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- President Lee meets Danish Crown Prince, discusses rein...
- May 11, 2012
- President Lee Myung-bak and First Lady Kim Yoon-ok hosted a luncheon on May 10, for Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, and exchanged views on a variety of topics of mutual interest, including the Yeosu Expo and the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. ...
- President Lee promotes ‘Green growth for all’ at GGGS
- May 11, 2012
- President Lee Myeong-bak gave a special address at the opening ceremony of the Global Green Growth Summit held on May 10. President Lee Myeong-bak delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Global Green Growth Summit on May 10 (photo courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae).Du...
- Korea furthers partnership with Peru
- May 10, 2012
- President Lee Myung-bak held talks with President Ollanta Humala of the Republic of Peru on May 10, elevating the level of bilateral relations from a Comprehensive Economic Partnership to a more omnidirectional Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. President Lee Myung-bak shak...
- Korea, China, Japan to hold tripartite summit in Beijin...
- May 09, 2012
- President Lee Myung-bak visits Beijing this weekend for the annual tripartite summit talks with his Chinese and Japanese counterparts. The three will exchange views on a variety of topics of mutual interest and consolidate partnership. The Korean president will also hold one-on-o...
- Korea, China and Japan to draw cultural exchange action...
- May 04, 2012
- Minister Choe Kwang-shik of Culture, Sports and Tourism (left) is in Shanghai from May 4 to 6 to attend the China-Japan-Korea Ministerial Conference. The ministerial meeting follows up the Nara Manifesto, a consensus statement drawn in Nara, Japan during the 2011 session, advocat...
- Global Green Growth Summit to open in Seoul
- May 04, 2012
- Leading international economic and environmental policymakers and experts are coming together in Seoul on May 10 to 11 for this year's Global Green Growth Summit (GGGS). Organized by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in association with the OECD, UNEP, and the World Bank, ...
- Global participants spice up Yeosu Expo
- May 04, 2012
- The world’s largest marine-themed expo, the International Exposition Yeosu Korea 2012, will make its appearance against the backdrop of the open sea. With official participants representing 105 nations and ten international organizations as well as some 11 million visitors confir...
- President Lee talks cooperation with Bahraini crown pri...
- May 03, 2012
- President Lee Myung-bak met with Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on May 1, exchanging views on a variety of topics of mutual interest. President Lee Myung-bak (right) meets with Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at Cheong Wa Dae on ...
- Korean cabbage to be called 'kimchi cabbage'
- May 03, 2012
- Korean cabbage has received the official worldwide name, kimchi cabbage. The Korea Food & Drug Administration (KFDA) announced on May 2 that the decision was made at the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) which was held from April 23 to 28 by the Codex Alime...
- Yeosu, where the ocean comes to life
- May 03, 2012
- Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea is set to open in less than ten days’ time. In the three and a half years since Korea won the bid to host the event, Yeosu has been transformed from a small coastal city best known for its maritime industry to the site of a 2,710,000-square-meter venue expec...
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