New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday announced that Sanjeev Jain has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to South Korea.”Shri Sanjeev Jain (YOA: 2008), presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cabo Verde, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” the MEA said in a press release.He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.Sanjeev Jain was the first Ambassador of India to Cabo Verde wit…
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Seoul, July 6 (IANS) President Lee Jae Myung on Monday called for the prompt execution of the government-led large-scale chip cluster and AI investment projects by expediting administrative procedures, including streamlining environmental impact reviews.The president made the call at a meeting with senior government officials and top executives of leading chipmakers — Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. — to discuss follow-up measures for the investment projects, reports Yonhap news agen…
Seoul, July 5 (IANS) South Korea plans to launch its fourth medium-sized Earth observation satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday, the space agency said.The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) said the 500-kilogram satellite will be launched at 4:10 p.m. Korea time, reports Yonhap news agency.The satellite has completed function inspections and fuel injection over the past month and is now awaiting launch aboard the Falcon 9.It is sc…
Seoul, June 28 (IANS) Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are set to announce major investment plans early this week at a meeting presided over by President Lee Jae Myung, the presidential office said on Sunday.The investments will be unveiled during a briefing scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Cheong Wa Dae on the government’s three mega projects aimed at balanced regional development, presidential spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung said.The initiative is jointly pushed by the trade, science, transport and e…
Seoul, June 25 (IANS) A joint police and prosecution team in South Korea on Thursday was set to question a group of civil servants who worked at polling stations that experienced ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections, legal sources said.Four officials have been asked to appear before the team, the sources said, as part of an investigation into the ballot shortage that temporarily suspended voting at 26 polling stations across the nation.The officials are said to have distributed bal…
Seoul, June 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar held a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun in Seoul on Wednesday and reviewed cooperation across shipbuilding, trade, investments, defence, technology, clean energy, culture and P2P domains. EAM Jaishankar and Cho Hyun also spoke about opportunities in startups, fintech and multilateral fora.Following their meeting, EAM Jaishankar in a post on X wrote, “Pleased to meet FM Cho Hyun of RoK in Seoul today. Our discus…
Seoul, June 24 (IANS) Rep. Jung Chung-rae of South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party (DP) resigned as chairman of the party Wednesday in a move widely seen as a step toward seeking reelection at the party’s upcoming national convention. “I spent many sleepless nights looking back on myself and my political life for the past few days,” Jung said during a meeting of the party’s supreme council at the National Assembly. “I am stepping down as party leader today.”Jung stressed that he devoted himself …
Rome, June 14 (IANS) South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung said on Sunday that he believes the “ember of hope” for reviving dialogue and cooperation with North Korea still exists, reaffirming his commitment to making the utmost efforts to establish peace with Pyongyang.President Lee made the remarks in his speech during a special Mass at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, celebrated by South Korea-born Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik under the theme of peace and solidarity, Yon…
Washington, June 13 (IANS) South Korea and dozens of UN member states have launched an informal group aimed at addressing technology-facilitated trafficking in persons on Friday, as Seoul has stepped up diplomatic efforts to address the issue following online scams that affected South Koreans in Cambodia last year.South Korea’s mission to the U.N. and the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime held an event to launch the “Group of Friends for Combating Technology-facilitated Trafficking in Persons.”Seou…
Washington, June 13 (IANS) The US Treasury Department has published a list of medical devices requiring “specific authorisation” for export to North Korea, a Federal Register notice showed, apparently tightening licensing requirements for the items amid North Korea’s advancing nuclear and missile threats.On Thursday, the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released the list of medical devices that may not be exported or reexported to North Korea under a general license that auth…