우리나라와 중미지역의 대표적인 산림환경국가인 코스타리카와의 산림협력이 본격적으로 시작된다.산림청(청장 김재현)은 오는 30일(현지 기준 29일) 코스타리카 아레날 화산 국립공원에서 ‘한-코스타리카 산림협력 양해각서’를 체결한다고 26일 밝혔다.이번 양해각서는 지난 2016년 코스타리카측의 산림협력 양해각서 체결 제안으로 마련됐다. 양해각서 체결식에는 김재현 산림청장과 까를로스 마누엘 로드리게스(Carlos Manuel Rodriguez) 코스타리카 환경에너지부 장관이 참석한다.주요 협력 내용은 산림보전, 산림보호 및 산림관리, 산림
The 59th National Assembly’s “Africa New Era Forum” & Korea-Africa Congress Forum was held in National Assembly meeting room on July 3, 2019.Under the main theme of “The Rising Continent, Africa is Calling”, the forum was initiated on September 13, 2013, having Lee Ju-young, Vice-Speaker of the Parl
The United States has briefed South Korea in detail on "important" issues related to the outcome of weekend talks between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Monday. Trump and Kim agreed Sunday to restart working-level nuclear negotiations in a
Chairman Kim Jong-un of North Korea and President Donald Trump of the United States held a "historic meeting" at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas and agreed to resume dialogue for denuclearization, the North's official news agency reported Monday. During the
A global pharmaceutical company announced a plan Friday to invest US$630 million in South Korea over the coming five years, participating in a "business summit" held here on the occasion of President Moon Jae-in's state visit, his office said.Moon joined the South Korea-Sweden Business Summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a "very interesting" message to U.S. President Donald Trump in his latest personal letter, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday.Speaking after a summit here with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Moon also reaffirmed his willingness to hold ano
South Korea's economy is positioned to face heightened downside risks as the trade dispute between the United States and China escalates, hurting global trade and manufacturing activity, a senior presidential secretary said Sunday."I think we cannot rule out the possibility of the downside risk
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editor Ms. Kim Jung-miThe MBC TV News announced on May 8, 2019 the result of its opinion polls on the people’s preference of Korea’s next President. The first place winner was Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon with a 46% support followed by Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn of the main
South Korea on Saturday welcomed a planned second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying that it expects the summit to serve as a turning point toward permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula. Kim Eui-kyeom, a spokesman at South Korea's presidential
The National Assembly on Thursday passed a revised bill aimed at strengthening industrial safety measures amid public anger over the recent death of a young contract worker at a thermal power plant.The bill calls for contractors to take measures to better ensure the safety of irregular or contract w
President Moon Jae-in again highlighted the importance of industrial innovation Wednesday, calling it the only way to ensure sustainable growth of the economy."Industrial innovation of the Republic of Korea is today's topic," the president said while meeting with the National Economic Advisory
Prosecutors raided the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday as part of a probe into allegations that Cheong Wa Dae may have illegally collected information about civilians.The prosecution said prosecutors and inspectors from the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office were sent to t
President Moon Jae-in hoped Christmas serves as a day to care about the less privileged and poor in his message posted on Twitter on Christmas morning Tuesday.By citing a poem by popular poet Park No-hae, he wrote, "On Christmas morning, I am thinking of Jesus Christ's warmness that we all have
Three in 10 South Korean adults chose the inter-Korean summit talks as the top news of the year, a poll showed Monday.In the survey of 500 South Koreans older than 19 nationwide, conducted by local pollster Realmeter on Friday, the largest number (28 percent) picked the summit talks between South Ko
The government decided Monday to partially amend a revised labor statute regarding the calculation of minimum wage, dismissing most complaints from businesses in a sign of reaffirming its drive for policies intended to boost incomes.The Cabinet was originally set to pass the revised legislation desi
President Moon Jae-in on Monday sent a message of condolence to his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo over the deadly tsunami that hit coastal areas of Indonesia around the Sunda Strait over the weekend.Foreign media reports said that the tsunami on Saturday night left at least 280 people dead and
South Korea has changed the graphic warnings on cigarette packs in the latest move to curb smoking, the health ministry said Sunday.In 2016, South Korea required tobacco companies to put the pictorial warnings on the upper part of both sides of cigarette packs as part of anti-smoking campaigns to he
President Moon Jae-in's job approval rating dropped to a new low last week, a poll showed Monday, amid a controversy over the alleged inspection of civilians by his office Cheong Wa Dae.In the poll conducted by Realmeter, 47.1 percent of those surveyed said they approved of Moon's job as pre
President Moon Jae-in on Thursday called for continued efforts to increase the country's defense capabilities despite recent rapprochement with North Korea, insisting that lasting peace can only come from strong defense to ensure it. "This year, there have been many developments
Hundreds of thousands of taxi drivers gathered in Seoul on Thursday for a massive protest against commercial carpool services by Kakao Corp., calling for a state ban on "the illegal services."There have been severe conflicts over Kakao T Carpool, a ride-sharing service by South Korea's top mob