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3rd Executive Board Meeting of the Green Climate Fund
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Mar 18, 2013
The 3rd Executive Board Meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) was held in Berlin, Germany from March 12 to March 15. This was the first Executive Board Meeting since Korea was named the host nation for the GCF Secretariat, and the meeting covered a wide range of topics pertaini...
Preparations for the 3rd ARF DiREx in Full Swing
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
Mar 18, 2013
1. The governments of the Republic of Korea and Thailand will co-host the 3rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Exercise (DiREx) in Cha-Am, Thailand, from May 7 through 10. The ARF DiREX is a civilian-military joint disaster relief drill held by the 27 member countries o...
Foreign Minister to Help Win Support for the ROK’s Nomi...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
Mar 18, 2013
1. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se has decided to send four former Ambassadors as special envoys to member states of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for them to engage in activities aimed to win support for Minister for Trade Bark Tae-ho’s bid to become the next WTO Director-Gen...
Minister Yoon to spot creative economy of green social ...
[ Ministry of Environment ]
Mar 18, 2013
With the growing importance of social enterprises to address low growth and underemployment, Minister Yoon Seong-kyu steps out to listen to the voices of social enterprises in the field of environment.   Minister Yoon visited Kumjadonge Co., Ltd (Kumjadonge), a toy...
Foreign Minister Meets with US Deputy Secretary of Defe...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
Mar 18, 2013
1. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se met with US Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter on the morning of March 18. They exchanged views on North Korea issues, ways to strengthen the alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States, President Park Geun-hye’s plan to...
ROK-US Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Conversation
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
Mar 16, 2013
1. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry on the morning of March 16 at the request of the US side. 2. Secretary Kerry offered his congratulations to Minister Yun on his inauguration and reaffirmed the strongest-ever alli...
Arriving cruise passengers set a new record
[ Busan Metropolitan Government ]
Mar 15, 2013
Passengers from the M/S Volendam, a cruise ship from the Netherlands, disembark at Busan International Cruise Terminal on March 1 and board a tour bus. There has been a sudden influx of cruise tourists to Busan. As the number of world-renowned cruises docking in the city has incr...
Vice ministerial meeting on prices
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Mar 15, 2013
Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance Shin Jaeyoon hosted the Vice Ministerial Meeting on Prices on Friday, March 15, and led discussions on stabilizing the prices of necessities by invigorating cooperatives, stabilizing childcare and kindergarten fees, and improving the e-commer...
3rd Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum to be ...
[ Ministry of Environment ]
Mar 15, 2013
The Ministry of Environment (MOE), Korea Environment Institute (KEI) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will co-host the 3rd Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum from March 18 to 20, Incheon, Korea.          ...
People with severe disabilities to be charged lower fee...
[ Ministry of Employment and Labor ]
Mar 15, 2013
The fees severely disabled workers are required to pay when using personal assistance services will be largely reduced. On March 14th the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) said that it would lower the fees severely disabled people are required to pay when using personal ass...