Arkansas governor to pitch the state to Japan, South Korea on ‘trade mission’ • Arkansas Advocate
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders next week will travel to Japan and South Korea alongside state economic development officials to try to recruit additional international investment in Arkansas. The March 6-14 trade trip will be Sanders’ second overseas after a visit to Europe last year, and she’ll be joined by Commerce Secretary Hugh McDonald and Economic […]
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Seoul mayor proposes city-sponsored dating event to boost Korea’s low birth rate
Seoul’s Mayor, Oh Se-hoon, attends a photo call at Seoul Fashion Week on Feb. 01, 2024 in Seoul. Han Myung-Gu—WireImage via Getty Images South Korea has the world’s lowest fertility rate, at just 0.78 births per woman as of 2022. It’s likely to get even worse, with Statistics Korea, the country’s official statistics bureau, forecasting […]
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New Orleans mayor team Korea flight cost
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, an NOPD officer who protects her, and a high-ranking staffer spent more than $34,000 in city money on airfare to go to South Korea last month for Cantrell to attend a climate change summit.Cantrell was the only U.S. mayor to attend.WDSU Investigates has also obtained records and receipts from the […]
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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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North Korea suspected of conducting artillery fire drills: Seoul | Politics News | #alaska | #politics
North Korea appears to have conducted artillery firing drills, South Korea says, days after the US deployed fighter jets to Seoul for joint training. North Korea appears to have conducted artillery firing drills, South Korea has said, days after the United States deployed sophisticated fighter jets to South Korea for joint training. South Korea’s Joint […]
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