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Korea cooperates on science, technology with UK, Ukraine

The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the U.K.'s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy discuss ways to further enhance mutual...

Korea strengthens partnership with Egypt, India

Korea has solidified its economic and diplomatic ties with Egypt and India. On March 25, First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lim Sung-nam discussed ways...

Korea shares health care policies with Central, South America

Government officials from Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Brazil and Mexico pose for a photo during the fifth K-Pharma Academy, held at the Ministry...

Korea-Turkey friendship: ‘next 60 years will be even better’

Turkish Ambassador to Korea Arslan Hakan Okcal talks about the close bonds between Turkey and Korea, in light of 60 years of diplomatic ties...

Korea joins forces to defeat ISIS, NK nuclear ambition

Korea and the international community have reconfirmed their common will to eradicate the extremist group known as ISIS. On March 22, Minister of Foreign Affairs...

Foreign minister discusses London terrorist attack with his UK counterpart over phone

During his visit to the U.S. for a meeting of the Ministers of the Global Coalition to defeat ISIS, Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se held...

Seoul pledges support for 2018 Winter Games

IOC President Thomas Bach (left) and Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn discuss measures to support the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter...

Korea, Ethiopia expand cooperation on customs clearance

Korea's electronic customs clearance system, known as Uni-Pass, has recently been exported to Ethiopia. On March 10, the Korea Customs Service (KCS) and the Ethiopian...

Seoul focuses on e-gov’t exports, creating ‘smart’ administration

The government has opened an online portal that shows all the information about its online government services, or e-government, and related bidding information. The Ministry...

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‘We will soon emerge from our current crisis’

Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn addressed the nation on March 10 after the Constitutional Court of Korea upheld a decision to impeach...

Korea, Turkey celebrate 60 years of friendship

Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (pictured) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan exchanged letters on March 8 to celebrate the 60th anniversary...

Korea, Saudi Arabia cooperate on healthcare

Minister of Health and Welfare Chung Chinyoub (left) and Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Adel bin Muhammed Fakeih discuss ways to expand cooperation...

Korea, Saudi Arabia tighten economic bonds

Saudi Economy and Planning Minister Adel Fakeih (left) and Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn shake hands at the Government Complex Seoul on...

Korea, US vow firm response to NK provocations

Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump on March 7. The leaders denounced North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch and stressed...

Bahrain to adopt Korean healthcare system

Korea’s Health Insurance Review & Assessment system (HIRA) will soon be rolled out in Bahrain. This is the first time for the HIRA system to...

Korea shares weather tech with developing countries

Program participants listen to an explanation about meteorological theories. The Meteorological Administration hosted a training course for meteorologists from 21 countries from Feb. 6...

Korea, Finland enhance military cooperation

Defense ministers from Korea and Finland have discussed ways to strengthen mutual ties across the defense environments of both countries. Minister of National Defense Han...