Park expressed his gratitude for Turkiye's deployment of over 20,000 troops to the Korean War in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the armistice. As the Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs, he emphasized his commitment to further strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries in all areas through his visit, which marks the first in eight years. President Erdogan welcome
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol met with Peter Wennink, the CEO of ASML, a Dutch semiconductor company, on July 28 at the Presidential Office in Yongsan, during his visit to South Korea. This meeting between President Yoon and CEO Wennink is the second one following the bilateral summit between South Korea and the Netherlands in November last year, which aimed to foster cooperation among semiconductor companies. ASML, the world's leading semiconductor lithography equipment manufacturer, had a groundbreaking ceremony for the "ASML Semiconductor Equipment Cluster" in Hwaseong City,
By Reporter Anna Kim Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang has decided to establish supply chains for key resources such as minerals and liquefied natural gas (LNG) with Australia and create conditions for corporate investment. Minister Lee met Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen in Seoul on July 25 to secure key resources such as minerals and LNG and strengthen cooperation in carbon-neutral areas such as clean hydrogen, green steel, carbon capture and storage (CCS). Regarding CCS cooperation, which is a way for the two countries to achieve carbon neutrali
By Reporter Anna Kim HD Hyundai announced on July 27 that Dmytro Ponomarenko, the Ukrainian ambassador to Korea, visited Pangyo HD Hyundai Global R&D Center (GRC) and discussed the reconstruction project with Cho Young-chul, president of HD Hyundai Site Solution. President Cho introduced HD Hyundai's construction machinery business here and shared information on the visit of Korean economic mission to Poland, where Korean companies participated on July 14. The two sides agreed to discuss ways to cooperate with Ukraine's reconstruction project and continue to establish a cooperative system.
By Reporter Anna Kim SK On announced on July 20 that Steve Reynolds Industrial Parkway, a road near the site of SK Battery America (SKBA), which is operated in Jackson County Commerce, Georgia, has been changed to SK Boulevard (SK Blvd.). Related to this, SK On held a signboard ceremony at SKBA's Georgia plant, attended by SKBA officials, Clark Hill Commerce Mayor, and Jim Shaw, president of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce on July 19. The new road name, 'SK Blvd.,' has already been registered in map applications, 911 services, postal services, etc. since the 1st of last month. It will b
By Reporter Anna Kim Jeollanam-do signed a letter of intent for friendly exchange with Silesian Voivodeship, the largest industrial region in Poland, in the provincial office guest room, and pledged to strengthen cooperation in various fields such as economy, tourism, and culture on July 21. Governor Kim Young-rok met with Prime Minister Jakub Heuvelstovsky of Silesian Voivodeship to discuss the direction of development between Jeollanam-do and Silesian Voivodeship. This letter of intent was prepared to establish a foundation for exchange and cooperation between the local governments of the tw