By Lee Kap-soo Regarding the discharge of Fukushima contaminated water, Philip Goldberg, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, said, "The positions of Korea and the United States are consistent. We think Japan has followed the scientific process that is accepted around the world in discharging Fukushima contaminated water, and we are satisfied with it. It will be released over the next 30 years.” Holding a press conference on the Korea-U.S. summit at the embassy's residence in Jongno-gu, Seoul on Aug. 23, Ambassador Goldberg said, "I don't mean to ignore pending issues between Korea and Japan, s
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee paid a surprise visit to a multi-child family invitation event held at the fountain in the Yongsan Children's Garden on Aug. 26. Children playing in the fountain gathered around the presidential couple to greet them as they arrived. Dressed in matching Cheonan naval patrol ship, the presidential couple took commemorative photos with each child, asking how old they were and whether they enjoyed playing in the water. At the fountain, the children had fun playing games such as spinning hula hoops, imitating idol dances, and flip
By Kim Ji-eun Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin will hold a meeting of heads of Korean diplomatic missions in Europe on August 26 in Istanbul, Türkiye. The upcoming meeting is the third regional mission heads’ meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Park, following the meeting of heads of Korean diplomatic missions in Africa held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on August 9 and the meeting of heads of Korean diplomatic missions in the Middle East held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on August 13 to discuss ways to seek support for Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan and strength
By Lee Kap-soo Vueron Technology, a leading LiDAR perception solution provider, said that Seoul City introduced the Vueron Technology-developed LiDAR-based Smart Crowd Analytics (SCA) for the first time in the world. SCA identifies the flow of people in densely populated areas and analyzes congestion to prevent accidents in advance. Through accurate detection, operators can make real-time decisions by specific numerical data and citizens can also make informed choices. In this regard, Seoul City was selected as the No.1 city at the SCEWC Barcelona Smart City Expo last year, showcasing an exemp
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held a luncheon meeting with Lee Sang-kyung, chairman of the Association of Korean Law Schools, Ho Moon-hyuk, the first chairman, Director Kim Jong-bo, Chung Hyun-mi, president of the Graduate Law School of Ewha Womans University, and other leaders on Aug. 24. The meeting was held at the request of the Association of Korean Law Schools to gather opinions from the legal community on the direction of improving the law education system. After listening to suggestions from professors such as Chairman Lee Sang-kyung on the reality and various difficulties of
By Lee Kap-soo President Yoon Suk-yeol and President of Finland Sauli Niinistö exchanged congratulatory letters on Aug. 24 to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Finland this year. The date of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Finland was Aug. 24, 1973. In his letter, President Yoon conveyed a warm friendly greeting to the President and people of Finland. He also appreciated that the two countries, which share universal values, have developed cooperation in various fields, including p
외교저널 (Diplomacy Journal) 이정하 기자 | 박진 외교부 장관은 8월 24일 오전 안토니 블링컨(Antony J. Blinken) 미국 국무장관 및 하야시 요시마사(林芳正) 일본 외무대신과 전화 통화를 갖고, 금일 북한의 소위 ‘우주발사체’ 명목의 탄도미사일 발사에 대한 3국간 공동 대응 방안에 대해 협의했다. 3국 장관은 우선 역사적인 캠프 데이비드 한미일 정상회의(8.18)의 성공적 개최를 통해 3국 협력이 제도화되고 더욱 공고해졌다고 하고, 캠프 데이비드 정상회의 직후 이루어지는 오늘 통화가 3국 간 강력한 연대를 보여주는 것이라고 평가했다. 특히, 캠프 데이비드에서 한미일 정상이 역내 도발에 관한 대응을 조율하기 위해 3국이 신속히 협의하기로 약속한 상황에서 북한의 소위 ‘우주발사체’ 재발사 직후 3국 외교장관이 통화를 갖는 것은 캠프 데이비드 합의를 이행하는 차원에서 중요한 의미가 있다는 데 공감했다. 3국 장관은 북한이 국제사회의 거듭된 경고에도 불구하고 지난 발사 후 85일 만에 다시금 한반도와 국제사회의 평화와 안정을 위협하는 소위 ‘우주발사체’ 명목의 탄도미사일 발사를 감행한 것을 강력히 규탄했다. 박 장관이 북한의 불법적 도
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command Post TANGO (CP TANGO) to check the practice status of the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) on August 23, the third day of the Korea-U.S. joint exercise, in 23 years and encourage South Korean and U.S. soldiers. It is the first of its kind in 10 years since former President Park Geun-hye's visit in 2013, and contains the president's intention to curb North Korea's reckless provocations by sending a strong warning message about North Korea's tension-building activities along with the President’s determined will to pr
By Lee Kap-soo The Philippine ambassador to Korea sent a letter to Yongin City. The letter is to thank Yongin City for providing accommodation and experience to Filipino members who participated in the 2023 Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree. On Aug. 23, Yongin City announced that the city received a letter from the Philippine Ambassador to Korea Maria Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega saying, "The Philippine Embassy in Korea and the Philippine government thank you for your hospitality for the Philippine delegation who participated in the Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree." In the letter, the Philippine amb
By Kim Ji-eun Foreign Minister Park Jin met with India's deputy national security adviser Vikram Misri, who visited Korea on August 22 to attend the 4th Korea-India National Security Office Strategic Dialogue (Aug. 23). Minister Park said, "Our government wants to strengthen strategic communication and cooperation with India, a key regional power that shares freedom and democratic values under the Indo-Pacific strategy." “We evaluated the decision to hold a strategic dialogue between the national security offices of the two countries tomorrow, and welcomed deputy national security adviser Vikr
외교저널 (Diplomacy Journal) 이정하 기자 | 제26회 세계 평화미술대전 개막식 열린다. 전 세계 “k- ART“의 위상을 높이고 있는 다양성과 조화로운 열린 가치관으로 기존의 제도적, 미학적, 예술적 개념에 구애받지 않고 자유롭게 펼쳐 내보일 수 있는 세계 평화미술대전(이존영 이사장)이 개막된다. 올해로 26회를 맞이하는 세계평화미술대전은 특유의 환경을 바탕으로 그 안에 환경, 생태, 생명, 문명, 사회, 과학, 사상 등에 관한 담론 등을 유연하게 전개할 수 있는 독보적인 미술 행사로 자리 잡고 있다. 제26회 세계평화미술대전 입상작의 전체 작품을 감상 할 수 있다.
외교저널 (Diplomacy Journal) 이정하 기자 | 박진 외교부 장관은 8월 22일 14:00~14:30간 제4차 한-인도 국가안보실 전략대화(8.23.) 참석차 방한한 비크람 미스리(Vikram Misri) 인도 국가안보 부보좌관을 접견했습니다. 박 장관은 우리 정부는 인도 태평양 전략 하에 자유, 민주주의 가치를 공유하는 역내 핵심국인 인도와의 전략적 소통과 협력을 강화해 나가고자 한다면서, 내일(8.23.) 양국 국가안보실 간 전략대화를 개최키로 한 점을 평가하고 미스리 부보좌관의 방한을 환영했습니다. 특히, 양측은 올해 수교 50주년을 맞아 양국 간 고위인사 교류가 활발하게 진행되고 있음을 평가하고, 9월 G20 정상회의 등 계기를 포함하여 긴밀한 고위급 교류를 지속하여 양국 간 ‘특별 전략적 동반자 관계’를 내실있게 발전시켜 나가기로 했습니다. 양측은 △방산, △무역・투자, △안정적인 공급망 구축, △과학기술, △지역・글로벌 차원에서 가치를 공유하는 한-인도 양국 간 협력을 지속 확대해 나가자는 데 공감했고, 박 장관은 인도에서 활동 중인 우리 기업들에 대한 인도측의 지속적인 지원을 당부했습니다.
By Lee Kap-soo GoPizza, the leader of one-person pizza, announced on Aug. 22 that it participated in the "2023 Singapore Franchising & Licensing Asia 2023" held from Aug. 17 to 19 and completed it with great response from locals. GoPizza participated in the 2023 Singapore Franchise Fair, which was held in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from August 17 to 19. The 2023 Singapore Franchise Fair, where you can meet Asia's top franchises and licensing markets, is a large-scale event attended by more than 5,000 famous brand representatives, investors, and entrepreneurs, and is an opportunity to acce
By Kim Ji-eun “We believe that Korea would be an excellent partner to explore and exploit new gas deposits in our country or to build new infrastructure to improve our capacities to export this product,” said Peruvian Ambassador Paul Fernando Duclos Parodi. In an interview with Diplomacy Journal, Peruvian Ambassador Duclos Parodi said, “SK Innovation has an important participation in the exploitation of gas from "Camisea" in Cusco. Likewise, Dohwa Engineering and Hyundai Engineering & Construction, together with the Korean Airports Corporation (KAC) have a stake in the supervision and cons
By Yang Ryeo-jin KVAC officially held a ceremony to strike a bell at the Nasdaq exchange on August 15, 2023 US time. Among the guests attending the bell ceremony were Jason Wong, founder of KVAC Company, Huang Jiajun (Kenneth Wong), CEO of KVAC Company, the KVAC management team, the American General Business Association delegation, and many partners. At the bell ringing ceremony, KVAC Company CEO Kenneth Wong spoke on stage in anticipation of the company's future and bright prospects. The price of KVAC is $10 per share (one common share and one preemptive right), and the fundraising amount is