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At the videoconference (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy , Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, on February 24 underscored the importance of international assistance in the conflict-affected Central African Republic at an UN Security Council (UNSC) videoconference, which discussed ongoing violence in the country. Jean-Pierre Lacroix , UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, told the conference that the Central African Republic has continued to suffer from violence despite the announcement of the official result of the presidential election in December 2020. Citing important progress in recent weeks in combating the armed coalition group known as Coalition des Patriotes pour le Changement, he said the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) is providing security to thousands of internally displaced persons, while also supporting efforts to safeguard the … [Read more...] about Int’l assistance important to Central African Republic issues: Ambassador

May 21, 2014 08:17 The international Korean bestsellers "Please Look After Mom," children's story "Leafie, A Hen into the Wild," and "The Investigation" all owe some of their success in the English-speaking world to Kim Chi-young. The 33-year-old translator, who lives in Los Angeles, is currently translating the soul-searching book, "Things You See When You Pause," by Buddhist monk Haemin. Kim started translating as a kind of hobby as she loves reading, but nowadays Korean writers are making a beeline to her doorstep. "I struggle with words or expressions that are tough to convey in English, but that is the allure of translating," she told the Chosun Ilbo by e-mail. "I often get excited whenever I encounter a uniquely Korean word or expression, as if I am going on an adventure. What makes my heart race is to be able to translate something that is seemingly impossible to translate." A lawyer by training, Kim quit her job with a law firm to find more time for her … [Read more...] about Translator Behind Int’l Success of Korean Novels