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Fri, December 3, 2021 | 15:44

Korea-Africa Foundation seeks to facilitate economic, academic cooperation

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Korea and African countries have joined hands to boost economic and academic ties, trying to expand and diversify the layers of cooperation. As part of the efforts to improve relations, the Korea-Africa Foundation (KAF), an affiliate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which aims to promote relations with African countries in various fields, will...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-12-03 08:50

Top South Korean, Chinese officials meet amid Seoul's push to declare formal end to Korean War

South Korea's national security adviser Suh Hoon, left, poses with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi at a hotel in Tianjin, China, Thursday. YonhapSouth Korea's national security adviser Suh Hoon held talks with a top Chinese Communist Party diplomat in China's eastern city of Tianjin on Thursday, as Seoul steps up diplomatic efforts to declare a formal end to the 195...

2021-12-02 21:39

German frigate Bayern visits Busan

People wave German flags welcoming the German frigate Bayern, entering port in Busan, Thursday. The 3,600-ton German frigate is making a port call in Busan until next Monday during its first deployment to the Indo-Pacific in 20 years. The naval vessel is taking part in monitoring U.N. sanctions against North Korea's illegal transshipments at sea. The German Embassy in Seoul s...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-12-02 18:48

Will China play role in end-of-war declaration?

The scheduled visit to China by President Moon Jae-in's top security advisor is widely believed to be seeking Beijing's support and cooperation for the President's proposal of declaring an official end to the Korean War. However, experts say it remains to be seen how actively China will work on the issue, given the complex geopolitical situation.

Nam Hyun-woo | 2021-12-01 15:47

Korea ships 539,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Philippines

South Korea has shipped 539,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines to help the Southeast Asian nation address its vaccine shortages, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.

2021-11-30 16:06

Korea to provide $32 million worth of humanitarian aid to Afghans

South Korea said Monday it will provide Afghanistan with $32 million worth of humanitarian aid to help people there in urgent need of food and health care services.

2021-11-29 16:25

Indian embassy commemorates Constitution Day

The Embassy of India and the Indian Cultural Centre in Seoul commemorated the country's 72nd 72nd Constitution Day, Friday. Constitution Day celebrates the Constitution of India, highlighting justice, liberty, equality and fraternity, that was adopted on Nov. 26, 1949, and came into effect Jan. 26, 1950.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-11-29 09:04

Uruguayan photographer captures gaucho culture

Uruguay is the smallest country in South America, but it has a lot to offer including its gaucho culture, which refers to nomadic horsemen of the country. The Korea Foundation (KF) Gallery in central Seoul hosts "Gauchos," an exhibition introducing the country's nature and culture through Uruguayan photographer Luis Fabini's works in cooperation with the Uruguayan Embassy to ...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-11-29 09:03

South Korea seeks to inscribe 2 grassroots protests on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register

The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) will step up its efforts again to enlist two of Korea's grassroots protests on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register, three years after it was stalled over a China-Japan dispute.

2021-11-28 15:45

Assembly speaker takes part in Korea's diplomatic efforts for urea issue

National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug has been seeking cooperation with parliamentary heads of other nations to support the Korean government's efforts to stabilize the supply of raw materials, in relation to a recent urea shortage here. Park, currently attending the 143rd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Madrid, Spain, held talks with IPU Secretary-General Ma...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-11-28 15:38

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