SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — After hosting an inaugural summit with 48 African nations last week, President Yoon Suk Yeol is now heading to Central Asia for another round of “sales diplomacy” aimed at enhancing economic partnerships with resource-rich nations. Yoon kicked off a weeklong trip to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on Monday for [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, has notably increased his public activities related to the military over the past three months, according to a new analysis by the Korea Institute for National Unification, a think tank in Seoul. In a report titled “Analysis of the North Korean Leadership’s Public Activities [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agriculture ministry said Wednesday it has agreed to forge deeper ties with the African Development Bank (AfDB). Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryung shared ideas on the agenda with AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina in Seoul the previous day on the margins of the two-day Korea-Africa Summit, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that South Korea will establish a critical mineral partnership with major African nations to develop resources on the continent in a “mutually beneficial” way. Yoon made the remark during a business summit attended by industry leaders from South Korea and Africa, an event [...]
DAEJEON, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) signed two memorandums of understanding on June 4, bolstering its collaborations with emerging scientific institutions in Kenya to address pressing global issues. One agreement was inked with the board of the Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kenya-AIST), an institution [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Tuesday it will host a forum this week to explore opportunities for South Korean companies to invest and do business in Africa, as part of efforts by Seoul to advance economic ties with the region. The 2024 Korea-Africa Infrastructure Forum will [...]
JEJU, South Korea, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top diplomat has said that the country will actively position itself as a cooperation hub in various networks, highlighting its vision as a “global pivotal state.” The vision, promoted by the current government of President Yoon Suk Yeol, aims for South Korea to serve as [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol and United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan adopted a joint statement Thursday, pledging to invest more in each other’s countries and urging North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. The statement was adopted on the occasion of the Arab leader’s state [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s science ministry said Tuesday it will create a joint artificial intelligence (AI) research lab with New York University (NYU). The Global AI Frontier Lab will be co-led by two distinguished computer scientists — Cho Kyung-hyun and Yann LeCun — who are both professors at NYU, according to [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s trade ministry said Tuesday it has agreed with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to expand cooperation in digital transition, clean energy and other areas. Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo met ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn in Seoul to discuss cooperation on areas of mutual interest, including [...]