Latest in Tag: South Korea Highlight
Latest in Tag: South Korea
North Korea losing African, South American allies
South Korea is waging a diplomatic campaign to wean nations in far-flung parts of the world off their alliances with North Korea. Julian Ryall reports from Tokyo.
Minister of International Cooperation signs five agreements and MoUs worth $3.1bn in South Korea
Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr signed five agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoU) worth approximately $3.1bn with South Korea on 3 March during President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s visit to Asia
How did South Korea achieve development?
I previously wrote about the Korean model and how it succeeded in facing obstacles. Let us read that quote: “This country has no future. This country will not recover even after 100 years.” This statement was said by US general Douglas MacArthur, who was Chief of Staff of the US Army in eastern Asia. MacArthur …
Korea, Japan invest in human capital
There is no doubt that President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s visit to Kazakhstan, South Korea, and Japan has opened doors to discussions about issues of education and health. South Korea had a unique experience in education that all countries wish to learn from. Egyptians, with their history and heritage, deserve to reclaim their true identity. Although …
Al-Sisi arrives in South Korea, last stop on his Asia tour
Egyptian president’s Asia tour focused on boosting economic ties and improving Egyptian education sector
Al-Sisi to visit Japan and South Korea late February
Several energy deals are already scheduled ahead of the visit
South Korea passes free-trade bill with China
Korea’s parliament has ratified a free-trade agreement with China, removing most tariffs between Asia’s largest and fourth-largest economies, while leaving curbs on rice and automobiles in place. The free trade agreement, formally adopted by lawmakers in Seoul on Monday, aims to gradually remove tariffs on more than 90 percent of traded goods within 20 years. …
Shoukry discusses investments with business leaders in South Korea
Shoukry met with the heads of large corporations, including Samsung and Hyundai
Foreign minister discusses mutual cooperation with South Korea
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with the South Korean KOICA agency for development on Monday.
Shoukry on Asian tour to discuss bilateral relations
Egyptian Foreign Minister will give lecture at Japanese Institute for International Affairs
South Korea agrees to meet with North in effort to ease tensions
Seoul has accepted an invitation from Pyongyang to hold government-level talks within a week. The decision comes after a tense border standoff in August, after which the two pledged to improve ties. South Korean leaders agreed to meet with their North Korean counterparts for a high-level government meeting to take place on November 26, the …
South Korea showcases success story at innovation conference
Growth should be inclusive to avoid social problems in the future, says Korea Consulting Group RepresentativeÂ
IAEA interested in assisting Egypt in Dabaa Nuclear Power plant
Director General of IAEA expressed willingness to send delegation to Cairo to assist in putting up regulatory framework for project establishment
Al-Ahwani negotiates $ 115m loan with South Korean government
KOICA provided Egypt with a grant worth $ 1m to prepare feasibility studies needed to operate an integrated technological educational complex
30 South Korean officials, businessmen to attend Economic Summit
By Rana Yehia A delegation of 30 South Korean officials and businessmen will attend the Economic Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, said Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour. The South Korean delegation will be headed by the Korean deputy Minister of Trade and Industry. Abdel Nour said the delegation’s participation confirms South …
World Cup 2014 – Goals galore in Brazil
The first week of the World Cup has produced some fantastic football; Daily News Egypt gives you a roundup of the best moments
Democratic progress still needed in Egypt: US
Fahmy calls on “friends” not to confuse fight against terror with human rights abuses during US visit
Major economies end first quarter on weaker note
Reuters – Major economies in Asia and Europe finished the first quarter on a weaker note, with key manufacturing surveys fuelling expectations policymakers may be forced to act in coming months to prop up faltering growth. Factories across Europe eased back on the throttle in March while China’s vast manufacturing industry contracted for the third …
Military drills to test inter-Korean detente
Seoul and Washington insist they are both defensive in nature, playing out various scenarios to combat a North Korean invasion.
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis claim Taba bus bombing
“Unidentified” human remains found at blast site as Sinai militant group claims targeting of tourists is part of “economic war” against government
Suicide bomber may be responsible for Taba bus blast: Interior Ministry
Ministers visit injured in Sinai hospital, Seoul outraged by death of citizens
Benevolent dictator
South Korea has quickly become one of the world’s economic powerhouses. Growth of its real gross domestic product (GDP or the most common although imperfect measure of a country’s economic performance) was an average of 8% from 1962 to 1989. Interesting and quite relevant for Egypt today, the South Korean experience of rapid growth occurred …
Talks on trade in green goods planned
Green goods cover a wide range of goods from waste management and clean water technologies, to solar and wind energies.
Fahmy meets Japanese PM and FM
Foreign Minister met with top Japanese officials before concluding his Asia tour
$4.8bn investment deal signed in South Korea
Petrochemical plant will be constructed in Ain Sokhna and is expected to create 20,000 jobs during construction and a further 20,000 jobs to operate the plant once built
Egypt seeking to diversify foreign alternatives without affecting existing relationships: Fahmy in China
Minister of Foreign Affairs thanks China for downgrading travel warning
Fahmy departs for tour of Asia
Foreign minister to focus on Egypt’s economy on second visit to Asia
Egypt and South Korea sign agreement on nuclear power programme
Egypt and South Korea will cooperate in the field of nuclear power development
South Korea says North’s missile launch may be imminent
North Korea, incensed by UN sanctions following its nuclear and missile tests and by South Korean-US military drills
S. Korea-US drills start as North rejects armistice
The South’s Unification Ministry confirmed that the North appeared to have carried through on another promise to cut a telephone hotline between Pyongyang and Seoul.