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- Korea's green growth: the world's green future
- Jun 18, 2012
- "Today, as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Korea, I propose a new vision for the nation: Low Carbon Green Growth. Green growth is sustainable growth that also reduces greenhouse gases and environmental pollution. It will be a new paradigm fo...
- President Lee to launch four-nation tour of Latin Ameri...
- Jun 12, 2012
- President Lee Myung-bak will embark on a four-nation whistle-stop trip to Latin America on June 17. Arriving in Los Cabos, Mexico, the Korean leader will take part in the seventh session of the G20 Summit slated from June 18 to 19, followed by a visit to Rio De Janeiro, Braz...
- Korean government to support export companies
- Jun 08, 2012
- Starting this year, 40 Korean companies will receive government support for their export process regarding the Korea-US FTA. According to the outcome of a recent meeting of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance held on May 24, companies that deal with automobile parts, textile an...
- 2012, Korea’s National Year of Reading
- Jun 06, 2012
- 2012, Korea’s National Year of Reading The Year of Reading is officially underway. In the months since this March when the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism designated 2012 as the National Year of Reading, various events and programs designed to encourage regular reading ha...
- Korea pays tribute to patriots, war veterans
- Jun 01, 2012
- Minister Park Sung-choon of Patriots and Veteran Affairs presents a medal to a Korean War veteran at a thank-you banquet for Korean War veterans held on April 26 as part of the Revisit Korea Program (photo courtesy of MPVA). General Douglas MacArthur, who led the United Nations C...
- King of Sweden visits Korea, bolsters bilateral ties, c...
- May 30, 2012
- King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, accompanied by President Lee Myung-bak and First Lady Kim Yoon-ok, receive a cordial welcome at Cheong Wa Dae (photo courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae).Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived in Korea on Tue...
- President Lee Myung-bak meets US lawmakers
- May 25, 2012
- Chairwoman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (left) and President Lee Myung-bak (photo: Yonhap News) President Lee Myung-bak had a meeting with a group of lawmakers from the U.S. including Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairwoman of the US House Foreign Affair...
- Korea and Guinea pledge to improve bilateral relations
- May 23, 2012
- On May 23, President Lee Myung-bak held a talk with President Alpha Condé of Guinea who was in Korea for a state visit. The two leaders exchanged views on topics of mutual interest such as mineral resources, agriculture, and fisheries and discussed ways to elevate the level of bi...
- Walking trails around the DMZ
- May 23, 2012
- A group of expats including ambassadors to Korea from 25 countries, their families, and members of the Seoul International Women’s Association visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea to enjoy cultural events in the woods, hosted by the Korea Forest...
- Korea to become medical hub of the world
- May 23, 2012
- In 2011, over 120,000 patients visited Korea from overseas to receive medical treatments. Compared to 2009, when 60,000 foreign patients visited Korea, the number has increased by 49.5%. Among them, the number of Japanese patients, which was around 10,000 in 2010, has double...
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