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East Asia
First stock of Georgian Nabeglavi appeared in Korea
Caucasus Business Week reports that the increased demand on mineral water in Korea might be satisfied by Georgian products. Company “Premier Water International” has already implemented export of first stock of Georgian mineral water “Nabeglavi”. The company holds negotiations on product supply with one of the largest trade centre in…
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East Asia
An Astonishing Victory: Battle of Salsu
Battle of Salsu might be accepted as one of the most destructive and astonishing wars in the military history. The expansionist and dominant policy of China aimed at to destroy a Korean power, Goguryeo, which was accepted as a potential threat on its northern borders. China tried to suppress the…
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S. Korea’s agriculture ministry launches Chinese website
South Korea’s agriculture ministry said Wednesday it has launched its Chinese website (chinese.mafra.go.kr) in the latest move to provide better information on the country’s agricultural products. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it plans to boost exchanges and cooperation with China in the agricultural sector. The ministry…
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East Asia
Koreans make a beeline for Georgian honey
By Rachel Lee – The Korea Times Georgia boasts a long history of beekeeping and is proud of its “genuine” honey that has made a promising start in the Korean market, a Georgian envoy says. Ambassador to Korea Nikoloz Apkhazava said honey had many health benefits and Koreans were choosing…
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New energy industry: Korea’s next growth engine
By Joo Hyung-hwan – The Korea Times Korea has never stopped seeking fast-growing sectors for targeted investments that can provide new impetus to the country’s economic growth. As its latest initiative for a new growth engine, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) unveiled a detailed investment plan on…
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In Search of Korean values
Michael Breen – The Korea Times In its research last year to develop the new national brand ― Creative Korea ― the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism came up with three key national values: creativity, passion and harmony. But are these really the core values of Korea? Harmony could…
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East Asia
THAAD and Korea’s Cold War lessons
Arthur I. Cyr – The Korea Times Sustained North Korea threats, and nuclear weapon and missile tests, have led the Obama administration and President Park Geun-hye’s government of South Korea to agree to deploy the Lockheed Martin THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Air Defense) anti-missile system. Beijing is reacting with consternation,…
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East Asia
The Jedol Day of Korea
Jaecheon Choi (Professor at the Ecological Sciences Department of Ewha Women’s University, Dean of the National Ecology Institute) – July 17th is Constitution Day. The day was promulgated as a national holiday in 1949 to celebrate the first anniversary of the Republic of Korea as a constitutional republic. July 17th…
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East Asia
Confucian thought as a way of life
South Korea has character and it shows. A recent visit for the Journalists World Forum for Peace was a great opportunity to see this nation. Battling with nuclear and missile tensions, it yet marches ahead – with beauty and grace. The nation’s civilisational history dates before Christ and the maturity…
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Uzbekistan and Korea opened Ustyurt Gas Chemical Complex
Ustyurt Gas Chemical Complex (GCC) was commissioned on May 21 between Uzbekistan and South Korea. Hwang Kyo-ahn, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea paid an official visit to Uzbekistan to boost economic ties and cooperation. He and his counterpart Shavkat Mirziyayev attended the opening ceremony of the complex. Hwang…
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