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Sun, October 25, 2020 | 23:27
Africa issues 1st report on continental migration
Africa issues 1st report on continental migration
The African Union, a socioeconomic bloc consisting of 55 continental countries, issued its first report on African migration last week to better understand reasons behind movements of the regional population. Published online on Oct. 15, the African Migration Report is intended to help find what causes migration other than mass disease and civil conflicts, to help create jobs...
Yi Whan-woo | 2020-10-19 15:05
KOICA aid targets COVID-19-hit Cambodians
KOICA aid targets COVID-19-hit Cambodians
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is supplying 15,000 sets of food and hygiene products for Cambodians who had migrated to neighboring countries but returned home after their livelihoods were hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. KOICA, the foreign aid arm of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said last week the supplies are being delivered in cooperation with the Inte...
Yi Whan-woo | 2020-10-19 15:04
German businesses in Asia-Pacific hold biennial conference online
German businesses in Asia-Pacific hold biennial conference online
The Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business for the first time was held online, Oct. 19, to discuss the future of global value chains, acceleration of digitization in the time of COVID-19 and the challenges of decoupling of the United States and China. Hosted by the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business, the conference is held every two years with business leaders, exe...
Yi Whan-woo | 2020-10-19 15:03
Seoul joins 30th anniv. celebration of German reunification
Seoul joins 30th anniv. celebration of German reunification
A celebration takes place in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Oct. 15, to mark the 30th anniversary of German reunification. Hosted by PR agency Platoon Seoul, the event, titled “Garden of Unity 2020,” included speeches by German Ambassador to Korea Michael Reiffenstuel and Platoon CEO Tom Bueschemann, and projection mappings of a combination of archives, photos and animations ...
Yi Whan-woo | 2020-10-19 15:02
Nordic countries to share health tech solutions against COVID-19
Nordic countries to share health tech solutions against COVID-19
The embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden in Korea will hold their second joint annual talks, Oct. 23, to share Nordic experiences to global challenges. Titled “COVID-19 and health tech: the Nordic experience,” the 2020 edition will take place at Oil Tank Culture Park in Mapo-gu, western Seoul, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Yi Whan-woo | 2020-10-19 15:01
India hosts annual cultural festival online, offline
India hosts annual cultural festival online, offline
The Embassy of India in Korea and the Indian Cultural Centre are jointly organizing their annual festival for promoting the rich and diverse cultures of India spanning back to the beginning of human civilization. The sixth edition of the Sarang festival is taking place both online and offline through Nov. 16, featuring music, dance, yoga, exhibitions and film screenings, amon...
Yi Whan-woo | 2020-10-19 15:00
Health expert improves Korea-Uzbek ties
Health expert improves Korea-Uzbek ties
Being the 2020 recipient of the highest Uzbek order of merit for a health professional shows Korean doctor Choi Jae-wook's success as an advisor on countermeasures against the COVID-19 pandemic and his commitment to strengthening the friendship between Korea and Uzbekistan.
Yi Whan-woo | 2020-10-14 15:54
African countries urged to revise aviation policies to fight COVID-19
African countries urged to revise aviation policies to fight COVID-19
A top African Union (AU) official urged the 55 AU member states to go over their aviation policies to revive the industry hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, during a recent webinar hosted by the union. Amani Abou-Zeid, the AU commissioner for infrastructure and energy, also asked the member states to prepare emergency plans to minimize risks to the aviation sector, while also sett...
Yi Whan-woo | 2020-10-12 15:34
EU envoys ask Korea to fully abolish death penalty
EU envoys ask Korea to fully abolish death penalty
The ambassadors of the European Union and the 27 member states of the European Union reiterate the EU's strong opposition to the death penalty around the world and call for its final abolition in the Republic of Korea. The ambassadors recognize and welcome the de facto moratorium on the implementation of executions since 1998, but note that around 60 people are still under se...
Yi Whan-woo | 2020-10-12 15:33
Azerbaijani envoy denounces Armenia over border conflict
Azerbaijani envoy denounces Armenia over border conflict
Azerbaijan Ambassador to Korea Ramzi Teymurov, center, briefs about the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict at his embassy in Seoul, Oct. 6. He accused Armenia of illegally occupying the border region of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding districts where more than 700,000 Azerbaijanis are said to have been displaced. / Courtesy of Embassy of Azerbaijan
Yi Whan-woo | 2020-10-12 15:32
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