By Reporter Lee jon young The Gyeonggi Provincial Council visited Mongolia's Darkhan-Uul Provincial Council, a friendship region, on July 7 and agreed to renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish friendly relations between the two councils and make mutual efforts to enhance the relationship. The visit by the Gyeonggi Provincial Council delegation was in response to the request from the Darkhan-Uul Provincial Council, which had visited the Gyeonggi Provincial Council in April and May. Since the beginning of this year, both sides have been engaged in practical consultations to res
By Reporter Lee jon young Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi Province and Latvian Minister for Economics Ilze Indriksone have reached an agreement to enhance economic cooperation through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). During the meeting held at the Governor Kim's Office on July 13, Governor Kim and Latvian Minister of Economic Indriksone exchanged opinions on cooperation measures such as support for mutual startup ventures and signed the agreement. At the event, Governor Kim stated, "Just as Latvia shows great interest in innovation and startups, I also emphasize the impor
By Reporter Lee jon young The Namyangju City delegation, composed of officials from Namyangju City and members of the city council, arrived in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on July 10 to carry out an official visit and engage in scheduled activities. According to the Namyangju City on July 12, Namyangju City officials had discussions with key figures such as Mayor Dalgorsuren Somiya Bazar of Ulaanbaatar City, and other relevant officials over a span of two days starting from July 10, regarding international exchange matters that the two cities will pursue in the future. Prior to this, the delegation f
By Reporter Lee jon young President Yoon Suk-yeol, who made an official visit to Poland, held a summit with President Andrzej Duda of Poland at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw on July 13 (local time) and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation for Ukraine's reconstruction. In a joint press statement after the meeting, President Yoon stated, "We also agree that Korea and Poland can be optimal partners in Ukraine's reconstruction" and expressed confidence that the infrastructure cooperation and MOU on Ukraine's reconstruction signed between the two countries would serve as a
By Reporter Lee jon young President Yoon Suk-yeol had a luncheon with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on July 13 and discussed the expansion of substantial cooperation between South Korea and Poland in the areas of trade, investment, nuclear power, defense, infrastructure, as well as cultural and personnel exchanges. President Yoon expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Morawiecki, an economic expert, for his contribution to the expansion of economic cooperation between South Korea and Poland, and requested cooperation in resolving the difficulties faced by Korean companies venturi
법왕청신문 이준석 기자 | 고양특례시 덕양구는 불교사암연합회 일행이 지난 13일, 장마철 시민의 안전을 위해 주야 노고가 많은 공무원들을 위해 덕양구청을 찾아 공무원들을 격려했다. 고양시 불교사암연합회(회장 대덕 스님)는 “한창익 신임 덕양구청장이 부임한 지 며칠이 지나 조금 늦은 감이 있지만 종교계와 소통의 시간이 마련돼 반갑고, 무더위와 장마철 시민 안전에 애쓰고 있는 관계자와 공무원들을 응원하기 위해 들렀다.”라고 방문 배경을 설명했다. 특히, 이 자리에서 대덕 스님은 “고양시 불교 사암연합회에서 주관하고 고양시민들과 함께 하는 덕양구 화정동 일대에서 해년마다 거행되고 있는 ‘불교 연등제 축제’, ‘고양시민 안녕 기원 봉축법회’ 등 큰 행사가 있을 때마다 덕양구를 비롯해 고양시 행정기관이 나서 많은 도움이 되고 있다.”라며 “향후에도 많은 관심과 부탁을 드린다.”라고 주문했다. 한창익 덕양구청장은 “종교계가 행정기관과 고양시민과의 소통이 될 수 들을 위한 일이라면 적극적 행정 지원을 아끼지 않을 것”이라고 화답했다.
By Reporter Lee jon young Minister Park Jin of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on July 13 (local time) during the ASEAN-related Foreign Ministerial Meeting held in Jakarta. This meeting marks the seventh foreign ministerial meeting between South Korea and Japan since May of last year. Both ministers welcomed the unprecedented level of close communication between the two countries, which has fully restored shuttle diplomacy. They also evaluated the enhanced substantive cooperation in various fields, including diplomacy, security, a
By Reporter Lee jon young The champion competition award ceremony, announcing the results of the smoothly concluded competition of the participating choirs in Part 2 of the Gangneung World Choir Championships, took place on July 13 at Gangneung Arena. In the Women's Chamber Choir category, the Belgian choir 'Amaranthe' emerged as the champion, while the Dutch choir 'De Koor Close Harmony' claimed the championship in the Jazz and Gospel categories, receiving enthusiastic applause from the choirs. JOA Choir, which was among the top 10 teams in the SBS Choir Audition Sing for Gold, unfortunately,
By Reporter Anna Kim Jeju City Mayor Kang Byung-sam attended the "Shandong International Youth Forum" held in Zibo City and Dezhou City for four days from July 6 to 9. He delivered words of encouragement to young people from around the world and inspected corporate sites. The forum was attended by over 1,000 young people from 85 countries, and Jeju City was represented by a total of nine participants, including young civil servants and young entrepreneurs based in Jeju City. Mayor Kang participated in meetings with key leaders of Shandong Province and foreign guest organizations, where they di
Reporter Lee jon-young The Gyeonggi Provincial Council visited Mongolia's Darkhan-Uul Provincial Council, a friendship region, on July 7 and agreed to renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish friendly relations between the two councils and make mutual efforts to enhance the relationship. The visit by the Gyeonggi Provincial Council delegation was in response to the request from the Darkhan-Uul Provincial Council, which had visited the Gyeonggi Provincial Council in April and May. Since the beginning of this year, both sides have been engaged in practical consultations to resume
Reporter Kayla Lee The Namyangju City delegation, composed of officials from Namyangju City and members of the city council, arrived in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on July 10 to carry out an official visit and engage in scheduled activities. According to the Namyangju City on July 12, Namyangju City officials had discussions with key figures such as Mayor Dalgorsuren Somiya Bazar of Ulaanbaatar City, and other relevant officials over a span of two days starting from July 10, regarding international exchange matters that the two cities will pursue in the future. Prior to this, the delegation from Nam
Reporter Kayla Lee First Lady Kim Keon-hee participated in the NATO Summit Spouses’ Program on July 12, local time. The program included spouses of heads of state from Ukraine, Japan, France, Turkey, Greece, Poland, and others. Invited by the First Lady of Lithuania, Diana Nausėdienė, and the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, Kim Keon-hee met with Ukrainian children, women, and youth at the Ukrainian Center in Vilnius. The Ukrainian Center, which opened in June 2022, is the first center for Ukrainian refugees within EU member states, providing temporary childcare, children's education, cu
법왕청신문 김지은 기자 | 강릉세계합창대회 '파트 2' 참가합창단들의 경연이 순조롭게 막을 내리고, 그 결과를 발표하는 챔피언 경연 시상식이 13일 오전 10시 강릉아레나에서 열렸다. 여성챔버콰이어 카테고리는 벨기에‘아마란스’합창단이 챔피언에 올랐으며, 네덜란드‘데쿠르 클로즈 하모니’는 재즈와 가스펠 2개 카테고리에서 챔피언을 차지하여 합창단들의 많은 환호를 받았다. SBS합창오디션 싱포골드 Top 10팀이었던 조아콰이어는 아쉽게도 재즈부문 금메달에 그쳤지만 현대음악혼성 카테고리 챔피언으로 95.75의 최고점을 받은 대한민국 클라시쿠스가 차지했다. 특별상으로 문화체육관광부 장관상 시상도 함께 진행됐다. 문체부 장관상은 챔피언 경연에 참가한 국내 합창단 중 최고점을 받은 합창단에게 수여됐으며 클라시쿠스가 그 영예를 안았다. 모든 경연이 끝난 '파트 2' 참가자들은 7월 13일 저녁 7시 30분에 열리는 폐막식에 참가한 후 다음 날인 14일에 인천공항으로 출발할 예정이다. 강릉시 관계자는 “2018 동계올림픽 참가자가 2,833명이었는데 이번 대회에 합창단 8,000여 명이 참가했고, 그 중에 4,149명이 해외참가자로 대규모 인원이 참가하는 만큼 안전을 최우선
By Reporter Anna Kim In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with President Sauli Niinistö of Finland to explore cooperation for the next 50 years. During the meeting on July 12, President Yoon, on the occasion of attending the NATO Summit, exchanged views with President Sauli Niinistö on the development of bilateral relations, strengthening substantive cooperation, international trends, and cooperation on the international stage. Both leaders emphasized the need to enhance cooperation not only in the fie
Reporter Kayla Lee During his visit to Lithuania to attend the NATO Summit, President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan for about 30 minutes on July 12 (local time). The two leaders evaluated the efforts to improve bilateral relations, including the restoration of shuttle diplomacy after 12 years, through mutual visits between Seoul and Tokyo in the first half of this year, and agreed to continue efforts to further develop bilateral cooperation in a future-oriented manner. To achieve this, the two leaders agreed to actively utilize government and private se