South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed Saturday to advance cooperation in defense and cutting-edge technologies, the presidential office said.Yoon and Modi met on the sidelines of a Group of Seven summit in…
Day: May 20, 2023
Hotel 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-…
Yoon 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…
Annual 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…
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…
(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…
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…
(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…
Vietnam to host group stage at AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 qualifiers
Vietnam will be one of 11 host countries for the group stage of the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 qualifiers, the Vietnam Football Federation said, citing a letter sent by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on May 17.Other host counties are China, the Re…
Vietnam affirms commitment to full, responsible implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention
Vietnam’s permanent representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Pham Viet Anh had affirmed the country’s commitment to fully and responsibly implement the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) while attending the Fift…