Tag: South Korea

• Saturday, November 1st 2025 - 10:31 UTC

  Presidents of Chile and South Korea agree to deepen ties

  

  South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung and his Chilean counterpart, Gabriel Boric Font, met on Friday in Gyeongju (South Korea), on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in various key sectors.

• Thursday, October 30th 2025 - 11:20 UTC

  Boric promotes Chile's partnership with South Korea

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font urged his audience during a business seminar in the South Korean city of Busan to build a partnership in the ongoing trade war with circumstantially powerful countries.

• Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 11:15 UTC

  South Korean company intends to build high-speed railway in Peru

  

  Peruvian authorities are developing a plan for a high-speed railway along its coast, supported by a South Korean company, Transport and Communications Minister César Sandoval confirmed on Friday.

• Saturday, August 30th 2025 - 10:18 UTC

  South Korean mission exploring possible Paraguayan meat purchases

  

  A South Korean business delegation, including representatives from the Korea Meat Import Association, is in Paraguay this week to assess its meat industry. This marks the first time Korean private-sector leaders have visited the South American country before an official market opening, signaling confidence in the process.

• Saturday, July 19th 2025 - 10:37 UTC

  Paraguay to receive electric buses and pickup trucks from Korean Donation

  

  Paraguay is set to receive 60 distinctive electric “jeepney” buses and 20 electric pickup trucks as a donation from the Korean government. The buses, known for their colorful, elongated design popular in the Philippines, are expected to arrive in Paraguay in October and will be assembled domestically, becoming operational by year-end.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2025 - 03:44 UTC

  South Korea hosting World Environment Day 2025 main events

  

  South Korea will host the World Environment Day 2025 celebrations Wednesday with a focus on plastic pollution, which poses serious threats to marine life, biodiversity, and human health. Established by the UN in 1972, this global initiative encourages governments, organizations, and individuals to take action in this regard

• Wednesday, June 19th 2024 - 09:41 UTC

  Uruguay takes delivery of South Korean-built patrol boat

  

  During a ceremony earlier this week at the South Korean Jinhae Naval Base, Uruguay's Navy took delivery of the Chamsuri class ROU 10 Huracán patrol vessel donated by the hosting country. The handover resulted from negotiations undertaken last year by then-Defense Minister Javier García to strengthen the South American country's capabilities to participate in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations as the main focus. South Korea has recently transferred other units to the Navies of Peru and Colombia.

• Monday, March 11th 2024 - 10:58 UTC

  Argentine Coast Guard charges for air rescue of South Korean fisherman

  

  A crew member from a South Korean vessel operating in the South Atlantic was air-evacuated by the Argentine Coast Guard and hospitalized in Trelew following an emergency case of appendicitis.

• Saturday, February 24th 2024 - 10:08 UTC

  Hyundai pledges US$ 1.1 billion investment in Brazil until 2032

  

  South Korean carmakers Hyundai announced this week a US$1.1 billion investment in Brazil during a meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Planalto Palace on Thursday, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Tuesday, January 30th 2024 - 10:31 UTC

  Squid is becoming “too expensive” in Korea because of lesser catch volumes

  

  Korean media is pointing out the fact that squid, once considered the “people's side fish”, given its affordability, is now an expensive dish, and has offered some market prices in South Korean Won, which exchanges at 1,330 SKW to the US dollar.