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- 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...
- Culture centers open along the rivers
- May 18, 2012
- Four culture centers around restored rivers were envisioned as cultural, educational, and recreational complexes (photo: Yonhap News). Culture centers around the four restored rivers have opened their doors in each region. The cultural spaces serve as educational and recreat...
- Korea to lead global education initiative
- May 18, 2012
- Education is widely regarded as the key contributing factor of the rapid economic growth of Korea -- its dynamic rise from the ashes of the Korean War into an economic powerhouse. Koreans’ passion for education has served as a source of inspiration to not only developing countrie...
- President Lee winds up historic visit to Myanmar
- May 17, 2012
- President Lee Myung-bak paid an official visit to Myanmar and held a summit talk with Myanmar’s President Thein Sein on May 14 in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar. The visit marked the first state visit by a South Korean president to Myanmar since 1983. President Lee Myung...
- RFID garbage bins save billions of won
- May 17, 2012
- The amount of greenhouse gases emitted from one meal for a family of four is estimated at 4.76kg. Considering that the amount of food waste produced by a family of four per year is around 438kg, nearly 724kg of greenhouse gas is emitted from food waste. Eighty percent of food wa...
- President Lee brings home consolidated ties with China,...
- May 15, 2012
- President Lee Myung-bak held a tripartite summit with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on May 14 in Beijing, and exchanged views on a variety of mutual interests, including trilateral cooperation, free trade, and the state of affairs on the K...
- Korea pursues 'Hallyu' initiatives
- May 15, 2012
- As part of efforts to boost the staying power of “hallyu” or the Korean wave, the government plans to set up language institutes around the world — 30 or more every year. Plus, the current Romanization system, already 10 years in existence, will be fixed in order to enable foreig...
- After 50 years, Korea’s ties with the world only improv...
- May 14, 2012
- Since the establishment of the provisional government of South Korea, Korea has maintained friendly relationships with a number of nations. This year celebrates the 50st anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and such countries including Israel, Ne...
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