Tag: Korea
South Korea: Controversy over move to install surveillance cameras in hospital operating rooms
SEOUL: A decision to install surveillance cameras in hospital operating rooms in the Republic of Korea has waded into controversy after it was opposed by doctors who said it violates […]
South Korea pledges additional $300 million to Green Climate Fund at G20 session
NEW DELHI: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged an additional $300 million to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as part of the country’s efforts to help counter climate change. […]
Ukrainian diplomat in Seoul recalled for assaulting Korean police officer
A Korean police officer on duty (Yonhap) SEOU: A Ukrainian diplomat stationed in Seoul has been summoned back home over assaulting a police officer at a bar earlier this week. […]
NATO’s partnerships in Asia: Practical cooperation in response to changes in global security environment?
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol By Habib Toumi SEOUL: Individually Tailored Partnership Programs, cooperation on transnational issues that span regional borders, enhanced military information […]
NATO deepens partnership with Korea, Japan; stresses strategic significance of Middle East
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg meets with Republic of Korea president Suk Yeol Yoon By Habib Toumi VILNIUS: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has expanded its engagement with South […]
Opening ceremony held in Pakistan for WT-ADF Cares Program
By Seok-Jae Kang, Vice President, Asia Journalists Association KAHUTA: An opening ceremony was held in Pakistan for the 2023-2024 WT-ADF Cares Program amid extensive media coverage. The ceremony, which took […]
Saudi Arabia seeks to attract 55,000 Korean tourists as it boosts worldwide awareness of its tourism opportunities
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is planning to quintuple this year the number of visitors from South Korea to the kingdom. In 2022, around 11,000 South Koreans visited Saudi Arabia, and the […]
Vice Chancellors of 11 Pakistani Universities on South Korea’s visit
Vice Chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University Dr Fateh Marri with a Korean official By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative Islamabad: The Vice Chancellors of 11 universities of Pakistan, including the Sindh […]
Korea attaches great importance to friendship, cooperation with Kyrgyzstan – Ambassador
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: Last year Kyrgyzstan and the Republic of Korea celebrated the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries. Ambassador of the Republic of […]
Korean Ambassador meets Pakistan’s Finance Minister
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Ambassador of Republic of Korea Mr. Suh Sangpyo called on Pakistan’s Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on Tuesday. Ishaq […]