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Office of the Governor | Governor Murphy and Seoul Mayor Sign Agreement To Establish Bilateral Friendship and Facilitate Growth of SMEs, Startups

Seoul, South Korea — Governor Murphy today met with Seoul Mayor Mr. Oh Se-hoon and signed an agreement that establishes a direct relationship between New Jersey and the city of Seoul, South Korea. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) represents a priority of the Choose New Jersey governor-led economic mission to East Asia, directly supporting small […]

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Mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya Asks Halloween Revelers to Stay Away

The mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya district asked Halloween partygoers to avoid its streets this year, fearing the post-pandemic return of tourists may lead to chaotic mobs and crowd crushes like the fatal incident in Seoul last year. “This year we are making it clear to the world that Shibuya is not a venue for Halloween,” […]

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S. Korea says it has ability to intercept North’s missiles | #alaska | #politics

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said Tuesday it’s capable of detecting and intercepting the variety of missiles North Korea launched in a barrage of recent simulated nuclear attacks on its rivals, though it maintains the North’s advancing nuclear program poses a grave security threat. North Korea said Monday its two weeks of […]

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