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Thu, March 23, 2023 | 09:57

Korean president to host Summit for Democracy meeting on economic growth

Korean president to host Summit for Democracy meeting on economic growth

Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will host a leader-level discussion on economic growth and shared prosperity during the Summit for Democracy next week, the U.S. state department announced Wednesday.

2023-03-23 09:41

New milestones in friendship: Pakistan celebrates national day and 40 years of diplomatic ties with Korea

New milestones in friendship: Pakistan celebrates national day and 40 years of diplomatic ties with Korea

Pakistan commemorates March 23 as its National Day. It is, for us, a day to remember and pay tribute to the achievements and the political struggle of the Founder of the Nation Qaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the leaders of the “Pakistan Movement.” They were able to unite the nation, in a challenging environment, through their unparalleled sacrifice.

2023-03-23 08:00

Korean ambassador to Islamabad sends congratulations

Korean ambassador to Islamabad sends congratulations

Korean ambassador to Islamabad sends congratulations

I wish a happy Pakistan Day to all the Pakistanis who live in Korea. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1983, the friendly and close relations between Korea and Pakistan have been increasing continuously.

2023-03-23 08:00

New milestones in friendship: Pakistan celebrates national day and 40 years of diplomatic ties with Korea

[INTERVIEW] Forbes-listed entrepreneur pursues partnerships with Samsung, LG, SK to help Ukraine

INTERVIEWForbes-listed entrepreneur pursues partnerships with Samsung, LG, SK to help Ukraine

A year after Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, the critical energy and civilian infrastructure of Kyiv was destroyed. This is simply a violation of international humanitarian laws and a threat to the lives of Ukrainians.

2023-03-23 07:58

[INTERVIEW] Expert pitches Laotian rural reform to solve NK's chronic food shortages

INTERVIEWExpert pitches Laotian rural reform to solve NK's chronic food shortages

SUWON CITY, Gyeonggi Province - Cho Chung-hui, the director of an in-house research institute of the development NGO Good Farmers, visited Laos recently to check with local partners on an egg farm project aimed at generating side income for local farmers. It was an eye-opening trip, he said. In Laos, he added he was inspired to think what North Korea's future could be like.

2023-03-23 07:56

Yoon stresses need to protect defense industry secrets

Yoon stresses need to protect defense industry secrets

President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the Defense Counterintelligence Command on Wednesday and called for actively protecting defense industry secrets to ensure critical technologies are not leaked, his office said.

2023-03-22 22:07

Ex-president visits cemetery to honor fallen sailors in Cheonan warship sinking

Ex-president visits cemetery to honor fallen sailors in Cheonan warship sinking

Former President Lee Myung-bak visited a national cemetery in the central city of Daejeon on Wednesday to pay respects to sailors killed in North Korea's sinking of a South Korean warship in 2010.

2023-03-22 22:03

US revision of human rights report is 'acknowledgement' of its inaccuracy: presidential office

US revision of human rights report is 'acknowledgement' of its inaccuracy: presidential office

The U.S. State Department's quick revision of its report on human rights practices in Korea is an "acknowledgement" that the report was "not accurate," a presidential official said Wednesday.

2023-03-22 17:37

S. Korea, US navies hold amphibious landing exercise

S. Korea, US navies hold amphibious landing exercise

South Korean and U.S. vessels take part in a large-scale amphibious landing exercise, known as Ssangyong Drill, near the southeastern coastal city of Pohang, Wednesday. The exercise, held from Monday through April 3, resumed after five years of hiatus as part of the allies' Freedom Shield spring joint drill. According to the Navy and Marine Corps, some 1,600 sailors, 30 vesse...

2023-03-22 17:25

Chief news editors group selects Yonhap News TV executive as new president

Chief news editors group selects Yonhap News TV executive as new president

Chief editors of news agencies in Korea selected their new representative on Tuesday. Choo Seung-ho from Yonhap News TV became the new president of the Korea News Editors' Association. He has been serving as the senior vice president of the state news broadcaster since 2021.

2023-03-22 17:22

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