Yi Whan-woo is a Korea Times journalist primarily covering finance. He writes in-depth articles on macroeconomy and financial markets and previously covered sports, politics, diplomacy and inter-Korean affairs, among others. Feel free to contact him at yistory@koreatimes.co.kr.
VIPs at KOR-ASIA Forum 2018
Korea Times and Hankook Ilbo Chairman Seung Myung-ho, sixth from left, and Korea Times President and Publisher Lee Byeong-eon, fourth from left, pose with international VIPs during a tea meeting before the KOR-ASIA Forum 2018 at the Seoul Dragon City Hotel in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Wednesday. From left are Uzbekistan Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies Director Vladimir Norov, Italian Ambassador to Korea Della Seta, EU Ambassador to Korea Michael Reiterer, Lee, Indonesian Ambassador to Korea Umar Hadi, Seung, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Korea Bader Mohammad Al-Awadi, Australian Ambassador to Korea James Choi, New Zealand Ambassador to Korea Philip Turner and Laos Ambassador to Korea Khamsouay Keodalavong. Ambassadors from 17 countries, including Canada, Costa Rica, Finland, Honduras, Hungary, Myanmar, South Africa, Tajikistan, Thailand and Vietnam joined the forum co-hosted by The Korea Times and its sister paper the Hankook Ilbo. / Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-geun
By Yi Whan-woo