ndonesia-Korea Week, hosted by Korea's Presidential Council on National Branding, got off to an elegant start with a fashion show in Jakarta on October 11.
The celebration of Korean and Indonesian culture and relations will end on Oct. 16. (Left photo: Models at the fashion show on Oct. 11 in Jakarta hit the runway in batik-print Hanbok. (Photo: Yonhap News))
The fashion show featured batik clothing and designs, Hanbok made from batik, and costumes from Korean TV dramas. UNESCO listed batik as an intangible cultural heritage list in 2009.
The 300-strong audience included Indonesian government officials like Taufik Kiemas, chairman of Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly, politicians, experts from the arts and culture sectors, Korean expatriates, and diplomatic envoys.
The six-day festival is being held to celebrate bilateral cooperation and development between Korea and Indonesia as part of the Presidential Council on National Branding's project to boost economic and cultural cooperation and development between Korea and other key Asian countries.
In addition to the fashion show, more than 20 other cultural events is being held, including taekwondo and badminton competitions, and celebrations of Korean film, food, and pottery.
Indonesia is Korea's one of key economic partners, and is the only Southeast Asian country in the G20. The two countries have had a strategic partnership since 2006, and have been strengthening bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas, including industry, natural resources, and defense, according to the council chairperson, Lee Bae-yong. Lee said she hopes that the Indonesia-Korea Week program will offer opportunities for Indonesians and Koreans to feel closer to one another.
im Ho-Young, the Korean Ambassador to Indonesia, said in his opening speech that the bilateral cultural exchanges between Korea and Indonesia are important in order to increase bilateral ties between the two countries. (Right photo: Models in batik clothing at a fashion show on Oct. 11 for the Indonesia-Korea Week Festival.)
In order to share Korea's experiences in economic development with Indonesia and boost exchanges, forums in technology, labor, and education sectors are being held, along with six employment-related programs, including vocational training and seminars on Korea's employment permit system. Applications to sit for the official Korean language exam will be also accepted during the festival.
Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Ministry of Employment and Labor also helped support the festival.
The Presidential Council on National Branding hosted a similar festival in Vietnam last year to promote Korea-Vietnam ties and boost exchanges in cultural and economic sectors.
For more information about the festival, please visit http://koreaindonesiaweek.com/ (Korean, English, and Indonesian).
By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
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