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Often found at theaters and museums, Kwon Mee-yoo has covered a wide range of cultural fields from K-pop and dramas to theater and fine art for over a decade. Now as K-Culture Desk editor, she tries to connect Korean culture with global readers through fresh perspectives.

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Foreign Affairs

71st anniversary of Battle of Kapyong

A military honor guard holds flags of the British Commonwealth nations Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom and the United Nations flag as well as Korea's Taegeukgi at a ceremony commemorating the 71st anniversary of their participation in the 1950-53 Korean War at Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, Friday. Gapyeong, is the place where the Battle of Kapyong, known as one of the most significant battles by the Commonwealth forces during the Korean War, took place. Yonhap

Apr 22, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
71st anniversary of Battle of Kapyong
Foreign Affairs

Israeli embassy celebrates Earth Day with plogging

Israeli and Korean staff at the Embassy of Israel in Korea pose for a photo during their “plogging,” a combination of jogging and picking up litter, at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Kwon Mee-yooBy Kwon Mee-yooStaff at the Embassy of Israel in Korea gathered at Yeouido Hangang Park, Tuesday, to "plog," a combination of jogging and picking up litter, in celebration of Earth Day, which falls on April 22.Rasha Atamny, the deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of Israel in Korea, said plogging is a great way to remind ourselves of the basic needs for human life, which are taken for granted, like nature, oxygen and a healthy lifestyle, explaining why the diplomats are having a day out. "With our hectic daily life, not many opportunities come along to allow us to actually be in deliberate contact with nature. Sometimes we need to create opportunities instead of waiting for them," Atamny said in an interview with The Korea Times.After plogging around the park for a while, Atamny said she saw so many little pieces of trash, though everything looks c

Apr 22, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Israeli embassy celebrates Earth Day with plogging
Foreign Affairs

EU, Korean experts discuss maritime security

French Ambassador to Korea Philippe Lefort speaks during a forum on maritime security cooperation co-hosted by the Embassy of France in Korea, the EU delegation in Korea and the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy at a hotel in Seoul, Tuesday. Courtesy of Embassy of France in KoreaBy Kwon Mee-yooThe Indo-Pacific region has a growing focus in international geopolitics as the GDP of the countries in the region occupies 60 percent of that of the entire world. Yet, despite its economic and strategic importance, there has been more competition and conflict than co-prosperity through cooperation among the countries in the region.The Embassy of France in Korea, the EU delegation in Korea and the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS) co-organized a forum exploring various ways to enhance understanding on maritime security, centering on the Indo-Pacific region. French Ambassador to Korea Philippe Lefort introduced the EU and France's maritime strategies and its importance during his welcoming remarks. "Our oceans are subject to increasing changes such as strategic competition, questi

Apr 21, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
EU, Korean experts discuss maritime security
Foreign Affairs

Connecting through books

Colombia's Minister of Culture Angelica Mayolo, third from left, Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez Hernandez, third from right, and Korea's Minister of Culture Hwang Hee, second from right, pose for a photo at the Korean pavilion of the 2022 Bogota International Book Fair, Tuesday. Korea is the guest of honor at the 34th edition of one of the largest book fairs in South America. Colombia will be the guest of honor at the Seoul International Book Fair in June, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Courtesy of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Apr 20, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Connecting through books
Society

Honoring victims of April Revolution

A family member of a victim of the April Revolution, also known as the April 19 Revolution in Korea, cleans a headstone at the April 19th National Cemetery in northern Seoul, Monday, ahead of the 62nd anniversary of the revolution which became a catalyst for Korea's democracy. Yonhap

Apr 18, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Honoring victims of April Revolution
Politics

Beam-raising ceremony for new French Embassy

Ambassador of France to Korea Philippe Lefort, right, delivers a speech during a beam-raising ceremony for the new French Embassy in central Seoul, April 11. A plaque commemorating 3,421 soldiers of the French battalion who fought during the Korean War was also attached to the last beam of the frame. The new French Embassy building is scheduled to be opened in 2023. Courtesy of Embassy of France in Korea

Apr 18, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Beam-raising ceremony for new French Embassy
Foreign Affairs

EU ambassadors visit underground waste management facility in Hanam

Hanam Mayor Kim Sang-ho, fifth from right, introduces upcycling projects to EU ambassador to Korea Maria Castillo Fernandez, fourth from right, at the Hanam Union Tower in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, April 11. Courtesy of Hanam City By Kwon Mee-yooAmbassadors of the European Union in Korea visited Hanam City to tour an eco-friendly waste treatment facility complex located in east Seoul on April 11. The delegation consisted of ambassadors and officials from 14 EU member countries: Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, as well as the EU ambassador to Korea, Maria Castillo Fernandez. The ambassadors visited Hanam Union Park, which houses an underground sewage wastewater treatment plant, a solid waste incinerating plant and a food waste processing facility.Hanam Union Park is considered a successful example of turning a facility that is normally protested along NIMBY ("not in my back yard") lines into an environmentally-friendly project

Apr 18, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
EU ambassadors visit underground waste management facility in Hanam
Defense

Korea-US joint military drills begin Monday

Military helicopters are parked at U.S. Army base Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, April 13, ahead of joint military drills with South Korea. The South and the United States kick off computer-simulated training drills based on the allies' wartime contingency plans, which runs from Monday through April 28. YonhapBy Kwon Mee-yooSouth Korea and the United State will kick off their springtime joint military drills from Monday through April 28, amid rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. North Korea could stage another provocation on Military Foundation Day on April 25. Following a four-day crisis management staff training (CMST) last week, the ensuing combined command post training (CCPT) is a computer-simulated command post exercise (CPX) that does not involve any field exercises, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) explained, Sunday."This drill is going to improve Korean and the U.S. soldiers' ability for combined operations and further solidify combined defense," the JCS added.North Korea commemorates the founding of Korean People's Revolutionary A

Apr 17, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Korea-US joint military drills begin Monday
Foreign Affairs

INTERVIEW 'New Kazakhstan' emerging

Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Korea Bakyt Dyussenbayev poses at the country's embassy in Seoul's Yongsan District, April 8. Korea Times photo by Kwon Mee-yooBy Kwon Mee-yooOn March 16, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced major constitutional reforms, including limiting the powers of the president. "The main idea of the reform is to create a new platform for the development of the country, to create new, fresh air to be a modern and developed country, because we have all that is necessary to be a country that is comfortable for our citizens to live and to work in,” said Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Korea Bakyt Dyussenbayev, who sat down with The Korea Times at the country's embassy in Seoul's Yongsan District, April 8, to share the vision of “New Kazakhstan.”The ambassador explained that the reforms lay the foundation for constitutional and political transformations that have already been initiated by President Tokayev since assuming office in 2019, promoting democratization and ensuring the sustainability and manageability of Kazakhstan."The head of st

Apr 15, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
[INTERVIEW] 'New Kazakhstan' emerging
Foreign Affairs

Israeli president sends congratulatory letter on 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties

By Kwon Mee-yooPresident of Israel Isaac Herzog of IsraelIsraeli President Isaac Herzog exchanged congratulatory letters with President Moon Jae-in on Sunday to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. "Both of our nations created a dynamic economic miracle and fostered robust democratic governance, despite severe security challenges, and with no natural resources other than determination, hard work, and our peoples' belief in themselves," Herzog wrote in the letter looking back on the milestones and achievements in bilateral relations since 1962, according to the Israeli embassy in Seoul.The Israeli president also noted some of the achievements in bilateral relations."Israel and Korea signed a Free Trade Agreement, Israel's first in Asia and Korea's first in the Middle East. Israel and Korea were among the first countries in the world to swap COVID vaccines, showing the world a new, effective mechanism for running the global health economy,” he wrote. Herzog also shared his vision to further deepen and strengthen the sco

Apr 11, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Israeli president sends congratulatory letter on 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties
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