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South Korea President Yoon attends the 2024 Int’l Symposium on Cybercrime Response
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol attended the International Symposium on Cybercrime Response 2024 (ISCR 2024) at the Fairmont Ambassador Hotel in Seoul on Aug. 27. It is an annual international event organized by the National Police Agency to strengthen international cooperation among law enforcement agencies from around the world and to enhance their cybercrime response capabilities through collaboration with private experts. It has been held since 2000, and this year marked its 25th edition, the first time a sitting president has attended. The President attended the sympos
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2024-08-28 13:58
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South Korea Foreign Minister Cho delivers lecture at 10th Global Korean Politicians Forum
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul delivered a special lecture during the opening ceremony of the 10th Global Korean Politicians Forum on August 20. In his lecture, Minister Cho elaborated on Korea’s diplomacy as a Global Pivotal State to overseas Korean politicians actively working around the world and urged them to continue serving as a bridge between Korean communities abroad and the homeland. The Global Korean Politicians Forum is a significant event where overseas Korean politicians from across the globe gather to explore ways of mutual development between Kor
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2024-08-26 17:22
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South Korea LG CEO Cho highlights consistent progress towards future vision 2030
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo LG Electronics is rapidly evolving into a “Smart Life Solution Company” by leveraging its decades of customer insight, manufacturing expertise and technological prowess as a leader in home appliances. As part of its mid- to long-term strategy, “Future Vision 2030,” LG is committed to ongoing transformation and growth. On August 21, LG hosted an investor forum at LG Sciencepark in Seoul, bringing together domestic and international investors and analysts. During the event, CEO William Cho outlined the company’s progress and strategic direction since the announcement of
- 이갑수 기자
- 2024-08-23 16:27
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South Korea Sinan-gun invites foreign diplomats to tour Heuksan-do Island
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, recently hosted 30 people, including Ambassador of Malaysia to Korea Mohd Zamruni bin Khalid, the deputy ambassador of Papua New Guinea to Korea, and officials from the Marshall Embassy in Korea, for a two-day, one-night tour of Heuksan-do Island. The tour was held to promote the 'K-Tourism Island, Heuksan-do Island,' project that Sinan-gun is working on, and to establish cooperation and linkages with invited organizations. Heuksan-do Island was selected as a project target for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's K-Tourism Island Devel
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2024-08-20 15:49
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South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol congratulates 14 Olympic medalists
UNJournal Kayla Lee | President Yoon Suk-yeol sent congratulatory telegeams to each of the 14 South Korean athletes who have won medals over the past three days at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. In his congratulations to Ban Hyo-jin, the youngest member of the Korean shooting team to win a gold medal in the women's 10-meter air rifle, the President said, “The entire nation held its breath during the last single shot of the youngest member of the Korean Olympic team in Paris and cheered when she won by 0.1 points.” He praised Ban's focus and boldness in winning Korea's 100th gold me
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2024-07-31 15:26
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South Korea National Assembly is a mess, and they don't care about the people!
UNJournal Jon Lee | The South Korean National Assembly is a mess. With political conflicts and confrontations reaching a fever pitch, the National Assembly is more focused on political strife than on policies for the people. In this situation, people's expectations of the National Assembly are getting lower and lower, which is causing serious problems across the country. It is not just politicians who are responsible for the current state of the National Assembly. The people are also at fault. They often make poor judgments in elections and are swayed by inflammatory media and fake news to cas
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2024-07-29 14:08
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South Korea “We will respond overwhelmingly to North Korea's provocations”
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young Delivering remarks at the 74th anniversary of the Korean War, President Yoon Suk-yeol called North Korea's signing of a "Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" with Russia "an anachronistic act that goes against the progress of history." Yoon said, "Our military will maintain a firm readiness posture and respond overwhelmingly to North Korea's provocations so that North Korea will not dare to cross the border of the Republic of Korea under any circumstances." Yoon and his spouse, Kim Keon-hee, attended the 74th anniversary commemoration of the Korean War hel
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2024-06-25 14:26
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South Korea First lady Kim Keon-hee hosts spouses’ program at Korea-Africa Summit
UNJournal Jon Lee | First lady Kim Keon-hee hosted the Korea-Africa Summit Spouses’ Program at the Blue House on June 4. The event was organized by Mrs. Kim to invite the spouses of the heads of state of the 13 African countries visiting Korea for the Korea-Africa Summit to share Korean traditional culture and continue exchanges. In her remarks at the luncheon, Mrs. Kim said, “Korea has experienced miraculous growth in a short period of time after rising from the ashes of war more than 60 years ago, and Africa is also gaining global attention as the fastest-growing continent. This is the first
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2024-06-07 15:22
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South Korea North Korea fires dozens of ballistic missiles into the East Sea
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo North Korea fired a large number of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) into the East Sea on May 30, it was confirmed. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said, “At around 6:14 a.m. on May 30, we captured about 10 suspected short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) fired into the East Sea from the Sunan area of Pyongyang, North Korea.” North Korea has a history of ballistic missile provocations, including test launches, but this is unusual. The missiles traveled more than 350 kilometers before landing in the East Sea. Based on the distance, it is believed to be an intermediate-
- 이갑수 기자
- 2024-05-30 16:43
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South Korea Kia hosts 11th Skill World Cup to discover best global mobility technicians
Bu UN Journal Lee Kap-soo The 11th Kia Skill World Cup has taken place at Kia Osan Training Center and JW Marriott Hotel Seoul in Korea. Held between May 21-23, the competition marked the first offline event after the pandemic since 2018, gathering 42 national winners from 40 countries to compete in the finals. The Kia Skill World Cup is a celebrated global mobility engineering competition for Kia technicians. First hosted in 2002, the competition highlights outstanding technical experts from around the world and enhances the brand’s customer service capabilities. The 42 national winners compe
- 이갑수 기자
- 2024-05-29 15:16
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South Korea LH restricts GS E&C, 2 others from bidding on public works for 1 year
UNJournal Jon Lee | GS E&C, Dongbu E&C, and Daebo E&C have received a one-year ban from bidding on public works projects from LH in connection with the collapse of the underground parking lot of an apartment building in Geomdan, Incheon, last year. GS E&C and Dongbu E&C announced on May 3 that they have been notified by LH that they have been banned from bidding on public works projects. As a result, the companies will not be able to participate in bidding for public works projects ordered by domestic public institutions for one year from May 22 this year to May 21 next yea
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2024-05-09 14:03
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South Korea "Humbly accept the will of the people shown in the general election”
UNJournal Jon Lee | "We will humbly accept the will of the people expressed in the general election and do our best to renew the state affairs and stabilize the economy and people's lives," said President Yoon Suk-yeol. Main opposition Democratic Party of Korea secured large majority in the general election, crushing the ruling People's Power Party. The Democratic Party of Korea won 175 seats in the general election, maintaining its position as the sole majority party. The People's Power Party won 108 seats, the Fatherland Innovation Party 12 seats, the Reform Party 3 seats, the New Future Par
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2024-04-11 12:10
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South Korea President Yoon lunches with Prof. Emeritus Kim Hyung-seok of Yonsei University
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held a luncheon with Yonsei University Professor Emeritus Kim Hyung-seok at the Yongsan Presidential Office on April 3. The President visited and talked with Professor Kim since his retirement as Prosecutor General in March 2021, and has always expressed his admiration for him by reading his books such as "One Hundred Years of Life.” "I visited you at this time three years ago and heard great comments from you," the president said at the beginning of the luncheon, "and I wanted to have you here as soon as possible after taking office, but I f
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2024-04-04 17:05
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South Korea Foreign Ministry stages a campaign for safe overseas travel at Incheon Airport
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang In-sun held a campaign for safe overseas travel at Incheon International Airport's Terminal 1 on March 27. Daniel Lindemann and Lucky, media personalities in Korea, also participated in the campaign. Last year, about 22 million Koreans traveled abroad, -- 79% of the 28 million in 2019 before the outbreak of COVID-19 -- with the number expected to recover to the pre-pandemic level this year. Amid this expected increase in overseas travel, this campaign was launched to raise awareness and provide useful information on safe overseas tr
- kayla Lee 기자
- 2024-04-04 15:34
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South Korea President Yoon holds luncheon meeting with religious leaders
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held his third "luncheon meeting with religious leaders" since taking office on March 12. Ten religious leaders from Christianity, Buddhism, Catholicism, Won Buddhism, Confucianism, Cheondogyo, and the Korean National Council of Religious Affairs were invited to the luncheon, which was held at Sangchunjae, the Blue House. The luncheon was attended by Rev. Jang Jong-hyun, president of the National Council of Churches of Korea; Kim Jang-hwan, senior pastor of Suwon Central Baptist Church; Jin Woo, head of the Jogye religion; Deok-soo, head of t
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2024-03-13 10:56
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