Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku met the President of South Korea Mr. Yoon Suk Yeol for the first time and discussed key issues in Seoul on 28 May. Tonga is Korea’s oldest development partner in the Pacific since they established diplomatic ties in 1970.
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Wednesday 31 May 2023
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Seoul, South Korea
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
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Prime Minister, Hon Hu'akavameiliku heads Tonga's delegation to the 2023 Korea Pacific Islands Summit, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on Monday 29 May, 2023.
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Friday 28 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga is the first island nation to sign-up to a competition, which aims to drive a new level of innovative thinking and problem-solving amongst the country’s youth. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has partnered with the Tonga’s Ministry of Education in the competition 'Samsung Solve for Tomorrow' for students this year.
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Thursday 27 October 2022
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Busan, South Korea
Foreign Minister, Hon. Fekitamoeloa 'Utoikamanu represented Tonga at the 5th Korea-Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Busan, South Korea on 26 October.
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Monday 28 May 2018
Canberra, Australia
The abrupt cancellation of next month's planned meeting between the North Korean and US leaders should surprise no one. Developments in recent weeks exposed three factors that doomed the initiative to collapse. By Ramesh Thakur.
Thursday 7 December 2017
Beijing, China
The US has talked itself into Kim Jong-un’s trap of exaggerating how much power his rocketry gives him. If the US could deter a much stronger Soviet Union from taking an isolated West Berlin for three decades, it can deter North Korea. - Joseph S. Nye.
Tuesday 15 August 2017
Cambridge-MA, USA
As North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump’s war of words escalates, Independence Day celebrations – commemorating the Korean Peninsula’s 1945 liberation from Japanese colonial rule – are unfolding in both North and South Korea. The occasion underscores not just the shared history between the two countries, but also the South’s unique qualifications to bring about a peaceful resolution to the current military standoff. ...With saber-rattling between North Korea and the US at an all-time high, the [US-South Korea UFG] military exercise – which will begin on August 21 – could escalate the conflict dramatically. By Katharine H.S. Moon.
Wednesday 7 December 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Move over Taekwondo, Pita Taufatofua is transitioning to another ‘cooler’ sport, cross-country skiing. Famously known as Tonga’s bare chested flag bearer at the Rio Olympics, the taekwondo athlete is taking up skiing in a bid to represent Tonga at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Monday 15 February 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Vava’u is the new set for a South Korean film crew of 44 and 10 celebrities who are filming 10 episodes of "Law of the Jungle", a reality TV show. The show will be aired in South Korea on 16 March for 10 weeks attracting about 10 million television viewers as well as internet viewers.
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