By Publisher Lee Kyung-sikAmbassador Ramzi Teymurov of the Republic of Azerbaijan said, “Despite facing grave internal and external challenges arising from the collapse of Russian empire, the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic succeeded in setting effective state institutions, upholding the rights of it

Friday, June 10, 2022 Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media todayThe Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) Kim Jong-in says, "Minister Han may catch a stellar moment”Former Chairman Kim Jong-in of the People Power Party (PPP) Emergency Measure Committee selecte

By Cheng Long, People’s DailyIn the satellite images of the Earth at night, a vast expanse of dazzling lights are seen stretching across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, which comprises Hong Kong, Macao, and nine cities in south China’s Guangdong province, including Zhuhai, Guangzhou,

By Zhong Sheng, People’s DailyU.S. President announced the so-called Indo-Pacific Economic Framework during his recent visit to Asia, in an attempt to pitch the Indo-Pacific Strategy and trying to form a clique that contains China.What the U.S. did was obviously motivated by the Cold War mentality a

Thursday, June 9, 2022 Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media todayThe Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) Colombia-Korea cultural encounter at 60th anniversaryA book fair commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between

By Song Yiran, People’s DailyThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently designated three sites in China as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), bringing the total number of GIAHS in China to 18, the highest in the world.The three sites, which incl

By Liu Zhiqiang, People’s DailyAfter a series of manufacturing procedures, coils of steel strips are turned into high-strength steel foil of different sizes at a factory of Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Precision Strip Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Chinese steelmaker China Baowu.Then the company’s fla

한국 대중음악의 미래를 이끌어갈 신인 뮤지션 ‘뮤즈온(MUSE ON) 2022(이하 뮤즈온)’ 10개 팀이 탄생했다고 전했다.문화체육관광부(장관 박보균)와 한국콘텐츠진흥원은(원장 조현래, 이하 콘진원)은 올해의 뮤즈온 뮤지션 10팀을 최종 선정했다. ‘뮤즈온’은 음악성과 성장 잠재력을 지닌 신인 뮤지션을 발굴해 창작활동을 돕고, 홍보·마케팅 지원을 통해 대중적인 뮤지션으로의 성장을 이끄는 콘진원 대표 뮤지션 육성사업이다. 올해 뮤즈온은 지난 4월 말 공모를 시작해 총 437팀의 신인 뮤지션이 지원하며, 43.7:1의 역대 최고 경쟁

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media todayThe Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) Colombia-Korea cultural encounter at 60th anniversaryA book fair commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between

By Vice Chairperson Joy ChoA book fair commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Colombia and Korea was held in Seoul from June 1 to 5.In this regard, both countries agreed to participate as guests of honor in the Bogota Book Fair (FILBO) and the Seoul I

By Jin Bo, People’s DailyA spectacular drone light show staged above the Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City in Sanya, China’s southernmost province of Hainan to celebrate the five-day Labor Day holiday has brought viewers a brand new sensory experience.During the show, 500 drones wowed the audie

By Travel Editor Lee Sam-sun The hospitality industry in Korea, as in the case of many other countries of the world, has somewhat had a hard time during the two-year-long period of COVID-19 pandemic.Now, the figures of new cases of the pandemic have come down substantially and the tourist industry i

KOTRA(사장 유정열)는 이달 14일부터 이틀간 서울 코엑스 인터콘티넨탈 호텔에서 소비재·서비스 분야 수출상담회인 ‘대한민국 소비재·서비스 수출대전''을 개최한다고 전했다. 이번 사업에서는 아마존(Amazon), 티몰글로벌(Tmall Global), 쇼피 (Shopee), 큐텐재팬(Qoo10 Japan) 등 주요 글로벌 온라인 유통망과 함께 경쟁력 있는 상품을 발굴한다.KOTRA는 2019년부터 ‘파워셀러 육성사업’을 통해 소비재 기업의 글로벌 유통망 입점부터 판촉까지 온라인 수출의 전 단계를 지원해 왔다. 이를 통해 코로나19로

제24회 부천국제애니메이션페스티벌(BIAF2022)이 포스터를 공개했다고 전했다.BIAF2022 포스터는 으로 BIAF2021 장편 부문 대상, 관객상, 다양성상 3개 부문을 수상한 플로랑스 미알레 감독이 바닷가를 배경으로 소라껍질을 귀에 대고 있는 여자와 멀리 새를 날리는 사람의 모습을 유려한 색체의 오일페인팅 기법으로 연출했다.화가로도 유명한 플로랑스 미알레는 칸영화제 심사위원특별상, 프랑스 아카데미 세자르상, 그리고 안시국제애니메이션영화제 공로상 등을 수상한 거장 감독이다. 지난 4월 28일에는

By Yu Jianbin, People’s DailyThe BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), a global navigation system independently developed and operated by China, has achieved in-depth application and extensive growth in various fields.In the agricultural sector, BeiDou-related deep soil loosening machines, as we

Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media todayThe Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) LG’s software testing center wins accreditation from TUV RheinlandLG Electronics’ Software Testing Center has officially been designated a TÜV Rheinland A

By He Yin, People’s DailyChinese President Xi Jinping delivered a video address at the opening session of the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on May 19. He profoundly expounded on security and development issues, and offered important opinions on deepening political and security cooperation among B

Chairman Lee Jun-seok of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) is reportedly left for the Republic of Ukraine on the night of June 3, 2022 for a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.According to MBC and other Korean-language news media sources in Seoul, Lee and a number of other PPP members of t

By Chang Qin, People’s DailyMany Chinese farmers now turn to commercial agricultural service providers or major growers for the management of farmlands they don’t wish to cultivate by themselves. “Farmland nannies”, people who help farmers take care of their farmlands, are playing an increasingly im

By Vice Chairpersons Joy Cho, Song Na-ra“The 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will take place in Bali, Indonesia on Nov. 15~16 in Bali, Indonesia,” said Ambassador Gandi Sulistiyanto of Indonesia in Seoul.Speaking at a media briefing on the G20 summit held at the Embassy of the Indonesi