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The Star
12-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
South Korean vice foreign minister to visit Indonesia on Tuesday (May 13) to discuss bilateral co-operation
South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun. SEOUL (Yonhap): South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun will travel to Indonesia this week for talks with his Indonesian counterpart on bilateral co-operation, the foreign ministry said on Monday, Yonhap News Agency reported. Kim will depart for Jakarta on Tuesday for the two-day trip, during which he plans to address key bilateral co-operation issues through high-level diplomacy, including talks with an Indonesian vice minister, the ministry said. The trip is part of South Korea's efforts to strengthen ties with individual member states of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean), following the establishment of a "comprehensive strategic partnership" with the regional bloc late last year. Around 2,000 South Korean companies operate business entities in Indonesia, a leading ASEAN member and key economic partner of Seoul. - Bernama-Yonhap
Korea Herald
19-02-2025
- Politics
- Korea Herald
Japanese Embassy hosts event to celebrate emperor's birthday in Seoul
The Japanese Embassy in Seoul hosted an event Wednesday to celebrate Emperor Naruhito's birthday in the South Korean capital. The event at a hotel in Seoul was attended by South Korean figures, including First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun, diplomatic sources said. In his congratulatory speech, Kim emphasized the importance of building on the trust established over the past 60 years since diplomatic relations were normalized between the two countries. Emperor Naruhito's birthday, which falls on Feb. 23, is a national holiday in Japan. Japanese diplomatic missions traditionally celebrate the occasion with representatives of their host countries in attendance. At the Seoul event, the national anthems of South Korea and Japan were played while a photo of the imperial couple was displayed for the first time. While the reception was under way, anti-Japanese activists held a protest rally in front of the hotel. (Yonhap)
