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‘Road to democracy is not smooth’

Mar 6, 2011

Egyptian Ambassador opens up about regime change and its global implications The revolution in Egypt was not about an outside occupying force, nor was it just about socio-economic conditions. Accord...
Gadhafi forces battle rebels as 37 killed in Libya

Mar 5, 2011

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Moammar Gadhafi's regime struck back at its opponents with a powerful attack Friday on the closest opposition-held city to Tripoli and a barrage of tear gas and live ammunition ...
Gadhafi's Ukrainian nurse returns home

Mar 2, 2011

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) _ Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi on Sunday was ditched by yet another close confidant _ the Ukrainian nurse thought to have a close relationship with the leader. Halyna Kolotnyts...
S. Korea expresses deep concern over bloodshed in Libya, urges N.Korea to improve human rights

Mar 1, 2011

South Korea expressed deep concern over the bloodshed in Libya and urged North Korea to improve its human rights conditions during a U.N. human rights meeting held in Geneva on Monday, the foreign mi...
New Zealand police launch search for S. Koreans missing in quake

Feb 28, 2011

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, (Yonhap) -- Police in New Zealand on Monday visited the father of two South Korean siblings who remain missing since last week's deadly earthquake to retrieve evidence that...
Alberta office launches new look

Feb 27, 2011

The Alberta Korea Office has launched a new website filled with information about visiting and studying in the west-Canadian province. The website also includes detailed descriptions of the province...
Brazil Embassy makes payments easier

Feb 27, 2011

The Embassy of Brazil announced that payments for their consular services can be made at any bank as of March 1. To take advantage of the new procedure, the embassy requests customers to report to t...
German costume ball for Karneval

Feb 27, 2011

The German Karneval festival is coming to Seoul on March 4 offering pomp and pageantry without having to fly to Germany. Organized by the Goethe-Institut and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the cost...
British Embassy offers scholarships for Koreans

Feb 27, 2011

The Chevening scholarship scheme is now accepting applications at the British Embassy in South Korea. The prestigious scheme offers talented graduates and young professionals the chance to study for...
App makes tourism easy in Switzerland

Feb 27, 2011

One day Korean travelers will not need to carry heavy books, guides and maps to travel in Switzerland. Instead, all relevant information such as maps, guides, text, photos and even videos will be pu...
UNESCO awards honor education

Feb 27, 2011

Each year, UNESCO’s Asia-Pacific Center of Education selects the best cases for initiatives promoting understanding through education. The 2010 Best Practice Awards were given to five reports out of...
Transforming Jordan into a gem

Feb 27, 2011

Envoy hopes investments will help bring nation’s economy into a new era After several high-level visits and important contracts, the Jordanian government decided to open an embassy in Seoul late las...
More S. Koreans flee Libya on chartered plane

Feb 27, 2011

An Egypt Air chartered plane carrying 60 South Koreans left a central Libyan city on Sunday for Cairo, as Seoul continued to pull its nationals out of the African nation mired in a bloody anti-govern...
Second plane with S. Koreans fleeing Libya arrives in Seoul

Feb 27, 2011

INCHEON -- A chartered Korean Air plane carrying 235 South Koreans out of strife-torn Libya arrived in Seoul Saturday, as the government was preparing to send another to bring home more Koreans stran...
Second charter flight brings S. Koreans out of turmoil-battered Libya

Feb 26, 2011

A second South Korea-chartered plane has flown out of Libya as part of Seoul's efforts to evacuate its nationals from the North African nation engulfed in bloody clashes between protesters and govern...