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Korea, South
Korea, South
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DevelopmentICA announces details of pre-Congress research events
The events, rescheduled to February 2021, will focus on co-op identity and co-op law
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CommunityHow Korean co-ops are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic
Consumer co-ops have been at the forefront of efforts to support local communities
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DevelopmentCountdown to 33rd World Co-operative Congress begins
The main theme of the Congress will be ‘Deepening our Co-operative Identity’
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AgricultureKim Byeong-won and Howard Brodsky win the Rochdale Pioneers Award
The awards were presented during a gala dinner at the ICA International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda
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EqualityKorean president buys shoes from a local co-op
Moon Jae-in has been a client of Agio, which hand-makes 30 pairs of shoes a day and offers jobs to people with disabilities, since 2012
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BusinessSouth Korean government sets out second master plan for co-ops
The South Korean co-operative movement is entering a second phase of development with the adoption of a new master plan by the government. Last year, the ministry of strategy and finance reviewed the achievements and limitations...
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AgricultureGhana’s agricultural co-ops receive $6m from South Korea
South Korea has committed $6m to supporting agricultural co-ops in Ghana over the next four years. Ghana, on west Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, is home to 2,000 registered agricultural, industrial, financial and service co-operatives. The...
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EducationCo-operation in South Korea: the rise of co-op learning in schools
Julie Thorpe is School Programmes Manager at the Co-operative College. In July she spoke at the World Human Rights Cities Forum, held in Gwangju, South Korea. On 18 May 1980, an uprising took place in the South Korean city of...
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AgricultureKorea’s food co-operatives come together with production park
Over 300 people are producing 340 items for food co-operatives across a 15 hectares site. Korea’s first eco-friendly organic food cluster, Gurye Natural Dream Park, produces rice, bakery products, dumplings, Korean traditional cookies, rice wine...
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Regional OrganisationsiCOOP KOREA launches the International Year of Co-operatives
To celebrate the International Year of Co-operatives, Korean co-operatives including iCOOP KOREA and social enterprises will come together at Work Together Foundation on January 12, 10:30 am (KST). The Korea Preparatory Committee for Planning Committee...
