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South Korea: Controversy over move to install surveillance cameras in hospital operating rooms
SEOUL: A decision to install surveillance cameras in hospital operating rooms in the Republic of Korea has waded into controversy after it was opposed by doctors who said it violates the personal rights of physicians. The health ministry said that hospitals would be required to install surveillance cameras in operating…
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Politics
South Korea pledges additional $300 million to Green Climate Fund at G20 session
NEW DELHI: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged an additional $300 million to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as part of the country’s efforts to help counter climate change. Yoon made the announcement during the first session of the Group of 20 (G20) summit under way in New Delhi,…
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Politics
Ukrainian diplomat in Seoul recalled for assaulting Korean police officer
A Korean police officer on duty (Yonhap) SEOU: A Ukrainian diplomat stationed in Seoul has been summoned back home over assaulting a police officer at a bar earlier this week. On Tuesday, the first secretary of the Ukrainian embassy in Seoul attempted to hit an employee who tried to stop…
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Politics
NATO’s partnerships in Asia: Practical cooperation in response to changes in global security environment?
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol By Habib Toumi SEOUL: Individually Tailored Partnership Programs, cooperation on transnational issues that span regional borders, enhanced military information sharing, a potential new liaison office … the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is rapidly deepening engagement with its Asia…
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Politics
NATO deepens partnership with Korea, Japan; stresses strategic significance of Middle East
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg meets with Republic of Korea president Suk Yeol Yoon By Habib Toumi VILNIUS: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has expanded its engagement with South Korea and Japan – two key Asian countries- by expanding cooperation in areas of global concern and stressed that the…
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South Asia
Opening ceremony held in Pakistan for WT-ADF Cares Program
By Seok-Jae Kang, Vice President, Asia Journalists Association KAHUTA: An opening ceremony was held in Pakistan for the 2023-2024 WT-ADF Cares Program amid extensive media coverage. The ceremony, which took place on June 5, 2023, at Iram Model School & College in Kahuta, Rawalpindi district of the Punjab province, drew…
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Business
Saudi Arabia seeks to attract 55,000 Korean tourists as it boosts worldwide awareness of its tourism opportunities
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is planning to quintuple this year the number of visitors from South Korea to the kingdom. In 2022, around 11,000 South Koreans visited Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi plan is to increase the number to 55,000 in 2023. Direct flights from the capital Riyadh to Seoul are…
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South Asia
Vice Chancellors of 11 Pakistani Universities on South Korea’s visit
Vice Chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University Dr Fateh Marri with a Korean official By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative Islamabad: The Vice Chancellors of 11 universities of Pakistan, including the Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, are on week-long visit to South Korea under the USAID’s Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA) being…
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Politics
Korea attaches great importance to friendship, cooperation with Kyrgyzstan – Ambassador
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: Last year Kyrgyzstan and the Republic of Korea celebrated the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries. Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Kyrgyz Republic Lee Wonjae, in an interview with Kabar Agency, spoke about trade and economic relations, cultural…
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South Asia
Korean Ambassador meets Pakistan’s Finance Minister
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Ambassador of Republic of Korea Mr. Suh Sangpyo called on Pakistan’s Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on Tuesday. Ishaq Dar shared the depth of friendly relations between Pakistan and Republic of Korea and highlighted the bilateral ties between both…
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