The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan held talks Saturday to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation on global issues.In the meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Yoshimasa Hayashi, at a hotel in Hiroshima, South Korean Foreign…
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(LEAD) S. Korean, Japanese FMs discuss bilateral ties, cooperation on global issues
The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan held talks Saturday to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation on global issues.In the meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Yoshimasa Hayashi, at a hotel in Hiroshima, South Korean Foreign…
Read moreAnnual lantern parade set to take place in central Seoul at full scale
The annual lantern parade is set to take place in central Seoul on Saturday at full scale ahead of Buddha’s Birthday next week for the first time in four years, organizers said.The annual parade will begin at Dongdaemun at 7 p.m., and end after arrivi…
Read moreHotel Lotte to open lifestyle hotel, aquarium in Hanoi in August
Hotel Lotte Co., a major South Korean hotel and duty-free shop operator, plans to open a lifestyle hotel and aquarium in Hanoi in August, company officials said Saturday.Earlier this year, Lotte Properties Hanoi Co., a Vietnamese subsidiary of retail-…
Read moreYoon consoles Italy PM over deadly flooding
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday and extended his condolences over the recent deadly flooding in her country, the presidential office said.”The president conveyed his deepest condolences a…
Read moreYoon pledges US$24 mln to CEPI to help fight against infectious diseases
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday pledged an additional US$24 million in contributions from South Korea to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), his office said.Yoon made the pledge while addressing an expanded session of the G…
Read more(LEAD) Yoon pledges US$24 mln to CEPI to help fight against infectious diseases
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday pledged an additional US$24 million in contributions from South Korea to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), his office said.Yoon made the pledge while addressing an expanded session of the G…
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