[COVID-19 Response Series] From disaster to opportunity: Pandemic response elevates Korea`s public diplomacy
(WorldNews South Korea)

Korea Korea Foundation (KF) President Lee Geun speaks to The Korea Times during a joint interview with KF Special Representative for Health Diplomacy Jee Young-mee at the KF Seoul office, June 17. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk This is the first in a five-part series on Korea`s response to COVID-19, produced in collaboration with the Korea Foundation. ― ED. By Yi Whan-woo Since taking office in September 2019, Korea Foundation (KF) President Lee Geun has underlined that Korea is more advanced in the world than Korean people think and its public diplomacy should emphasize this. Lee says Korea`s response to the COVID-19 crisis has dramatically opened up an opportunity to drive this point...