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Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba held talks Monday on the sidelines of the COP27 in Egypt, with Korea’s Special Envoy for Climate Hon Na Kyung-Won on the possibility of both countries cooperating in forest and carbon credit management, Gabo Review reports. The Gabon leader and Kyung-Won also addressed Korea’s various investment opportunities in infrastructure, among […]
The Moroccan Embassy in South Korea said on Sunday that no Moroccan national was among the victims of the deadly stampede that took place Saturday evening in Seoul. In the aftermath of the tragic stampede during Halloween celebrations in Seoul’s Itaewon district on Saturday night, which left more than 150 dead and dozens injured, the […]
The Moroccan city of Marrakech has been selected to host 10th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks scheduled for September 2023. The decision was made by the Executive Board of the Global Geoparks Network during its held in Jeju island, South Korea, Dec.12-16. Brazil, Mexico and France were also bidding for the 10th international conference […]
Visiting South Korean First Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun said he was upbeat as to the future of exchanges between his country and Morocco. The remarks were made after the talks he held in Rabat with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The talks that he described as “fruitful” reviewed the friendly relations existing between the […]
First Vice-Foreign minister of South Korea Choi Jong-kun will visit Morocco this week to discuss with Moroccan officials ways of boosting bilateral cooperation in various sectors including health, education, infrastructure, and manufacturing. The announcement was made by the South Korean Foreign ministry in a press release issued Thursday, saying that Choi’s trip to Morocco is […]
South Korea will fund the establishment of a technology center in Tunisia for the production of integrated solutions for the benefits of several sectors including agriculture. The $5 million worth financing will be signed shortly between the two countries, Webdo Tunis reports. The El Ghazela center will be located in the […]
Moroccan private sector will benefit from two green investments totaling €253 million provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Union (EU), the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and South Korea. Thanks to this financial support, local businesses will be able to acquire green technology and become more competitive, contributing thus to […]
Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) and Global Care have unveiled a joint program aimed at supporting Morocco’s response to coronavirus pandemic and enhancing further the capacity and performance of Moroccan hospitals and health centers. Under this 5-month cooperation program, Moroccan health facilities will receive medical equipment and personal protective gears for health care workers to […]
Moroccan native Dr Samir Machour, senior vice President at South Korea’s Samsung Biologics was tasked with identifying and negotiating on behalf of Morocco technology transfer in pharmaceutical industry and biologics. Health Minister assigned the task to Dr Machour, 55 years old, a native of Rabat who ranked among the 50 most influential health scientists […]
Morocco has announced that it will spend 200 million dollars on medical equipment to counter coronavirus including the acquisition of 100,000 testing kits to be supplied by a South Korean company, local media said. The deal was sealed by Moroccan ambassador in Seoul and South Korean medical company Osang Health Care, Moroccan news websites said […]