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Fri, January 29, 2021 | 01:14

Solid Uzbekistan-Korea ties witnessed through strategic partnership, pandemic

Solid Uzbekistan-Korea ties witnessed through strategic partnership, pandemic

Relations between Uzbekistan and Korea “have stood the test of time” after their establishment on Dec. 30, 1992, and are especially evident through a special strategic partnership formed in April 2019, Uzbek Ambassador to Korea Vitaliy Fen said. The envoy pointed out that Uzbekistan was the first country to send a delegation to Korea after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic l...

Yi Whan-woo | 2021-01-28 12:41

Major party leaders congratulate India on Republic Day

Major party leaders congratulate India on Republic Day

The leaders of Korea's major political parties congratulated India on its Republic Day, which honors the enactment of the country's constitution on Jan. 26, 1950. In a video message shared by the Embassy of India in Korea this week, ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee Nak-yon and main opposition People Power Party interim leader Kim Chong-in both expressed hop...

Yi Whan-woo | 2021-01-28 12:41

[Transcript] Interview with ex-US Amb. Harry Harris

The following is an edited transcript of an interview with former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris, in Jan. 20, his last day in office. ― ED. Q: What have been the most memorable things, good and bad, during your time in Korea?A: Thank you for starting out with an easy question. I want to give some textures to the answer.I think the most memorable things occurred i...

Yi Whan-woo | 2021-01-22 13:35

[INTERVIEW] Ex-US envoy calls China 'malign influence,' urges Seoul to join new alliance

Ex-US envoy optimistic about Biden gov't, hopes Singapore summit will be basis of N. Korea dialogue

Ex-US envoy optimistic about Biden gov't, hopes Singapore summit will be basis of N. Korea dialogue

Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris said the groundbreaking 2018 summit between the leaders of the U.S. and North Korea in Singapore is “a good starting point” for the Joe Biden administration in denuclearization dialogue with North Korea. In an interview with The Korea Times on his last day in office, Jan 20, Harris viewed North Korea should be among the secur...

Yi Whan-woo | 2021-01-22 13:34

[INTERVIEW] Ex-US envoy calls China 'malign influence,' urges Seoul to join new alliance

[INTERVIEW] Ex-US envoy calls China 'malign influence,' urges Seoul to join new alliance

[INTERVIEW] Ex-US envoy calls China 'malign influence,' urges Seoul to join new alliance

Harry Harris, in his farewell to South Korea as the U.S. ambassador, expressed the hope that the Asian country will join the U.S. and its other allies to stop China's “malign influence” although not necessarily in the form of an expanded Quad.

Yi Whan-woo | 2021-01-22 09:36

'No likelihood of North Korea collapse with Kim in complete control'

'No likelihood of North Korea collapse with Kim in complete control'

Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris said North Korea is not likely to collapse in the next several years, noting Kim Jong-un is in “complete control” over the repressive state.

Yi Whan-woo | 2021-01-22 09:35

What Seoul needs to do to become ASEAN's reliable strategic partner

What Seoul needs to do to become ASEAN's reliable strategic partner

The inception in 2017 of the New Southern Policy (NSP), the signature foreign policy initiative of President Moon Jae-in, opened a new chapter in Seoul's relations with ASEAN. To date, it remains the most successful and active foreign policy initiative under his administration. The COVID-19 pandemic posed serious obstacles for implementing the prior pledges of the NSP. Howeve...

Yi Whan-woo | 2021-01-18 14:35

Voting at Kyrgyz embassy

Voting at Kyrgyz embassy

A voter casts a ballot in the Kyrgyz presidential election at a polling station installed in the Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Seoul, Jan. 10. The election came after the October 2020 parliamentary elections that resulted in mass protests over irregularities in the results and led to t...

Yi Whan-woo | 2021-01-17 09:38

Bangladeshi embassy opens 2021 with series of events

Bangladeshi embassy opens 2021 with series of events

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Korea opened this year with three events, starting with a language course for Bangladeshi children here followed by a celebration in honor of the nation's founding father and an entrepreneurship program.

Yi Whan-woo | 2021-01-16 10:10

UN Asia-Pacific fund to support female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia

UN Asia-Pacific fund to support female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia

The U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has teamed up with the U.N. Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) to launch a fund supporting female entrepreneurs in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and Vietnam.

Yi Whan-woo | 2021-01-15 12:43

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