UNJournal Jon Lee | The 12th International e-Mobility Expo will be held at Jeju Shinhwa World for four days from April 8 next year. The International e-Mobility Expo announced on Aug. 26 that the 12th International e-Mobility Expo Organizing Committee held a launching ceremony at Sejong Law Firm's conference room to hold the event from April 8 to 11, 2025 at Jeju Shinhwa World. At the launching ceremony, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor Oh Young-hoon was appointed as the honorary chairman of the event, Silicon Valley Chairman Ossama R. Hassanein was appointed as the honorary organ
UNJournal Jon Lee | n commemoration of the successive Peruvian, Korean Presidencies of APEC 2024-2025, Korea-Peru Cultural Exchange Exhibition, The wonder of the Peruvian Amazon, 35 K-folk painting artists’ exhibition, Exhibition Period : September 4~9, 2024, Venue : Maru Art Center (3F) Grand Hall
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Chung Byung-won attended the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Interactive Dialogue (PFD) held on the sidelines of the 33rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Summit in Tonga on Aug. 28 to emphasize the Korean government's commitment to expanding cooperation with the PIF, and to reaffirm its commitment to strengthening relations with the PIF and to responsible contribution diplomacy, which was expressed through the Korea-PIF Summit last year. The meeting was attended by heads of state and ministerial-level representatives of the 18 friendly na
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
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with Richard Hatchett, CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), who is visiting South Korea, to discuss ways to deepen bilateral cooperation, including CEPI's investment in Korean biotech companies on Aug. 26. Cho explained that the South Korean government is expanding its contributions to the international community with a significant increase in its ODA budget this year, and the $18 million in support for CEPI this year is part of its commitment to contribute to strengthening the global health system. Hatchett
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
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
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo The following artricle was contributed by Dunyo Information Agency to the UN Journal for publication through the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul. –Ed. In recent years, systematic work has been carried out to create a continuous chain of comprehensive support for the development of entrepreneurship in our country. As a result of the measures implemented and important decisions made over the last seven years, a new generation of entrepreneurs of New Uzbekistan has emerged. In particular, BMB HOLDING is one of the major subjects of private entrepreneurship, playing an imp
By UN Journal Kayla Lee With the number of aid workers killed in the line of duty reaching record highs, the UN and partners are demanding greater accountability as countries commemorate World Humanitarian Day on Aug. 19, the UN News reported. Last year was the deadliest so far, with 280 aid workers killed in 33 countries - an “outrageously high number”, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The figure represents a 137 per cent increase compared to 2022, when 118 aid workers were killed. UN chief António Guterres said in his message for the day that a climate
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo National Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Kim Seok-ki (People Power Party, Gyeongju) met with Ambassador Asal Al-Tal of Jordan on Aug. 19 to discuss bilateral relations between Korea and Jordan, as well as key issues. Jordanian Ambassador to Korea Asal A-Tal said, “Many Korean companies are present in Jordan. Hyundai Motor Company is the No. 1 automaker in Jordan,” and said, ”We look forward to further expanding our bilateral exchange and cooperation.” “Jordan is a key partner of Korea in the energy and water sectors,” Chairman Kim said, adding that the mem
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
By UN Journal Kayla Lee People wearing jeans with jeogori, or a bolero-style female Hanbok (traditional attire) jacket, royal Hanbok or leather pants with hip-torn black jeogori, those carrying traditional fans and bags with traditional patterns, and even dogs clad in Hanbok. These are part of the scenes witnessed from Dongdaemun History & Culture Station to the way to the 2024 Hanbok Expo at Art Hall of Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul’s Jung-gu District, Korea.net reported. It made one feel like the past Joseon era coexisted with the present. Walking from Dongdaemun History & C
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Artist Seo Eun-hye, who paints Korean wildflowers, has been selected to exhibit her work on the big screen in New York's Times Square for the second consecutive year. According to the Busan art community on July 4, Seo was selected as one of 12 artists from around the world to participate in the 'Art Forum: No Boundaries' exhibition organized by Vision Art Media, and had the opportunity to display her work as video art on the big screen in New York Times Square on July 19. This is the second year in a row that Seo has been honored with the selection, as she was the firs
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun held a videoconference with the UK’s new Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds on August 14 to congratulate his appointment and expressed hopes for close ministerial-level communication to build stronger Korea-UK economic cooperative ties going forward. Minister Ahn viewed that Korea and the UK have established solid economic cooperative relations as partners that share core values of free democracy and market economy, with the two countries’ globally competitive businesses in major advanced areas
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women and girls subject to sexual violence and rape and tens of thousands of children at risk of death from hunger, the UN News quoted UN aid teams as saying on Aug. 13. Speaking from Sudan, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder described meeting a senior medical worker at a hospital outside Khartoum who had “direct contact with hundreds, hundreds of women and girls, some as young as eight years old, who have been raped. Many have been held captive for weeks on end.