UNJournal Jon Lee | Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with Chey Tae-won, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and chairman of SK Group, at the KCCI building in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Jan. 24 to discuss current issues in the business community and cooperation in the fields of foreign affairs and security. Cho, who took office on Jan. 12, has been visiting economic organizations and exchanging views with their leaders on ways to strengthen public-private partnerships. On Jan. 22, he met with Ryu Jin, chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI). Among those on the me
UNJournal Jon Lee | Gyeongnam Traffic Culture Training Institute (GTCTI) T-Gallery is an exhibition space for people who love art and culture, displaying various artworks freely. Not only the works of local artists, but also the works of famous artists from home and abroad are on display to convey the joy of art to many people. T-Gallery holds new exhibitions every month. The exhibitions cover various forms of artworks such as painting, photography, sculpture, and installation art. In particular, we strive to reach out to visitors related to education within the GTCTI. This time, T-Gallery is
By Lee Jon-young Chairman Lee Jon-young of the Bukgwan Victory Monument (Bukgwandaecheopbi) National Movement Central Committee (Star who saved the country, General Jeong Mun-bu) will exhibit the stele for the victory in battle at the northern frontier by General Jeong Mun-bu from January 24, 2024, in the first-floor lobby of Doosan We’ve Building located at 81 Sambong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul. The stele reproduces the 420-year history of the Bukgwan Victory Monument, which was looted by the Japanese in 1592 during the Imjin War, and returned to its hometown in North Korea after 100 years. Jeong M
UNJournal Jon Lee | Professor Lee Mi-hyung of the Department of Cultural Contents at Myeongji University's Future Education Center will hold a graduation exhibition of the first class of the K-Folk Painting Leader Course, "Hihidamdam (喜喜談談, Joy and story)," from Jan. 23 to 28 at Hanokcheong in Bukchon, Jongno-gu, Seoul. The exhibition is the result of a year-long process under the guidance of Professor Lee, in which the students learned about the historical value and beauty of traditional folk paintings that they should master as leaders. Made up of the Chinese characters for "joy" and "story,
UNJournal Jon Lee | President Yoon Suk-yeol attended the '2024 New Year Ceremony for the Education Industry' held at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Seoul on Jan. 17 to express his gratitude and respect for the hard work of teachers who are protecting the profession with dedication and passion. The New Year Ceremony for the Education Industry is the largest New Year's event in the education industry held every year, where teachers from elementary, middle, high schools and universities, as well as representatives of education-related organizations and institutions, gather t
UNJournal Jon Lee | An accident occurred when a Korean Air plane collided with a Cathay Pacific plane in the snow at Sapporo Airport in Hokkaido, Japan. According to industry sources, Korean Air flight KE766 and a Hong Kong Cathay Pacific flight collided at 5:30 p.m. at New Chitose Airport in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on a flight to Incheon. According to the industry sources on Jan. 16, at around 5:30 pm on this day, Korean Air Flight KE766, scheduled to depart from Sapporo New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to Incheon, and a Hong Kong Cathay Pacific passenger plane collided. The accident occurred when
UNJournal Jon Lee | The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Jan. 16 that it will hold the '2024 F/W Seoul Fashion Week' from Feb. 1 to 5, which will showcase fashion trends that will be popular this fall and winter. The Seoul Fashion Week will consist of 21 brand fashion shows (15 DDP and 6 Seongsu SFactory) and a trade show with 68 brands and 300 domestic and international buyers (100 from 14 countries). This year's fashion show will include more young brands with high potential for global growth, and the stage will be expanded to Seongsu, a 'fashion mecca,' as last year's fashion show
UNJournal Jon Lee | Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok of the Incheon Metropolitan City met with Cezar Manole Armeanu, Ambassador of Romania to Korea, at the reception room of Incheon City Hall to discuss economic and cultural exchanges between Incheon and Romania on Jan. 16. Mayor Yoo said that Incheon, which is the world's No. 1 biopharmaceutical producer, a leading city in air mobility and eco-friendly energy conversion, and home to world-class semiconductor post-processing companies, can build economic partnerships and collaborate in various fields with Romania. He also shared his vision of strengthening
UNJournal Jon Lee | President Yoon Suk-yeol held the third "Public Debate with the People" on Jan. 15 on the theme of "Semiconductor Industry that Fattens People's Lives" at the Semiconductor Hall of Sungkyunkwan University's Natural Science Campus in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, one of the leading semiconductor workforce training institutions. Following the economic policy direction (Jan. 4, Thursday) and housing (Jan. 10, Wednesday), this discussion was organized to hear the voices of the people, including businesses, local residents, and students, on how to create a semiconductor mega cluster, and t
UNJournal Jon Lee | World K-Pop Center, a global K-pop talent training organization held a meeting with Peruvian Ambassador to Korea Paul Fernando Duclos Parodi to strengthen communication and cooperation in expanding bilateral cultural exchanges, the center announced on Jan. 15. Amb. Paul Duclos toured the center's training facilities and encouraged Peruvian girls who are training for K-pop auditions at the center. The K-pop project in Peru has been gaining momentum recently, with a K-pop audition award ceremony held at Lima City Hall two months ago. This is a good indication of the current s
UNJournal Jon Lee | The following article was contributed by Isomiddin Ismailov, Professor of the Department of the University of Public safety of the Republic of Uzbekistan; and Sanjar Sharipov, Head of the Department of the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Doctor of Philosophy in law sciences, associate professor, to the Diplomacy Journal for publication via the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul. –Ed. Special attention is paid to ensuring a peaceful and tranquil life of the people, as well as creating a culture of law-abiding and public safety in society
UNJournal Jon Lee | The following article was contributed by Alisher Kadirov, Head of the Department of the Institute of Strategic and Regional Studies of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Diplomacy Journal for publication via the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul. –Ed. In November of this year, Uzbekistan's chairmanship in the Turkic States Organization (OTS) concluded. It was marked by significant achievements that played a substantial role in strengthening the country's international political and economic positions. Throughout its chairmanship, Uzbekistan actively promoted initiatives aimed a
UNJournal Jon Lee | Chairman Choi Jeong-woo of POSCO Holdings, the holding company of the POSCO Group, and attendees in the overseas board meeting are under investigation for allegedly illegally executing expenses while holding the board meeting in Canada last year. According to police on Jan. 12, the Seoul Suseo Police Department is investigating 16 people, including Chairman Choi Jeong-woo, on suspicion of breach of trust in business. Choi and others are suspected of receiving financial support from POSCO subsidiaries other than POSCO Holdings for the board meeting last year. The board of di
UNJournal Jon Lee | Samsung Electronics shared its vision for how artificial intelligence (AI) technology will enable people to experience their devices more intuitively and conveniently than ever before on Jan. 8. Presenting these ideas at a press conference at CES® 2024, Samsung teamed up with key partners to outline the technology behind this vision and how new products and services use AI capabilities to make life easier. Han Jong-hee, Vice Chairman, CEO and Head of Samsung’s Device eXperience (DX) Division, opened the press conference by describing how AI will enable connected technologie
UNJournal Jon Lee | Seocho-gu Mayor Jeon Seong-soo met with French Ambassador to Korea Philippe Bertoux at Seocho-gu Office in Seoul on Jan. 11. In 2011, Seocho-gu signed a cultural exchange agreement with the Cultural Affairs Department of the French Embassy, and has been working together to help French and Seocho residents live together without discomfort, such as supporting the Francophonie Day festival and holding the Korean-French Music Festival. In addition, in 2016, it signed an MOU with the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France, and operates a university student exchange program, 'Study