The governments of China and South Korea on Tuesday jointly
unveiled the agenda for activities celebrating bilateral exchanges
in 2007.
Next year marks the 15th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic ties between China and South Korea and has been
highlighted as the China-South Korea Exchange Year.
According to the Foreign Ministry, activities covering politics,
culture, education, sports, science and technology will be
held.
The key events will include a launch in Seoul at the beginning
of 2007, a celebration of the anniversary of diplomatic ties on
August 24, and a closing ceremony in Beijing near the year-end.
Film stars Chen Kun and Sun Li from China and actor An Chil-hyun
and actress Jang Na-ra from South Korea have been appointed
"goodwill ambassadors" for the events. The two governments also
published a slogan with the theme of conducting friendly exchanges
and creating a promising future and a logo featuring a design of
auspicious clouds in traditional Chinese and South Korean
styles.
Information on the events will be available on www.xinhuanet.com
from January 2007. South Korea will also launch an official
website.
(Xinhua News Agency December 12, 2006)
