WAN Gang, Chinese Minister of Science and Technology, and Kim Doh-Yeon, Korean

Minister of Education, Science and Technology jointly inked on May 27, 2008 an MOU on

polar S&T cooperation at the Great Hall of the People. Chinese President HU Jintao and the

visiting Korean President Lee Myung-bak were present at the signing ceremony. Both

parities agreed to strengthen collaborations in the area of polar science and technology

through joint studies, information sharing, and personnel exchange, in an attempt to

protect earth ecology and respond to climate change.