Daejeon Science Vice Mayor Kim Myung-soo delivered a speech on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda at the UN Headquarters in New York on the 27th and invited the UN General Assembly President and local government delegations around the world to the 2022 UCLG World Congress.At the UN-HABITAT m

Daejeon Shinsegae Art & Science (hereafter, Daejeon Shinsegae) held the 1st Daejeon Shinsegae Regional Talent Hope Scholarship Delivery Ceremony at 11AM on the 28th and delivered 130 million won in scholarships to 130 middle and high school students in the area. The delivery ceremony was held on thi

Affiliate Members are drawn from every part of the diverse tourism sector, with businesses, civil society, destinations and academia all represented. Through this network, UNWTO guides the development and growth of tourism in every global region. With more than 25 years in the market and presence in

For the 2022 challenge, UNWTO will focus on specific areas that can help the recovery of the tourism sector in a disruptive way, and which deserve extra attention right now, namely: Community involvement: 80% of people living in ‘extreme poverty’ live in rural communities while domestic, rural and e

Catalina Cladera, the President of Consell de Majorca, Isabel Oliver from the Office of the UNWTO Secretary-General and José Hila, Mayor of Palma, opened the event of which was followed by more than 300 attendees in-person and online. Closing the summit were Closed the summit the vice president of t

Representatives of the two agencies were joined by experts from the European Commission, as well by a number of entrepreneurs from the fields of agri-tourism and gastronomy, including representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and renowned international chef Fatamata Taraz

President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol on April 7 visited Camp Humphreys, the US Forces Korea's (USFK) base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do Province, and discussed the bilateral alliance and security status on the Korean Peninsula.At Camp Humphreys, the president-elect gave words of encouragement to the USFK and

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization launched the coupon event on April 7. They offer up to KRW 20,000-30,000 off lodging fees if used when making reservations through 49 designated online travel agencies.Last year, the ministry issued such coupons for 780,000 t

International tourism continued its recovery in January 2022, with a much better performance compared to the weak start to 2021. However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine adds pressure to existing economic uncertainties, coupled with many Covid-related travel restrictions still in place. Overall conf

The organizing committee of the 2022 Daejeon World Federation of Local Governments (Chairman Heo Tae-Jung, the mayor of Daejeon, hereafter referred to as the organizing committee) announced that the 3rd regular board meeting was held on the afternoon of the 22nd.The board of directors held in the me

President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol says he will relocate Cheong Wa Dae to the Ministry of National Defense compound in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District.He held a news conference on the morning of March 20 to announce the relocation at the annex to the Korea Banking Institute, where the presidential transition

Less than a year after the official opening of the Regional Office for the Middle East in Riyadh, plans for a range of projects to be run out of the hub have been further advanced, signalling the ever closer cooperation between UNWTO and the Kingdom.A range of projects is being designed to establish

A health check procedure that reduces the time spent entering Korea through Incheon International Airport will be applied next week.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on March 16 said that from March 21, the Quarantine Information Pre-entry System, or Q-code, will be applied to a

The guidelines published by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) were developed with the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Development (BMZ), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and UN Women. They aim to ensure an inclusive and resilient recover

The National Election Commission (NEC) on March 10 said President-elect Yoon won with 16,394,815 votes, or 48.56%, in the March 9 presidential election. Runner-up Lee Jaemyung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea earned 16,147,738 votes, or 47.83%. The margin of victory was 0.73 percentage point,

President Moon Jae-in on March 8 recalled his administration's policy toward women to mark International Women's Day, saying he hopes for further progress in gender equality under his successor.On his social media, he said the "courageous voices" of female workers who shouted for human rights 114 ye

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on March 8 named six cities for this year's intelligent technology-based smart tourism project: Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province; Yangyang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province: Namwon, Jeollabuk-do Province; Nam-gu District of Ulsan; Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk

The Trade and Investment Research Center under the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) on March 6 released a report on e-commerce exports in 2021 saying such shipments reached USD 858 million, up 109.9% from USD 409 million in 2020.The number of online export cases also grew 64.5% from 4

Following the request of Guatemala, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Ukraine for the suspension of the Russian Federation from membership of UNWTO, the UNWTO Secretary-General has called for an emergency session of the Executive Council to address the matter, in accordance with Rule 3.4 of the Counci

President Moon Jae-in in a March 3 phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky conveyed his "heartfelt condolences" to those who made sacrifices due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and their bereaved families.The Korean leader also paid tribute to the courage and sacrifice of Pres