|
Korea Sends Medical Team To Cyclone-hit Myanmar [Jun 05, 2008]
|
An inter-agency team of about 30 Korean medical staff left
Thursday (June 5) for Myanmar to help victims of the recent
cyclone, the Foreign Ministry said.
"The team will carry out medical aid and quarantine activities
in the Kongyanggon area near Yangon until June 15," ministry
spokesman ...
|
Korea, Finland Agree To Widen Industrial Cooperation [Jun 05, 2008]
|
|
Korea and Finland on Thursday (June 5) agreed to expand
practical cooperation in information technology, shipbuilding,
machinery and other industrial fields during summit talks between
President Lee Myung-bak and Finland's Prime Minister Matti
Vanhanen.
Lee and Vanhanen also agreed to widen ...
|
IAEA Confirms Korea's Nuclear Activity Peaceful [Jun 03, 2008]
|
South Korea has been formally cleared of allegedly attempting to
build a secret atomic weapons program to counter North Korea's
nuclear arsenal, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday (June 3), citing
an annual report by the U.N. nuclear
watchdog,
In the Safeguards ...
|
IAEA Confirms S.Korea's Nuclear Activity Peaceful [Jun 03, 2008]
|
South Korea has been formally cleared of allegedly attempting to
build a secret atomic weapons program to counter North Korea's
nuclear arsenal, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday (June 3), citing
an annual report by the U.N. nuclear
watchdog,
In the Safeguards ...
|
Korea, Paraguay Agree To Share Economic Experiences [Jun 02, 2008]
|
|
President Lee Myung-bak on Monday (June 2) offered to
share Korea's experiences in economic development with Paraguay
during his meeting with Paraguayan President-elect Fernando Lugo,
the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.
"Lee gave a detailed explanation on South Korea's economic
growth ...
|
Korea Offers To Extend IT Expertise To Rwanda [May 31, 2008]
|
President Lee Myung-bak and visiting Rwandan President Paul
Kagame on Saturday (May 31) agreed to strengthen economic and
industrial cooperation between Korea and the African nation during
their summit talks in Seoul.
"Lee held talks and a luncheon with Kagame, the first Rwandan
president to ...
|
Lee Visits Quake-hit Sichuan Province [May 30, 2008]
|
Korean President Lee Myung-bak visited Chengdu, the capital of
China's earthquake-devastated Sichuan Province, Friday (May 30) to
deliver his condolences to the Chinese people suffering from the
unprecedented natural disaster.
Lee arrived there after inspecting Korean-invested companies ...
|
Lee Visits Korea-invested Plants In Qingdao [May 30, 2008]
|
Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday (May 29) arrived in
Qingdao, a major seaport and industrial center in the eastern
Chinese province of Shandong, on the second leg of his four-day
state visit to China.
Qingdao, which is geographically the closest part of China to
the Korean ...
|
Lee's Planned Visit To Quake-hit Sichuan Impresses Chinese People [May 30, 2008]
|
President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Qingdao, a major seaport and
industrial center in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, on
Thursday (May 29) after successfully winding up his visit to
Beijing with a surprise announcement that he will personally travel
to China's earthquake-devastated ...
|
Lee Returns Home After Summit Diplomacy In China [May 30, 2008]
|
President Lee Myung-bak returned home on Friday (May 30) night
after winding up his four-day state visit to China, which was
capped off by his surprise visit to the earthquake-stricken
southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan.
Lee held talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao shortly after
his ...
|
Korean Military Airlifts Emergency Aid To Quake-hit China [May 29, 2008]
|
Korea on Thursday (May 29) delivered nearly $400,000 worth of
military tents and over 10,000 packages of field rations for the
military to China's earthquake-devastated Sichuan Province, the
Defense Ministry said.
The relief aid was delivered directly by the country's Air Force,
using three ...
|
President Lee To Visit China's Earthquake-hit Sichuan Province [May 29, 2008]
|
President Lee Myung-bak plans to visit China's
earthquake-devastated Sichuan Province on Friday (May 30) to
deliver his personal condolences to the Chinese people suffering
from the unprecedented natural disaster, Lee's spokesman announced
Thursday.
President Lee arrived in China on Tuesday ...
|
Korea, China Adopt Joint Statement On Closer Relationship [May 28, 2008]
|
Korea and China on Wednesday (May 28) announced a joint
statement calling for significant upgrades in bilateral exchanges
along with cooperation in diplomacy, security, economy, social
issues, culture and manpower exchanges under their new strategic
and cooperative partnership.
The ...
|
Lee Says Sino-S. Korean Partnership Beneficial To N. Korea [May 28, 2008]
|
Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Wednesday (May 28) that the
upgraded relations between South Korea and China will eventually
prove to be beneficial to North Korea.
Lee held summit talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao on
Tuesday shortly after his arrival here for a four-day state ...
|
Lee Stresses China's Role In Settlement Of N.K. Nuclear Issue [May 27, 2008]
|
President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday (May 27) asked China to play
an important role in forcing North Korea to abandon its nuclear
weapons program and to contribute to peace on the Korean
Peninsula.
In an interview with the People's Daily, the organ of the
Central Committee of the Communist ...
|
Lee Leaves For China For Summit With Hu [May 27, 2008]
|
President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday (May 27) left for Beijing for
a four-day state visit, during which he will hold talks with
Chinese President Hu Jintao for discussions on upgrading bilateral
relations from the existing comprehensive partnership to a
future-oriented strategic partnership, ...
|
Lee Seeks To Lift Sino-Korea Ties To Higher Ground [May 27, 2008]
|
|
President Lee Myung-bak's state visit to China,
scheduled to continue through Friday (May 30), is primarily focused
on elevating Sino-Korean diplomatic relations to a higher level and
widening practical economic and trade cooperation, government
officials and diplomats in Seoul said Tuesday ...
|
Korea, China Upgrade Relations To Strategic Cooperative Partnership [May 27, 2008]
|
Korea and China on Tuesday (May 27) agreed to elevate their
bilateral relations from the existing comprehensive and cooperative
partnership to a "strategic and cooperative partnership" during
summit talks held between Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his
Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in ...
|
Korea's No. 2 Diplomat Leaves For Europe [May 26, 2008]
|
Vice Foreign Minister Kwon Jong-rak left Monday (Apr. 26) for
Russia, Sweden, and France to seek ways of boosting bilateral ties,
the ministry said.
Kwon plans to hold talks with his Russian counterpart on Tuesday
(May 27) to discuss the North Korean nuclear issue and other issues
of mutual ...
|
Korea, Arab Countries Call For Improved Energy Ties [May 26, 2008]
|
|
High-level government officials of Korea and over 20
resource-rich Arab countries pledged Monday (May 26) in Seoul to
increase cooperation in energy and other areas amid rising global
oil prices.
Speaking at a conference that precedes next month's formal
launch of the Korea-Arab Society -- a ...
|
|
