By Reporter Lee jon young President Yoon Suk-yeol met with Peter Wennink, the CEO of ASML, a Dutch semiconductor company, on July 28 at the Presidential Office in Yongsan, during his visit to South Korea. This meeting between President Yoon and CEO Wennink is the second one following the bilateral summit between South Korea and the Netherlands in November last year, which aimed to foster cooperation among semiconductor companies. ASML, the world's leading semiconductor lithography equipment manufacturer, had a groundbreaking ceremony for the "ASML Semiconductor Equipment Cluster" in Hwaseong C
By Reporter Lee jon young Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang has decided to establish supply chains for key resources such as minerals and liquefied natural gas (LNG) with Australia and create conditions for corporate investment. Minister Lee met Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen in Seoul on July 25 to secure key resources such as minerals and LNG and strengthen cooperation in carbon-neutral areas such as clean hydrogen, green steel, carbon capture and storage (CCS). Regarding CCS cooperation, which is a way for the two countries to achieve carbon neu
By Reporter Lee jon young Talk Talk Korea 2023, the world's largest Hallyu content contest, opened on July 17 and will run through September 17, Korea.net, the official website of the Republic of Korea reported. Organized annually by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), Talk Talk Korea is the world's largest Hallyu content contest for foreigners, and has contributed to disseminating positive images of Korean culture across the world. This year's contest, under the theme of "Let's Unveil the Diversity of Korea" will seek submissions in th
By Reporter Lee jon young HD Hyundai announced on July 27 that Dmytro Ponomarenko, the Ukrainian ambassador to Korea, visited Pangyo HD Hyundai Global R&D Center (GRC) and discussed the reconstruction project with Cho Young-chul, president of HD Hyundai Site Solution. President Cho introduced HD Hyundai's construction machinery business here and shared information on the visit of Korean economic mission to Poland, where Korean companies participated on July 14. The two sides agreed to discuss ways to cooperate with Ukraine's reconstruction project and continue to establish a cooperative sy
By Reporter Lee jon young President Yoon Suk-yeol had a meeting with Xavier Bettel, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, exchanging views on the development of bilateral relations, enhancing substantial cooperation, and discussing the international situation on July 25. The President welcomed Prime Minister Bettel's visit to Korea during the meaningful year of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. He expressed gratitude for Luxembourg's historical contribution as the only foreign combat unit dispatched to the Korean War, safeguarding South Korea's freedom and democracy. Both leaders a
By Reporter Lee jon young The Egyptian Embassy in South Korea hosted an event at the Army Club in Yongsan-gu, Seoul to commemorate the Egyptian National Day. On this occasion, various ambassadors and journalists from different countries, including Park Yong-min, the Deputy Minister for Multilateral Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended the event to extend their congratulations. Egyptian Ambassador to South Korea, Khaled Abdel Rahman, expressed his honor to celebrate the Egyptian National Day with distinguished guests. The following is the congratulatory message from the Egypti
By Reporter Lee jon young held a summit with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda on July 12, on the occasion of his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit. President Yoon emphasized the need to enhance cooperation in advanced industries, including laser technology and biotechnology, between the two countries. President Nausėda expressed his agreement and showed a desire to expand cooperation with globally renowned Korean companies in the semiconductor and display industries, particularly showing great interest in Korean-made autonomous weapons systems, which have r
By Reporter Kayla lee held informal talks with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on July 12, on the occasion of his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit. They exchanged views on bilateral relations, enhancing practical cooperation, international affairs, and other topics. Both leaders highly appreciated the close collaboration between Korea and Estonia in the fields of digital and cyber security, including joint participation in digital nations and the NATO Cyber Defense Center. They also noted the recent expansion of cooperation in the defense industry and expr
By Reporter Kayla lee Diplomacy Journal, Reporter Kim Lee | President Yoon Suk-yeol held an informal meeting with Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová on July 12, coinciding with his attendance at the NATO Summit, to discuss bilateral relations and measures for strengthening substantive cooperation. President Yoon acknowledged the close and significant development of bilateral relations, especially with over 130 Korean companies expanding into Slovakia, leading to deepened economic cooperation between the two countries. He requested President Čaputová's interest and support for the smooth activiti
성남시는 중원구 갈현동 469-1번지 일원에서 발굴한 조선시대 전기(1392∼1506년) 왕실의 원찰에 대해 경기도 문화재 지정을 추진한다. 시는 주변 토지주가 발견·제보해 이뤄진 최근 2년간의 발굴조사에서 원찰 유적을 확인했다며 26일 이같이 밝혔다. 원찰은 조선 전기 왕실에서 죽은 사람의 명복을 빌기 위해 건립한 불교 사찰이다. 발굴 조사 결과 원찰은 5738㎡ 규모이며, 경사면에 석축으로 3단의 대지(垈地·집터로서의 땅)를 만들어 금당(金堂·절의 본당)을 비롯한 요사채(승려들이 거처하는 공간) 등의 여러 건물을 배치한 형태였다. 중정(中庭·뜰), 회랑(回廊·지붕 달린 복도), 박석(薄石·바닥에 얇게 깐 돌), 보도(步道·사람이 다니는 길) 등의 시설도 설치돼 있었다. 원찰의 동쪽과 회랑 주변에는 배수시설이 설치돼 있었고, 판석에 구멍을 뚫어 만든 집수구(도랑)는 경복궁·창덕궁 등의 궁궐과 양주 회암사지에서 확인된 사례와 유사했다. 원찰 서쪽 가장자리에서는 기와를 굽는 가마도 발견됐다. 원찰 터에선 유물도 출토됐다. 조선시대 전기에 왕실과 관련된 건물에서만 사용할 수 있던 ▲용머리 모양의 장식 기와인 취두(鷲頭)와 용두(龍頭) ▲마루 장식 기와인 잡상(雜
지난 2001년에 도난됐던 함양 벽송사 여래회도(如來會圖)가 20여년 만인 지난 25일 본래의 자리인 벽송사로 돌아왔다. 함양 벽송사 여래회도는 1897년(광무1)에 만들어진 후불도로 세로 172㎝, 가로 200㎝의 면포에 하단 연지에서 솟아오른 연화대좌에 결가부좌로 앉은 여래삼존과 제자 8위, 범·제석천, 사천왕 등을 가득차게 구성했다. 채색은 적색과 녹색 위주에 양청색을 가미해 단조로움을 피했다. 도상 구성이나 존상 묘사, 양청색의 사용 등에서 19세기 후반 여래회도의 전형을 보여주는 작품이다. 지난 2001년 10월 벽송사에서 도난당했던 여래회도는 그동안 행방이 묘연하다 2020년 1월경, 경매사에 불화를 출품해 처분하려다 범행이 발각된 피의자의 자택을 수색하는 과정에서 오랫동안 은닉해 온 불상과 불화 등 총 32점의 도난 불교문화유산을 찾아내면서 그 존재가 드러났다. 당시 문화재청의 문화재감정위원들은 은닉 사범으로부터 압수한 32점 전부에 대해 진위감정을 실시해 대한불교조계종 소속의 전국 14개 사찰들에서 서로 다른 시기들에 도난당한 문화유산임을 확인하고, 항온·항습 상태가 양호한 국립고궁박물관 수장고에 위탁·관리해 왔으며, 서울중앙지방검찰청이 압수문
By Reporter Lee jon young The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism jointly held a "K-Tourism Roadshow" with the Korea Tourism Organization at the Rockefeller Center and Times Square in New York City, U.S., from July 19 through 22, the ministry said on July 24. The K-Tourism Roadshow is an annual event organized in 15 cities worldwide to promote Korean culture and raise interest in visiting the country, in line with the "Visit Korea Year 2023-24" campaign. The event was strategically organized in New York to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korea-U.S. alliance, marking the 11th time t
By Reporter Lee jon young SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, was named to TIME’s third annual TIME100 Most Influential Companies list for its role in growing electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing in the U.S. on July 21. SK was recognized by TIME for driving growth within the EV market by building the infrastructure for EV battery manufacturing in the U.S. SK’s efforts across its companies span the EV battery and charging, hydrogen energy, semiconductor and recycling industries, among others. TIME writes: “South Korea’s second largest conglomerate is making big bets on A
By Reporte Lee jon young Koh Jin, chairman of the Presidential Committee on the Digital Platform Government, met with Indian Ambassador to Korea Amit Kumar on July 24 to discuss ways to cooperate in the field of public digital transformation between Korea and India. The meeting was held as the Indian Embassy requested to share information on South Korea's digital platform government policy and discuss cooperation between the two countries ahead of the G20 summit (Sept. 9-10), when India took over as chairman this year. Koh and Kumar shared the current status of policies and cooperation agendas
By Reporter Lee jon young The Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) announced on July 20 that it held an "invitation meeting for African ambassadors to Korea." The EDCF is an economic aid fund for new developing countries established by the Korean government in 1987 to promote economic exchanges with Korea. It supports industrial development and economic stability in developing countries by providing long-term, low-interest loans. The meeting was organized to strengthen economic cooperation with Africa, which has emerged as a large single market with about 1.3 billion people with the la