By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee attended a conversation event with Korean language learners in Vietnam on June 22. The event was held at the National University of Hanoi. Under the theme of "Nurturing Our Dreams in Korean," it was attended by more than 70 people, including students studying Korean in Vietnam and representatives from educational institutions. As the Korean Presidential couple entered the first floor of the event's annex, they were greeted by a traditional Vietnamese musical instrument, the arirang, played by students from a middle school
By Shin Eun-seo, 4th-year ROTC student of the Department of Military Science, Dongshin University In June, we face the Day of the Volunteer Army on the 1st, Memorial Day on the 6th, Bongodong Battle Victory Day on the 7th, the Day of the Korean War on the 25th, the anniversary of the passing of Kim Gu on the 26th, the Month of Patriotism and Remembrance with the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong on the 29th. It is a month to commemorate the fallen patriots and honor the spirits of our homeland, engraving their significance in our hearts. Among them, do you have a clear understanding of the Korean Wa
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee, who are on a state visit to Vietnam, hosted a luncheon for ethnic Koreans in Vietnam on June 22 (local time). The meeting was attended by more than 300 ethnic Koreans who are active in Vietnam, including Korean-Vietnamese families. In his encouraging remarks, the President said, "The 170,000-strong Korean diaspora in Vietnam, the largest among ASEAN countries' diasporas, represents the weight and importance of the Korea-Vietnam relationship." Noting the remarkable growth of Korea-Vietnam relations in the 30 years since t
By Reporter Anna Kim First Lady Kim Keon-hee was invited by French First Lady Brigitte Macron to a friendly luncheon at the Elysee Palace and they shared views to strengthen cooperation in design and gardening on June 20. First Lady Kim Keon-hee was invited by French First Lady Brigitte Macron to a friendly luncheon at the Elysee Palace and they shared views to strengthen cooperation in design and gardening on June 20. Courtesy of the Office of the President Kim said, "Korean young designers have outstanding capabilities, but it is unfortunate that there are not many opportu
By Publisher Lee Jon-young, By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee met with delegates from the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) at the "Busan World Expo Official Reception" event held at the Isere-Mulino Sports Center near Paris, France on June 21. The official reception, which is held only once per candidate country until the vote to decide the host country for the 2030 World Expo, invites delegates from all BIE member countries and is organized by the government and the private sector to showcase Korea's bid for the World Expo and promote the appea
By Publisher Lee Jon-young, By Reporter Anna Kim Ambassador Ramin Hasanov of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Seoul said, “Today Azerbaijan and Korea enjoy full-fledged and multidimensional cooperation and partnership and high-level relations between the two friendly countries are dynamic and unique.” Making the speech at the National Day reception at the four Seasons Hotel in Seoul on May 30, Ambassador Hasanov added, “Though the establishment of bilateral relations goes back to 1992, I would say the most dynamic period started since 2006 and 2007 when the Heads of States exchanged visit and it
By Reporter Anna Kim Bang Moon-kyu, head of the Office for Gov’t Policy Coordination, attended the Ukraine Recovery Conference held in London, U.K., and expressed Korea's firm solidarity and support for the reconstruction and recovery of Ukraine on June 21 and 22. The conference was held for the second time after last year's conference in Lugano, Switzerland. The conference, attended by 61 countries including the G7 and EU, 33 international organizations, and more than 400 companies, reviewed the status of damage and recovery needs in Ukraine, and discussed reconstruction and recovery measures
By Reporter Kayla lee Kim Keon, head of the Office of Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs who is visiting Mongolia to attend the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue, paid a courtesy call on Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg on June 17. Minister Battsetseg expressed his appreciation for Kim's participation in the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue and said that Mongolia will continue to develop the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue as a venue that contributes to the promotion of peace and security in Northeast Asia. He also said that Mongolia is faithfully implementing international laws on nuclear non-proliferatio
By Reporter Kayla lee First Vice Foreign Minister Jang Ho-jin met with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink, who is visiting South Korea, and exchanged views on the outcome of U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken's visit to China, North Korea issue, and U.S.-ROK relations on June 21. Vice Minister Jang noted that Secretary Blinken's phone call with Foreign Minister Park Jin (June 17) shortly before his visit to China, followed by Deputy Secretary Kritenbrink's visit to South Korea to explain the outcome of their discussions, demonstrates
By Publisher Lee Jon-young Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Young-sam held the 7th Korea-Dutch Policy Consultation meeting with Marcel de Vink, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul, to discuss bilateral relations, international and regional developments, and ways to cooperate in the international arena on June 20. The two sides recognized that Korea and the Netherlands have established a strategic partnership since the last summit (November 2022, Seoul) and have been developing cooperation in a wide range of areas, including political,