Home / News & Events / Partnership Sparks Local Production of COVID-19 Protective Equipment Nozibele Stemela, a seamstress at Sakhulwazi Women s Hub in Philippi, Cape Town, South Africa assembles a non-medical, 3-ply fabric face mask to international standards funded in part by a partnership between USAID and the British High Commission in South Africa to spark local production of personal
South Africa, 8 October 2020 – Over a hundred thousand locally produced COVID-19 masks are helping to save lives in a high need area in the Western Cape, thanks to an innovative partnership between the U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the British High Commission in Pretoria to support local production of COVID-19 supplies in South Africa. The UK channelled half a million Pounds (approximately 10.7 million Rands) through the U.S. government and USAID to the Project Last Mile Initiative – a pioneering public-private partn
Home | News & Events | Remarks by Ambassador Yuri Kim at Tirana Economic Forum
I want to begin by thanking the organizers of the Tirana Economic Forum for having me here today. I am delighted to be joined on the panel by Thanos Dokos and my good friends Fabrizio and Peter to discuss regional stability and cooperation in the Balkans.
Let’s start with what I believe is our shared core belief: A stronger Western Balkans region means a stronger Europe and a stronger Transatlantic partnership. A region at peace and integrated with itself and its EU neighbors will allow foreign investors to see the region as a place of stability and opportunity. A place where greater economic integration and the free movement of goods, services, capital, and people will enable people, industries, and countries to have prosperity, stability, and greater opportunity.
Update: March, 05/2021 - 08:15 | Workers at Đại Dũng Mechanical Electrical Joint-Stock Company. Việt Nam and Slovenia boast high potential for cooperation in manufacturing agro-forestry-fisheries machinery and equipment. VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI Việt Nam and Slovenia boast high potential for cooperation in manufacturing agro-forestry-fisheries machinery and equipment – an area of Slovenia’s strength and Việt Nam’s demand, said Vũ Bá Phú, head of the Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, at a recent online Việt Nam-Slovenia business exchange. Commitments in the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) regarding tax reduction for Vietnamese and Slovenian products will help the two countries expand the market share in each other country as well as other EU markets, thus motivating bilateral trade growth, Phú said.
A new initiative supported by Greece’s Foreign Affairs Ministry aims to connect innovative Hellenes, helping them take their early-stage tech startups to the next level.
The online program Greek Startup Universe is about to be launched by the StartupGreece non-profit organisation and Founderhood, with registrations open until 1 March.
Run under the auspices of the Secretariat General for Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the program will be free for all Greeks and Cypriots from across the globe who have a tech startup or a promising tech idea.
The Greek Startup Universe brings together strategic partners like GreekTech in New York, CyprusInno in Cyprus, and the Office of Economic and Commercial Affairs of the Consulate General of Greece in San Francisco.
Jumpstart your Home Team career
If you appreciate the safety and security we enjoy in Singapore and are keen to be part of efforts to safeguard our way of life, check out the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Merit Scholarship. Launched in 2019, it is awarded to candidates who wish to pursue a civilian career as a generalist under the Home Affairs Senior Executive scheme, or as a specialist in one of the five tracks: Intelligence, Psychology, Commercial Affairs, Science and Technology, and Internal Security.
You don t have to don a uniform to join the Home Team to safeguard the safety and security of Singapore. While uniformed officers are often in the public eye handling the front-line operations, there are also civilian officers the “silent heroes” who work alongside their uniformed counterparts.