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NGOs Exporting K-Aviation: KAU Takes Its Expertise to the World
UN Journal Kayla Lee | The aerospace industry is projected to reach a trillion-dollar market by around 2040, making it one of the foremost high-value-added sectors in the global economy. Underpinning this growth is the development of networks built on international cooperation. From aircraft manufacturing and operation to airport management, every segment of the industry functions within an internationally interconnected framework. As aviation policies, regulations, and safety standards become increasingly standardized through international bodies, the role of specialists who can understand th
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2026-03-23 11:46
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NGOs Jeju Prepares to Host the 13th International e-Mobility Expo
UN Journal | Kayla Lee | Organizers of the 13th Interenational e-Mobility Expo have released the following information: Jeju is once again poised to become the world's crossroads for electric mobility innovation, as the 13th International e-Mobility Expo (IEVE 2026) opens its doors from March 24 to 27 at Jeju Shinhwa World. Organized under the banner of the 13th International e-Mobility Expo Organizing Committee and co-hosted by the Korea International Electric Vehicle Expo Association and GEAN (Global Electric vehicle Association Network), this year's event elevates its ambitions considerably
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2026-03-20 15:45
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NGOs 2026 Sanjo Festival Opens April 2 at Seoul Donhwamun Traditional Theater
UN Journal Kayla Lee | On March 13, the Seoul Donhwamun Traditional Theater (KOR, ENG) announced its flagship brand performance, the "2026 Sanjo Festival." Built in 2016, exclusively for gugak (traditional Korean music performances), the theater takes its name from the gate of Seoul's Changdeokgung Palace, which it faces. The Sanjo Festival will run for three weeks, starting April 2. ▲ Launched in 2021 and held annually since, the Sanjo Festival has intensely spotlighted the depth and aesthetics of sanjo. While sanjo is rooted in the same deep well of Korean folk and shamanistic tradition as p
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2026-03-14 17:55
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NGOs Korea's First Women's Prison Story: True-Crime Drama '47 Years, 7 Months' Set for Release
UN Journal Kayla Lee | A women's human rights film based on a true story — "47 Years, 7 Months: A Female Professor's Outing" — has made its public debut through a production showcase, with a formal audience release now announced. Director Han Myeong-gu's film held its production showcase on June 30 of last year at the Korea House folk theater in Jung-gu, Seoul, where the director officially introduced the film's production background and its core message. The film traces the tragic life of a woman who, after suffering sexual violence within the family during childhood, found herself cut off fr
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2026-03-11 11:28
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NGOs [LIVE] Where Tradition and Modernity Meet: The 2026 Korea Masters Invitational Exhibition Opens in Insadong
UNJournal Jon Lee | On February 25 at 2:30 p.m., the 2026 Korea Masters Invitational Exhibition officially kicked off in Insadong with an awards ceremony and Hanbok fashion show. "A place where tradition and modernity, recorded history and personal memories meet," is how Chairman of the Organizing Committee Lee Jon-young described the exhibition. Lee is also publisher of Diplomacy Journal.
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2026-03-07 12:22
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NGOs 2026 Seoul International Sculpture Festa Moves to Exhibition in National Assembly Complex
UN Journal Kayla Lee | From March 3 to March 6, the sculpture exhibition “Art is Industry – K-Art Where the People and the National Assembly Meet” will be held on the 2nd floor of the National Assembly Members' Office Building. Organized by the Korea Sculptors Association (KSA), this exhibition is the first official initiative to extend the achievements and discourse of the 2026 Seoul International Sculpture Festa to the National Assembly. Notably, National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik will personally attend, delivering a congratulatory address to honor the occasion and convey messages of enc
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2026-03-03 16:02
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NGOs MOTIR Launches Industrial Complex AX Subcommittee for AI-driven Transformation
UNJournal Kayla Lee | A region-led framework to scale AI transformation (AX) across industrial complexes is now underway. On February 26, 2026, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) held the launch ceremony for the Industrial Complex AX Subcommittee, the 11th subcommittee under the M.AX Alliance, at the Changwon National Industrial Complex. Manufacturers, AI companies, universities, research institutes, and local governments attended the event and discussed the direction of the industrial complex AX and the subcommittee’s operating plan. The new subcommittee brings together mor
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2026-03-03 14:22
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NGOs KAF Program Helps Startups Enter Africa
UNJournal Kayla Lee | The Korea-Africa Foundation (KAF) is recruiting startups to participate in the “2026 Global Market Entry Program” (GMEP), a project it hosts, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups oversees, and the Korea Startup Agency (KISED) manages. KAF has led the GMEP for the past three years, operating it as a locally focused accelerator program. Interested companies may apply between February 27 and March 31. In all, 15 tech companies will be selected to expand into Africa: seven from the climate field and eight from the health field, i.e., aging. For details, refer to the 2026 GMEP an
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2026-03-03 09:45
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NGOs KGCCI and KNCW Sign MOU to Advance Women's Leadership in Korea
UNJournal Kayla Lee | The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI), the second-largest foreign chamber of commerce in Korea, announced on February 26 that its Women in Korea (WIR) program and the Korean National Council of Women (KNCW) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation in advancing women’s leadership and fostering inclusive professional networks. The agreement formalizes collaboration in areas that include women's leadership mentoring, joint initiatives, information exchange, and participation in flagship programs such as WIR and the 2026 Joint
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2026-02-28 10:17
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NGOs KGCCI and KNCW Sign MOU to Advance Women's Leadership in Korea
UNJournal Kayla Lee | The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI), the second-largest foreign chamber of commerce in Korea, announced on February 26 that its Women in Korea (WIR) program and the Korean National Council of Women (KNCW) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation in advancing women’s leadership and fostering inclusive professional networks. The agreement formalizes collaboration in areas that include women's leadership mentoring, joint initiatives, information exchange, and participation in flagship programs such as WIR and the 2026 Joint
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2026-02-27 10:12
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NGOs Korea Bets on Human Capital for Its Carbon Neutrality Agenda
UNJournal Kayla Lee | South Korea is quietly building one of Asia's most deliberate pipelines of PhD-level talent for its waste-to-energy and circular economy industries. A newly concluded government-backed training program offers a window into how seriously Seoul is taking the human capital dimension of its carbon neutrality commitments. According to a statement from the organizer, the Korea Association of Waste-to-Energy Technology (KAWET), the program was sponsored by the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) and hosted by the Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corporation. The
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2026-02-26 08:55
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NGOs Seoul Puts Youth Policy to the Test
UN Journal Kayla Lee | The Seoul Metropolitan Youth Center (SMYC) has published six research reports verifying the effectiveness of Seoul's 2025 youth policies and presenting directions for future development. The research covers core youth policy agendas, including mental health support programs (2 reports), the Youth Stipend (1), youth policy delivery systems (1), issue research (1), and social impact measurement (1). In the first such social impact measurement conducted this year, Seoul Youth Centers were found to have generated approximately 108 billion won in social value through policy d
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2026-02-11 09:36
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NGOs Korea and Italy to Hold Second Strategic Dialogue After Six-Year Hiatus
UNJournal Kayla Lee | On the afternoon of Wednesday, February 11, The Republic of Korea’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Yoonjoo will hold the second ROK-Italy Strategic Dialogue with Italy’s Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi, Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) reported on February 5. The ROK and Italy established their Strategic Partnership in 2018, and the first ROK-Italy Strategic Dialogue was held in 2020, according to MOFA’s statement. MOFA pointed out that Italy is Korea’s fourth-largest trading partner within the EU an
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2026-02-10 09:37
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NGOs Wonju-based Public Institutions Donate Time and Food to Local Community
UNJournal Kayla Lee | The Korea Research Institute for Local Administration (KRILA) and Korea Veterans Health Service (KVHS) chose February 4 to deliver food and other goods to marginalized Wonju residents in two separate acts. Both public institutions are based in the Gangwon-do Province city, about 130-km southeast of Seoul. The KVHS normally provides “medical care, rehabilitation, and welfare services to persons of distinguished service to the state,” according to its website, but 10 days before the start of this year’s five-day Lunar New Year (Seollal) holiday, its Director, Yun Jong-jin,
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2026-02-09 08:48
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NGOs 'Proclamation Establishing World Buddhist Peace Day’
UNJournal Jon Lee | In 1992, a clear milestone was established when World Buddhist Peace Day was officially established and proclaimed. At the center of this historic declaration stood His Holiness Il-bung Seo Kyung-bo (一鵬 徐京保), First World Supreme Buddhist Leader. In the early 1990s, Cold War tensions had not fully dissipated; the world remained shaken by war, division, and inter-religious conflict. Supreme Leader Il-bung Seo Kyung-bo was keenly aware of the problems facing this era. He determined that Buddhism must no longer remain confined within the walls of temples and practice. His firm
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2026-01-29 16:52
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