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Montevideo, October 23rd 2025 - 04:41 UTC

Tag: South Korea

  • Friday, September 14th 2018 - 09:20 UTC

    South Korea interested in becoming associate member of the Pacific Alliance

    South Korean foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha and his Chilean counterpart Roberto Ampuero hold talks in Hanoi

    South Korea and Chile agreed on Wednesday to bolster substantive bilateral partnerships in various sectors on the basis of their free trade agreement (FTA). Korean foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha and his Chilean counterpart Roberto Ampuero held talks on the sidelines of a regional meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Hanoi, according to Kang's ministry.

  • Wednesday, September 12th 2018 - 18:41 UTC

    Announcing 2018 HWPL Peace Summit: Spreading world peace and cessation of war

    The peace summit by HWPL will be held in South Korea from 17th to 19th on September

    UN-affiliated NGO based in South Korea Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) will held her fourth Peace Summit in order to promote world peace and the cessation of war. Since 2014, the NGO has hosted the World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Summits with the slogan of “everyone to become messengers of peace” to put in the debate the realizable methods for world peace in association with the leaders from each sector of the global society.

  • Friday, June 29th 2018 - 09:09 UTC

    Apple and Samsung finally settle seven-year-long patent dispute

    This comes weeks after a US jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple US$ 539 million in damages for copying features of the original iPhone.

    Apple and Samsung have finally settled a seven-year-long patent dispute, bringing to an end the long-running battle over the design of their rival smartphones. The terms were not disclosed.

  • Monday, May 28th 2018 - 07:12 UTC

    US and North Korea preparing for the Trump/Kim Jong-un summit

    Last Thursday Trump called off the meeting, due in Singapore next month, citing North's “hostility”. But both sides have since been working to get it back on track.

    A US team is holding talks with North Korean officials to prepare a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong-un. The talks in the village of Panmunjom, in the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas, are the latest sign that the summit could take place after all.

  • Saturday, May 26th 2018 - 07:58 UTC

    South Korea and Mercosur agree in Seoul to begin formal negotiations for a free trade deal

    “This represents a significant step toward deepening the important relationship between Mercosur and the Republic of Korea,” the joint statement said

    South Korea and Mercosur agreed to begin formal negotiations for a trade deal in the latter half of this year to facilitate commerce and investment, the Seoul government said on Friday. South Korea signed an agreement to launch the negotiations with four Mercosur member states -- Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay -- during a ceremony held in Seoul. Mercosur expelled Venezuela in 2016 for failing to meet its basic standards.

  • Saturday, May 5th 2018 - 09:08 UTC

    Trump said date and location for meeting with Kim Jong Un has been set

    The White House announced that Trump will host South Korea's Moon at the White House on May 22, in talks aimed at demonstrating allied unity

    President Donald Trump on Friday said the date and location have been set for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, building suspense for the unprecedented talks, as South Korea said it would oppose a withdrawal of U.S. troops from the area.

  • Friday, April 27th 2018 - 11:58 UTC

    Korean leaders agree to end “state of war” and denuclearize the peninsula

    The two leaders announced the deal after a historic meeting on their shared border, the first time a North Korean leader has set foot on the southern side.

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed on Friday to finally end a seven-decade war this year, and pursue the “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula.

  • Thursday, April 26th 2018 - 08:37 UTC

    Outbreaks of FMD in swine farms in China and Korea

    The Korean outbreak was the first farm affected in Korea since February 2017 and an extensive vaccination campaign has been launched

    The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) posted a new global swine disease monitoring report on earlier this month, with information on Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) activity in China and Korea presenting the highest concern.

  • Monday, April 23rd 2018 - 09:22 UTC

    China and South Korea seek trade agreements with Mercosur

    South Korean PM Lee Nak-yon in March agreed with Brazilian President Michel Temer to start formal negotiations for a SK/Mercosur free trade deal by June

    China and South Korea are seeking to establish free trade agreements with Mercosur in a strategic response to Washington's increasingly protectionist stance. The East Asian initiatives have resonated well in a region where Washington is keeping its distance. U.S. President Donald Trump has not visited a single Latin American country since taking office in January 2017, and chose not to attend the Summit of the Americas, which recently concluded in Peru.

  • Saturday, February 24th 2018 - 09:01 UTC

    China, Spain, Taiwan, Japan and S Korea account for 85% global fishing efforts, says Science magazine

    Scientists at Global Fishing Watch, that use satellite data to track fishing activity, examined some 22bn ship-location data points for 70,000 industrial fishing vessels

    More than half of the world’s oceans are being commercially fished, spanning an area four times what is used for global agriculture, according to a new study published in the journal Science. The study is the first in-depth look at the global footprint of the industrial fishing industry.