President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held their first summit talks on Sept. 21 in New York, discussing issues of common interest.On a visit to the Big Apple to attend the 77th United Nations General Assembly, President Yoon hosted informal talks lasting 30 minutes with h
The Korea Racing Authority (KRA), led by CEO Jung Ki-hwan, will complete the establishment of a healing horseback riding support project in the second half of the year to realize social values with horses and begin full-fledged business promotion.The healing horseback riding support project implemen
Four Seasons Hotel Seoul's speakeasy bar "Charles H." will participate in "Poured By Four Seasons X Negroni Week" with bars from Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Asia to showcase the Negroni of various recipes.Charles H. offers four cocktails, including Cafe Negroni, Seoul Negroni, Four Seasons Ho
The European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), supported by 17 foreign chambers in Korea, will host the ECCK x KOTRA Business+ Forum at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Sept. 20.The Business+ Forum, in short, is a monthly meeting venue for expats working
President Yoon Suk-yeol has left Seoul to visit the U.K., the U.S. and Canada in that order from Sept. 18-24.National Security Office Director Kim Sung-han on Sept. 12 held a media briefing on the chief executive's itinerary at the presidential office in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District, saying, "The pur
LG Electronics has announced the successful culmination of its main sponsorship for the Rheingau Music Festival 2022 in Germany, spearheaded by the company’s premium brand LG SIGNATURE.Returning to Rheingau for the second consecutive year, LG SIGNATURE was supported by diverse music lovers worldwide
President Yoon Suk-yeol will attend the funeral for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to be held in London, the Presidential office said on Sept. 11.Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8 at the age of 96 after reigning for 70 years.The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Sept. 19 at West
POSCO Holdings completed the construction of a secondary battery recycling plant PLSC in Brzeg Dolny, Poland on Aug. 25.The opening ceremony was attended by Head of the Green Materials & Energy Business Team of POSCO Holdings Yoo Byeong-og, Korean Ambassador to Poland Lim Hoon-min, Governor Janusz Z
First Vice Minister Jang Young-jin of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) visited Paris through Sept. 6-8 in order to submit the candidature dossier for World EXPO 2030 Busan to the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the MOTIE announced on Sept. 7.The 1st Vice Minister headed
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years, the BBC reported on Sept. 9.She died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent much of the summer. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed en
President Yoon Suk-yeol held talks with Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi who visited Korea as a special envoy of United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sept. 1.The presidential office in Seoul said on Sept. 2 that Pres
The MG Community Credit Cooperatives led by Chairman Park Cha-hoon said that representatives of community credit cooperatives in Uganda held a meeting and decided on Aug. 23 to establish Uganda Federation of Community Credit Cooperative Society.The Uganda Federation of Community Credit Cooperative S
Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi Province met with Charge d'Affaires a.i Ms. Tamara Mawhinney of Canada in Seoul at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office on Sept. 5.At the meeting, they agreed to develop strategic partnership between Gyeonggi Province and Canada ahead of the 60th anniversary o
Samsung Electronics' U.S. corporation apologized on Sept. 2 for leaking some customer information due to cyber attacks in July this year. It is the first time in six months that information leakage has been occurred since the hacking attack by the international hacker organization Lapsus$ in March.S
Amorepacific has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tata’s Natural Alchemy, LLC (Tata Harper), a pioneer in natural luxury skincare, in a move that further signals the company’s intention to continue its penetration of global markets with a firm focus on consumers in North America, the c
LG Chem CEO Shin Hak-cheol directly oversaw the hiring event in the U.S. to recruit global innovative technology talents who will lead new growth engine businesses of the future.LG Chem held the ‘BC (Business & Campus) Tour’ at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Aug. 26 with CEO Shin, Executive
Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun met with John Whittingdale, the UK prime minister's trade envoy to Korea, on Sept. 1 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul.They discussed climate change, digital trade, supply chain and Minister Ahn requested UK’s support for Korea’s winning the bid to host World EXPO 2030 i
Westin Josun Seoul introduces a package called ‘Chu-Hyang-Chu-Book’ in Korean meaning “Read books with Fall Breeze” in order to celebrate the coming back of Fall with beautiful scents and books.The package comes with special goods inspired by ‘Walden, or Life in the Woods’, a book by American writer
Chairman Park Cha-hoon of the MG Community Credit Cooperatives met with KLPGA pro golfers Song Ga-eun and Kwak Bo-mi at the MG headquarters on July 26 to cheer the two players on their performances at the KLPGA Tour Daebo Haus D Open.This event was held to celebrate the two pro golfers’ successful a
By Editors Kevin Lee, Song Na-ra“Korea-Bolivia cooperation is actively supporting Bolivia's industrialization process,” said Charge d' Affairs a.i Louis Pablo Sebastian Ossio Bustillos of Bolivia in Seoul.CDA Ossio Bustillos made the remarks at a gala reception to celebrate the 197th anniversary of