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Yeosu Expo welcomes its first international cruise ship
May 15, 2012
The first international cruise ship since the opening of Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea put into the international cruise terminal on Monday. The Pacific Venus with around 400 Japanese tourists on board reached a cruise port inside the Expo site at 6 p.m. on May 12. The 26,000-ton luxury ...
ROK to Host a Proliferation Financing Conference
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade ]
May 15, 2012
1. The Foreign Ministry will host a Proliferation Financing Conference at the Ministry on May 17-18. ­ Proliferation financing refers to the act of providing fund or financial service for the production, procurement, possession, development, export, transshipment, brokering...
Crying out the ‘Ocean’ in the sky
May 14, 2012
▲ Korea Parachute Association’s high altitude drop team ‘Eagles’ cheered for the success of Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea in the sky over Ellsinore, the U.S. Director of Korea Parachute Association Han Sang-bong said that he wanted to “celebrate the Yeosu Expo, the global festival, on it...
Radio and internet address to the nation by President L...
[ Office of the President ]
May 14, 2012
Good morning, fellow Koreans, I am now in Beijing, China to participate in the Korea-Japan-China Summit. At the trilateral summit, the leaders of the three countries had in-depth discussions about North Korea’s persistent threats and its nuclear program. In addition, Trilateral...
Outcome of the 1st Round of Negotiations on the ROK-Chi...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade ]
May 14, 2012
1. The 1st round of negotiations for an FTA between the Republic of Korea and China took place in Beijing, China, on May 14. ° MOFAT’s Deputy Minister for FTA Choi Seok-young led the ROK delegation comprised of officials from key relevant government agencies, including the Mini...
ROK and the US to Hold the 1st Joint Committee Meeting ...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade ]
May 14, 2012
1. The 1st Joint Committee Meeting under the KORUS (Korea-US) FTA will take place in Washington D.C. on May 16. ° In the Meeting, the co-chairs of the Joint Committee, Minister for Trade Bark Tae-ho of the Republic of Korea and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, will review the p...
Yeosu Expo's 7 best sea animals
May 13, 2012
Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea, which is often dubbed as ‘marine expo’, presents rare opportunities to meet exotic and rare marine life. Let’s venture into Korea’s largest aquarium. The huge aquarium showcases a host of eye-catching marine life, some of whom can be good ‘friends’ with vis...
Fly in a hot-air ballon into the Ocean Corporation Pavi...
May 13, 2012
EXPO 2012 Yeosu Korea is the place where Korea's well-known corporations fiercely and beautifully compete with each other. Pavilions hosted by domestic corporations include seven Corporate Pavilions, namely Hyundai Motor Group, Samsung, SK, LG, GS Caltex, LOTTE and POSCO pavilion...
Ninth Economic & Trade Ministers’ Meeting among the ROK...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade ]
May 12, 2012
The Ninth Economic & Trade Ministers’ Meetingamong the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Japan 12 May 2012, Beijing, China JOINT PRESS RELEASE We, the Economic and Trade Ministers from the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Japan met ...
Experience Monaco’s 100-year-long commitment to oceans ...
May 12, 2012
The Principality of Monaco opened its pavilion today under the theme “The Historical Commitment of the Principality of Monaco to Protecting the Environment, Seas and Oceans.” At the entrance to the Monaco Pavilion, which is located in the International Pavilion on the ground floo...