By UN Journal Kayla Lee The Embassy of Italy in Seoul co-organized the 'Italian Beauty Days' event with the Italian Trade Agency and the Italian Cosmetics Association on April 17-18. The event, held in Sinsa-dong, Seoul, was organized as a special event of the Made in Italy Day, which commemorates the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Korea. The event was attended by the Italian Ambassador to Korea Emilia Gatto, Italian Trade Agency Commissioner Ferdinando Gueli, Fabio Franchina, vice chairman of the Italian Cosmetics Association, Valentina Bonecchi, representative of
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Defense Minister Shin Won-sik met with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on April 15 and discussed North Korea policy coordination and major security issues. According to the ministry, Shin praised Thomas-Greenfield for playing a key role in responding to violations of UN sanctions and human rights issues in North Korea. Noting that South Korea and Japan are jointly serving as non-permanent members of the U.N. Security Council this year, Shin said he looks forward to cooperation in var
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
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul met with Dr. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Chair of the Defense Committee of the German Bundestag, on March 26. They exchanged views on Korea-Germany relations as well as regional and global issues such as the situation on the Korean Peninsula. Foreign Minister Cho welcomed Dr. Strack-Zimmermann’s first visit to Korea in 24 years and noted that bilateral relations have further developed through robust high-level exchanges held on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations last year. He also
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Hungarian Ambassador to Korea István Szerdahelyi visited the King Kong Gallery (CEO Lee Soo-min) in front of the Daegu Arboretum on March 28, accompanied by the head of the Hungarian Cultural Center in Korea, and viewed the works of 150 children aged 5 to 10. The visit to the King Kong Gallery in Daegu was a promise made by Ambassador Szerdahelyi to Daegu Nam-gu Cultural Center Director Lee Jae-nyeong in January, and he visited Daegu with the hope of expanding cultural exchanges with the Daegu region starting in 2024, the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Seoul City Mayor Oh Se-hoon met with Saia Ma'u Piukala, the new Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Western Pacific, at his office on May 20, to share in-depth discussions on building a global healthy society. Piukala, formerly the Minister of Health of Tonga, took over as the Director of the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, one of the six WHO regional offices (Europe, Pan-America, Eastern Mediterranean, Africa, Western Pacific, and Southeast Asia) on February 1, and chose Korea as his first overseas visit. Mayor O
By Kayla Lee Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who is attending the Davos Forum in Davos, Switzerland, attended three forum sessions on Jan. 17, including one on Pacific regional cooperation. He also held bilateral meetings with the prime ministers of Mongolia and Slovakia, and met with representatives of global companies including Coca-Cola and Amazon Web Services. The Prime Minister attended the "Leading the Pacific" session, where he discussed with participants how to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth in the Pacific region. During the session, Prime Minister Han emphasized the growing str
By Kayla Lee Hanwha Life President and CGO Kim Dong-won attended the Davos Forum in Switzerland from January 15 to 19, and had a time of active exchange and cooperation with global financial industry leaders. Hanwha Life's global field management is aimed at expanding its activities beyond the limits of the domestic insurance market, where growth has stagnated due to market saturation and an aging population. President Kim, who visited Davos for the second year in a row, held more than 10 business meetings and focused on finding the direction of Hanwha's global strategy and exploring ways to e