By Reporter Kayla lee President Yoon Suk-yeol said on June 25, "Now, 73 years after the outbreak of the Korean War, we must not forget the horrors of the conflict." He said this while viewing an exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the nation's bilateral alliance with the U.S. at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Seoul with First Lady Kim Keon-hee, according to a news release from presidential spokesperson Lee Do-woon. "Seventy-three years ago today, U.S. President Truman swiftly decided to enter the U.S. in the Korean War to defend the freedom of the Republic o
By Reporter Kayla lee Distinguished Chairman! Dear heads of delegations! I am sincerely glad to welcome all participants of the this Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. I echo the words of gratitude expressed today to the Honorable Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi for organizing our meeting. We note India's successful first SCO presidency. would like to underscore with satisfaction the dynamic development of our multifaceted cooperation in accordance with agreements of the Samarkand Summit. We have embarked on the practical implementation of the adopted decisi
By Reporter Kayla lee SK Innovation announced its participation as an official sponsor of the “World Choir Games Gangneung 2023,” which is being held from July 3 to 13 in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea, to spread messages of courage and hope to people around the world after COVID-19. Along with the sponsorship, SK Innovation is also carrying out promotional activities to support Busan’s bid to host the World Expo 2030 at the venue of the Gangneung event. As Gangneung was successfully selected as the host of the World Choir Games after the fierce competition of 36 countries, the compa
By Reporter Anna Kim The capital of Italy is known throughout the world for its countless beauties and the infinite historical, cultural, artistic and architectural heritage it boasts, attracting almost 15 million visitorsin 2022 alone (Federalberghi data, 2022). Nonetheless, not everyone knows that Rome hosts, between the Flaminio, Foro Italico and Farnesina districts, the so-called “Contemporary District”, a rare concentration of 20th century architecture, and one that is constantly evolving, thanks to the recent contributions of Zaha Hadid’s “Maxxi” and Renzo Piano’s “Parco della Musica”. T
By Reporter Anna Kim The government held a Public-Private Joint Council for Overseas Emergency Relief, chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, on June 29. The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) arrives in Ottawa, Canada, on Nov. 2 (local time) to help fight the wildfires in Canada. In the meeting, the government decided to dispatch a 151-member KDRT consisting of people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Korea Forest Service, the National Fire Agency, and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), as well as medical personnel, and discussed specific plans for the dispat
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By Reporter Kayla lee resident Yoon Suk-yeol visited the 'Korea-Vietnam Partnership Fair' held on June 22 on the occasion of his state visit to Vietnam. The fair featured a variety of events, including the K-Industry Showcase, which allowed visitors to experience the products of Korean companies; the Trade Consultation, which matched Korean companies interested in entering Vietnam with Vietnamese buyers; the Young Tech Startup Grand Challenge, which identified outstanding startups from the ASEAN region that want to start a business in Korea; and the K-Food Festival, which promoted Korean and V
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