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Fri, January 21, 2022 | 05:50

Korea pledges $200,000 aid for volcano eruption relief in Tonga

South Korea will send $200,000 worth of emergency humanitarian relief to Tonga to help the South Pacific island recover from the aftermath of an underwater volcano eruption, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

2022-01-20 22:46

Korea, Egypt to begin joint study on free trade deal

CAIRO - President Moon Jae-in and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held a summit, Thursday (local time), and exchanged their views on future-oriented and sustainable bilateral cooperation. The summit drew keen attention on whether the two countries would reach a deal on Korea's exports of K-9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers to Egypt. Although there was no announ...

2022-01-20 21:34

Seoul, Tehran discuss possible use of Iran's frozen funds as UN membership fee

South Korea is in consultations with Iran over the proposed use of Tehran's funds, frozen under re-imposed U.S. sanctions, to help it pay its dues to the United Nations and regain its voting rights, government sources said Thursday.

2022-01-20 15:47

Kazakhstani cyclist celebrates 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties

From left, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Korea Bakyt Dyussenbayev, Kazakhstani cyclist Damir Kusheyev and Seoul Cyber University Vice President Park Hyun-seok pose at Seoul Cyber University in Seoul, Jan. 16. Kusheyev toured Korea from Busan to Seoul on his bicycle for nine days in ...

2022-01-20 13:42

Lauding Korean construction workers in Riyadh

President Moon Jae-in poses for a selfie with Samsung C&T employees at the construction site of Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University metro station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday (local time). Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Metro project involves the construction of six subway lines spanning 168 kilometers and passing through 89 stations. Samsung C&T is participatin...

2022-01-19 19:49

Korea, GCC to resume free trade talks after 12-year hiatus

RIYADH - Korea will resume talks for a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the first quarter of this year, nearly 12 years after negotiations were halted with the alliance of six Middle Eastern countries, Cheong Wa Dae said, Wednesday (local time). On the occasion of President Moon Jae in's visit to Saudi Arabia, the two countries agreed to resume ...

2022-01-19 16:32

Korea, Saudi Arabia renew ties through hydrogen, AI projects

RIYADH - President Moon Jae-in and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a summit on Tuesday (local time), and explored ways to expand bilateral ties in the fields of hydrogen energy, construction and artificial intelligence (AI). The President arrived in Riyadh for a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia upon the 60th anniversary of bilateral ties. Saudi Arabi...

2022-01-18 22:17

Egypt hopes to learn from Korea's rural development knowledge

President Moon Jae-in will arrive in Egypt for a state visit today, with a handful of items to strengthen the strategic bilateral partnership. This is Moon's first visit to an African country since he was sworn in as President in May 2017.

2022-01-18 16:49

Moon's UAE trip loses luster over canceled summit with crown prince

DUBAI - President Moon Jae-in has wrapped up his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tuesday (local time), with a botched summit between himself and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The last-minute cancellation of the summit took the shine off of a trip which otherwise had a number of meaningful accomplishments during the three-day visit. Moon w...

2022-01-18 12:30

Lauding medical staffers' efforts in UAE

President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting with workers at Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a visit to commend Korean doctors and nurses there. The hospital has been run by staffers from Korea's Seoul National University Hospital since 2014 following a request from UAE's Ministry of Presidential Affairs. It was the first case of a ...

2022-01-17 20:57

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