Saudi Arabia, S. Korea elevating innovative economic partnership for sustainable growth
Saudi Arabia wishes to bolster ties with Asia’s fourth-largest economy to expand areas of industrial cooperation, the Middle Eastern country’s economy minister said Thursday, stressing both countries have knowledge and experience that can be shared for mutual and sustainable growth. “We want to elevate the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Korea to very specific projects […]
S. Korea, Indonesia to hold foreign ministerial talks next week
South Korea’s top diplomat, Kang Kyung-wha, plans to visit Jakarta next week for talks with her counterpart on ways to beef up cooperation between the two sides, her ministry said Thursday. During the two-day trip there from Sunday, Kang is scheduled to have a joint committee meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi. It would […]
S. Korean envoy meets Senegal’s president, discusses bilateral ties
A South Korean special delegation had a meeting with Senegalese President Macky Sall earlier this week on strengthening cooperation between the two sides, traveling to the West African nation, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. President Moon Jae-in sent Rep. Kim Jin-pyo of the ruling Democratic Party and his party colleague Rep. Jeon Hyun-heui to the […]
S. Korea vows to lead hydrogen technology standards
South Korea’s industry ministry said Wednesday it will take active steps to lead the standardization of technologies in hydrogen power generation in line with the new energy vision the government announced in January. Under the plan, South Korea will make efforts to lead standardization of 15 hydrogen-related technologies by 2030, the Korean Agency for Technology […]
S. Korea: SK Telecom to offer exclusive game content for 5G service
SK Telecom Co. said Wednesday it will offer a wide range of mixed reality game and media content for its 5G customers to take advantage of its new mobile network set to launch later this week. The nation’s top mobile carrier unveiled four types of mobile plans for 5G smartphone users, which range from 55,000 […]
S. Korea approves budget to build hiking trails in DMZ North Korea
South Korea on Wednesday approved a budget necessary to build hiking trails inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, a project to turn the Cold War relic into a symbol of peace. The unification ministry’s Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Council, composed of government and civilian experts, approved 4.4 billion won (US$3.9 million) to […]
S. Korea sets 5-year technology development goal
South Korea’s government on Tuesday announced the blueprint for the country’s research and development (R&D) project that will run through 2023. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said it has picked 100 key development projects that reflect the latest social and technological trends that will mainly focus on convenient transportation, health care, living environment, […]
Moon calls for efforts to attract foreign tourists amid chronic deficit
President Moon Jae-in called for efforts to attract more foreign tourists to his country Tuesday to help offset the country’s chronic deficit in tourism. In a special meeting held in Songdo near Incheon International Airport, the president stressed a need to develop new appealing reasons for tourists to visit the country, such as a tour […]
Moon says U.S., N. Korea determined to continue dialogue
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that both the United States and North Korea are determined to continue their denuclearization negotiations despite the collapse of their latest summit in Hanoi. “A temporary difficulty has been created due to the failure to reach an agreement at the second North Korea-U.S. summit, but the fact that […]
Director Kim Ki-duk lodges 1 bln-won damages suit against actress, broadcaster
Kim Ki-duk, an internationally acclaimed filmmaker, has lodged a damages suit against an actress who claimed she was sexually assaulted by him and a local television broadcaster that reported on the sexual assault allegations against him. According to legal authorities on Friday, Kim filed a 1 billion won (US$880,700) suit earlier this month to the […]
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