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Korea wins overall title at world pentathlon championships: Kim Sun-woo (left) and Seo Chang-wan on June 16 celebrate after winning the mixed relay at the UIPM Pentathlon World Championships in Zhengzhou, China. (UIPM) By Koh Hyunjeong The national pentathlon team on June 16 showed its best performance in history at the UIPM Pentathlon World Championships in..; 2024.06.18

Renovating Houses for Descendants of Independence Activists in Kazakhstan: • MPVA and KT Labor-Management completed housing improvement for patriot Choi Jae-hyung's great-granddaughter in Almaty, Kazakhstan• Minister Kang Jung-ai: "We will strengthen public-private cooperation to improve the living conditions of descendants of independence activists residing overseas."; 2024.06.18

Financial Cooperation with Africa to be Strengthened: The Financial Services Commission and the Korea Federation of Banks will invite and host the banking industry associations of three African countries (Nigeria, Botswana, and Mauritius) and the Southern African Development Community from June 17 to 19 to seek stronger financial cooperation between Ko..; 2024.06.18

MSS strives to enhance the competitiveness of Korean fabless semiconductor startups, which are at the core of the system semiconductor industry: Minister OH Youngju of SMEs and Startups held a meeting on Thursday, June 13, in Seoul with fabless semiconductor startups. The Chairman of the Korea Fabless Industry Association (KFIA), representatives of fabless startups, and professors from the Seoul National University System-IC Industry Promoti..; 2024.06.18

International Marine and Fisheries Organizations and Experts Convene for the Conservation of Marine Biodiversity: - Hosting the 4th International Marine and Fisheries Forum from June 11–14 with more than 50 participating organizations The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that it will be hosting the 4th International Marine and Fisheries Forum on Sustainable Ocean Initiatives* under the theme “Promot..; 2024.06.18

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups Partners With the Berlin State Government to Support Korean and German Startups: The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS, Minister OH Youngju) held a meeting with the Berlin State Government and a Demo Day on June 13 for 12 deep tech startups seeking investment from Korea and Germany. The Deputy Minister of the Office of Startup and Venture Innovation and representatives from the..; 2024.06.18

Provincial film festival in forest gives cinematic joy in nature: The 12th annual Muju Film Festival from June 5-9 was held in Muju-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province. Shown is a photo zone at Muju Wisteria Tree Ground. By Gil Kyuyoung Muju-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province, has a population of 23,000. As the greenery there thickens in summer, this quiet mountain v..; 2024.06.18

Cooperation with Uzbekistan raised in culture, sports, tourism: President Yoon Suk Yeol (second from left) and first lady Kim Keon Hee (left) on a state visit to Uzbekistan on June 15 pose for a photo with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his wife in front of Gur-e-Amir, a mausoleum in the ancient Uzbek city of Samarkand, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, of t..; 2024.06.18

High-speed rail KTX to see first export via Uzbekistan deal: President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on June 14 sign a joint statement on deepening and comprehensively expanding the special strategic partnership between the two nations at the presidential palace in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent. (Jeon Han) By Xu Aiying On the occ..; 2024.06.18

Korea named chair country of ILO for first time in 21 years: Ambassador to Geneva Yun Seong Deok (second from right) on June 15 speaks at the 351st general assembly of the International Labour Organization in Geneva. (Organization's official Flickr account) By Park Hye Ri Korea has been elected chair country of the International Labour Organization for the fi..; 2024.06.18

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