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UN members [Special Column] Cambodia, a Buddhist nation: The land of compassion became a den of crime
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young Cambodia declares that over 95% of its people practice Theravada Buddhism, establishing compassion and the Middle Way as the nation's fundamental principles. Yet today's Cambodia is transforming into a nation where greed prevails over compassion, and corruption over the Middle Way. In recent years, crimes like foreigner abductions, human trafficking, online gambling, and drug dealing have surged, effectively turning the country into a hotbed of crime. Criminals collude with public officials, the law becomes powerless before money, and the victims are always foreigne
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2025-10-20 15:15
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UN members U.S. Acting Ambassador to South Korea Joseph Yun to be replaced
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo Ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province on October 31, the Donald Trump administration is replacing Joseph Yun, the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in South Korea. Appointed by former U.S. President Joe Biden, Yun was named to the position on January 10, ten days before President Trump's term began. According to diplomatic sources, Kevin Kim, the U.S. State Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, is being considered as his successor. This marks the second time in just nine months si
- Lee Kap-soo 기자
- 2025-10-20 11:29
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UN members Justice Minister Chung Sung-ho meets with UNHCR high commissioner
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Minister of Justice Chung Sung-ho met with Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), at the Gwacheon Government Complex on October 17. They emphasized the importance of solidarity and responsibility-sharing within the international community to resolve the global refugee crisis and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation. Minister Jeong stated, “Since acceding to the Refugee Convention in 1992, Korea has actively participated in refugee protection as a responsible member of the international community, including enacting Asia's first Re
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-10-17 16:34
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UN members Foreign Minister Cho holds talks with Swedish Foreign Minister Stenergard
By UN Journal Kayla L:ee Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held talks with Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard on October 16. Minister Stenergard is visiting South Korea on October 15 and 16. The two ministers exchanged views on practical cooperation and regional affairs. Minister Cho noted that high-level exchanges between the two countries have been revitalized since the launch of the new administration, including the visit of the Crown Princess Couple of Sweden and the subsequent meeting between the foreign ministers. He expressed hope that these high-level exchanges would lead to tang
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-10-17 11:24
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UN members President Lee holds first phone call with Thai Prime Minister Anutin
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung held his first phone call with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at the Presidential Office on Oct. 16, exchanging views on ways to develop bilateral relations. President Lee congratulated Prime Minister Anutin on his inauguration last September, stating that he values the relationship with Thailand, a traditional ally that fought alongside Korea for freedom and peace during the Korean War. The two leaders acknowledged the significant progress in bilateral relations across various fields, including trade, investment, and people-to-peopl
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2025-10-17 10:25
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UN members President Lee Jae-myung meets with Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung met with Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden on the afternoon of October 15. Crown Princess Victoria is on an official visit to South Korea from October 15 to 17. President Lee welcomed Crown Princess Victoria's visit to Korea and expressed hope that the visit would serve as an opportunity to further strengthen the long-standing friendly cooperative relationship between the two countries across various fields. Crown Princess Victoria expressed her pleasure at meeting President Lee. She noted that during this visit, meetings between the business
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2025-10-16 11:21
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UN members The Indian and South Korean Navies commence maiden bilateral exercise
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri, as part of ongoing operational deployment to the South China Sea and Indo-Pacific, made a port call at Busan Naval Harbour, South Korea, on Oct 13, 2025 to participate in the maiden Indian Navy (IN) – Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) Bilateral Exercise. The RoKN extended a warm welcome underscoring the burgeoning Navy-to-Navy interactions and Strategic Partnership between the Governments of India and the Republic of Korea. Indigenously designed, constructed, and commissioned in 2012, INS Sahyadri is the third ship of the Shivalik Class Guided
- Lee Kap-soo 기자
- 2025-10-16 10:31
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UN members [Cambodia: A Nation of Crime] Part 3: Where lies the safety of foreign tourists?
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Cambodia was once a country that welcomed foreigners with the ‘angelic smile’. But now, that smile has frozen cold. Behind the beautiful Angkor Wat and emerald coastline lurks the grip of criminal organizations targeting foreigners. The murder of a Korean university student was not merely the tragedy of one individual, but the result of systematic neglect hidden behind the label of a ‘tourist nation’. A crime market disguised as tourism. Locally, alongside the tourism boom, ‘voice phishing camps’, ‘online gambling centers’, and ‘human trafficking brokerages’ have flouri
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-10-15 16:20
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UN members [Cambodia: A Nation of Crime] Part 2: An absent state, powerless diplomacy... Where was the government?
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young Two months have passed since Korean university student Park (22) was kidnapped and murdered in Cambodia. Only after his death became known to the world did the government declare a “full-scale response.” But by then, Park had already returned as a cold corpse. And the people asked coldly. “Where the hell was the government?” Delayed cooperation, shifting blame, a life obscured by ‘procedures’. When the victim's family reported in late July that “my brother seems to be held captive,” police immediately confirmed his cell phone location was overseas. Yet, no immediate
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2025-10-15 11:43
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UN members Uzbekistan on the path to sustainable development
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo The following article was contributed by Shakhnoza Kodirova, Head of the Department of the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to the UN Journal for publication through the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul. -- Ed. At the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, the General Debates of the 80th session of the General Assembly took place. Despite being held at a challenging time for international relations, the General Assembly remains the UN’s principal deliberative body and, in essence, the heart of globa
- Lee Kap-soo 기자
- 2025-10-14 15:48
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UN members [Cambodia: A nation of crime] Part 1: Cambodia's true colors - A tourist destination stained with blood
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young Once known as the ‘Smile of Angkor Wat,’ Cambodia is no longer a peaceful tourist destination. The recent case of Korean university student Park (22) being kidnapped, imprisoned, and murdered locally is a symbolic cross-section of this reality. His tragic death is not merely the misfortune of one individual, but reveals the true nature of a ‘country where crime has become an industry’. Cambodia has rapidly grown as a Southeast Asian tourism hub, but its underbelly is dark. An ‘invisible criminal market’—a tangled web of online scams, illegal gambling, human traffick
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2025-10-14 11:52
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UN members Groundbreaking of Mahenge graphite project held in Tanzania
By UN Journal Kayla Lee The Government of the Republic of Korea, together with the Governments of Australia and Tanzania, welcomes the groundbreaking ceremony held on October 9 to officially launch the Mahenge graphite project in Tanzania. Located in the Morogoro region of Tanzania, the Mahenge project is led by the Australian company Black Rock Mining (BRM) and involves the Government of Tanzania and Korean companies, including POSCO International. Tanzanian Government officials, including the Minister of Minerals, the Korean Ambassador to Tanzania, Australia’s Deputy High Commissioner to Tan
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-10-13 15:39
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UN members Higgsfield AI becomes Kazakhstan’s first unicorn startup, valued at over $1 billion
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo Higgsfield AI has officially become Kazakhstan’s first unicorn startup, surpassing a $1 billion valuation, announced co-founder and former Head of Generative AI at Snap Inc. Alex Mashrabov on Sept. 28. According to Mashrabov, the company recently crossed a $50 million run-rate revenue threshold, marking a historic milestone for Kazakhstan’s tech ecosystem. “For the last 15 years, no company in our country has managed to achieve this,” he said. Higgsfield AI’s journey to unicorn status was fueled by investments from leading global funds, including Menlo Ventures, which
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- 2025-10-13 14:38
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UN members Dominican Embassy and ProDominicana host the “Dominican Republic-Korea Business Forum”
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo The Embassy of the Dominican Republic in the Republic of Korea, together with ProDominicana, successfully hosted the “Dominican Republic–Korea Business Forum: Strategic Horizons – Exploring a Land of Opportunities for Korean Companies in the Dominican Republic.” The event brought together over 50 representatives of leading Korean companies, senior government officials, ambassadors and members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Seoul, media outlets, and distinguished figures from civil society. Among the distinguished participants were Mr. Lee Jooil, Director-Genera
- Lee Kap-soo 기자
- 2025-10-10 11:49
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UN members President Lee holds a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung held a South Korea-Japan summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Busan on September 30. The two leaders exchanged broad and in-depth views on ways to strengthen practical cooperation between South Korea and Japan and the necessity of cooperation at the regional and global levels. The two leaders welcomed the completion of shuttle diplomacy between the two countries, marked by Prime Minister Ishiba's visit to Busan just one month after President Lee's visit to Japan last month. They also expressed full agreement on the im
- Jon Lee 기자
- 2025-10-01 10:42
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Foreign Minister Cho holds talks with Swedish Foreign Minister Stenergard
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[Cambodia: A nation of crime] Part 1: Cambodia's true colors - A tourist destination stained with blood
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Nami Island showcases Peruvian culture during “Peru Week” celebration
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