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Jeju Peace Forum
The Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity, formerly known as the Jeju Peace Forum, started in 2001. The Forum is an international comprehensive forum in East Asia in which the official aims are to build common peace and prosperity and addressing stability and security issues within the region through international cooperation. The Jeju Peace Forum started as a biennial meeting but it was reorganized as an annual event in May 2011. Its permanent secretariat is located in the Jeju Peace Institute. Mission The Jeju Forum is a regional multilateral dialogue for promoting peace and prosperity in Asia. The Forum serves as a platform for discussing and sharing future visions on sustainable peace and prosperity in Asia. Hosted by the Government of Jeju Special Self-governing Province with the full support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Social Forum
The World Social Forum (WSF, pt, Fórum Social Mundial ) is an annual meeting of civil society organizations, first held in Brazil, which offers a self-conscious effort to develop an alternative future through the championing of counter-hegemonic globalization. The World Social Forum can be considered a visible manifestation of global civil society, bringing together non governmental organizations, advocacy campaigns, and formal and informal social movements seeking international solidarity. The World Social Forum prefers to define itself as "an opened space – plural, diverse, non-governmental and non-partisan – that stimulates the decentralized debate, reflection, proposals building, experiences exchange and alliances among movements and organizations engaged in concrete actions towards a more solidarity, democratic and fair world....a permanent space and process to build alternatives to neoliberalism." The World Social Forum is held by members of the alter-globalization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Asia
East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The modern states of East Asia include China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. China, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan are all unrecognised by at least one other East Asian state due to severe ongoing political tensions in the region, specifically the division of Korea and the political status of Taiwan. Hong Kong and Macau, two small coastal quasi-dependent territories located in the south of China, are officially highly autonomous but are under Chinese sovereignty. Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau are among the world's largest and most prosperous economies. East Asia borders Siberia and the Russian Far East to the north, Southeast Asia to the south, South Asia to the southwest, and Central Asia to the west. To the east is the Pacific Ocean and to the southeast is Micronesia (a Pacific Ocean island group, classifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeju Peace Institute
The Jeju Peace Institute (JPI) is a South Korean think tank that was created in 2006 as research institution devoted to the study and promotion of peace on the Korean Peninsula and to foster regional cooperation in East Asia. It is located in the International Peace Center, the Jungmun Tourism Complex, which is on the southern coast of Jeju Island. Purpose & background The Jeju Peace Institute was founded with three goals: to promote the vision of Northeast Asia as a region of unity and cooperation, to raise Jeju's stature as an Island of World Peace, and to become a leading organization in peace research and programs throughout Asia and the world. JPI's mission of fostering understanding is not exclusive to international politics, and help the people of Jeju strengthen their relationship with the mainland. Its purpose also promotes the use of economic-political diplomacy in achieving stable peace. Legal status The Jeju International Peace Foundation had its first general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeju Special Self-governing Province
Jeju Province, officially Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, is one of the nine provinces of South Korea. The province comprises Jeju Island (; ), formerly transliterated as Cheju or Cheju Do, the country's largest island. It was previously known as Quelpart to Europeans and during the Japanese occupation as Saishū. The island lies in the Korea Strait, southwest of South Jeolla Province, of which it was a part before it became a separate province in 1946. Its capital is Jeju City and it is home to South Korea's tallest mountain, Hallasan. History Early history According to the legend, three demigods emerged from Samseong, which is said to have been on the northern slopes of Mt. Halla and became the progenitors of the Jeju people, who founded the Kingdom of Tamna. It has also been claimed that three brothers, including Ko-hu, who were the 15th descendants of Koulla, one of the progenitors of the Jeju people, were received by the court of Silla, at which time the name Tamn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entity is usually headed by a foreign minister (the title may vary, such as secretary of state who has the same functions). Lists of current ministries of foreign affairs Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan) * Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Albania) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Algeria) * Ministry of External Affairs (Andorra) * Ministry of External Relations (Angola) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship (Argentina) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Armenia) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Austria) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Azerbaijan) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahamas) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Korea Herald
''The Korea Herald'' is a leading English-language daily newspaper founded in 1953 and published in Seoul, South Korea. The editorial staff is composed of Korean and international writers and editors, with additional news coverage drawn from international news agencies such as the Associated Press. ''The Korea Herald'' is operated by Herald Corporation. Herald Corporation also publishes ''The Herald Business'', a Korean-language business daily, ''The Junior Herald'', an English weekly for teens, ''The Campus Herald'', a Korean-language weekly for university students. Herald Media is also active in the country's booming English as a foreign language sector, operating a chain of hagwons as well as an English village. ''The Korea Herald'' is a member of the Asia News Network. History ''The Korean Republic'' ''The Korea Herald'' began in August 1953 as ''The Korean Republic'', a 4-page tabloid English-language daily. In 1958, ''The Korean Republic'' published its fifth anniversary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
