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- President Lee's talks with Hilary Clinton at the APEC s...
- Sep 10, 2012
- On the sidelines of the APEC forum, President Lee met with U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, where they saw eye-to-eye on the need for cooperation among Korea, the U.S., and Japan to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue. The two sides promised to continue to work closely ...
- 2012 World Conservation Congress kicks off on Jeju Isla...
- Sep 10, 2012
- The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress, the world’s largest environmental conservation event, opened on June 6 at the International Convention Center on Jeju Island. “Separated from nature, we cannot imagine ways to resolve climate c...
- Korean e-government goes global
- Sep 07, 2012
- Korea’s e-government system, also known as digital government, has started to gain international attention. E-government makes the best use of IT, ICT, and other web-based telecommunications technology to boost the effective communication between government and individual ci...
- Thai officials tour water management facilities
- Sep 05, 2012
- While Hallyu tourism and medical tourism have steadily brought new visitors to Korea, the last two months saw the beginnings of a new kind of cross-border exchange: technology tourism. From July until August, a total of over 2,000 public servants from Thailand's regional administ...
- President Lee to attend APEC summit in Russia
- Sep 04, 2012
- President Lee Myung-bak will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Vladivostok, Russia on September 8 and 9. Under the theme “Integrate to Grow, Innovate to Prosper,” the leaders of the Asia Pacific region will discuss trade, investment, cooperation betwee...
- Korea and China, a look back at 20 years of friendship
- Aug 31, 2012
- August 24 of 2012 was the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and China.Two decades ago, on August 24, 1992, delegations from both countries met at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing to sign a formal agreement which stimulated the two co...
- Environmental congress to open on Jeju Island
- Aug 29, 2012
- With environmental sustainability receiving increasing attention as one of the most pressing issues on the shared global agenda, leading experts and policymakers are set to gather in Korea’s southern island of Jeju for the world’s largest environmental conservation event. The Int...
- Advocating Korean leadership in the age of climate chan...
- Aug 29, 2012
- While South Korea was facing the broiling heat, the United States Midwest met its worst drought in more than 50 years. Corn prices are at a 13-month high and have surged 45 percent this summer, with analysts expecting the crop to deteriorate further as the drought lingers. The he...
- Costa Rica’s president visits Seoul
- Aug 21, 2012
- Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla Miranda is in South Korea from August 19 to 22 for talks with President Lee Myung-bak on boosting trade and investment, and other exchanges between the two countries. Chinchilla arrived on Sunday for a four-day visit that also includes a mee...
- Smart Sejong City with school and work for relocating c...
- Aug 16, 2012
- Thousands of civil servants are expected to make the move down to Sejong City over the next few years. The Prime Minister’s Office will move to the planned city in September, followed by about two-thirds of all government offices including 16 ministries and 20 agencies by the end...
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