Seoul mission head Alghali assures safety of Korean businesses and workers in his country While the rebels and pro-Gadhafi forces fought for control of the heart of the country, diplomatic missions all over the world flew the African country’s new flag. In Seoul on Wednesday, the Libyan mission hauled down the all-green flag used by the Gadhafi regime. Head of the Libyan Diplomatic Mission Mas...

Eight officials representing China’s seven major portal sites, including SOHU, youku and 163.com, are arriving in Korea on Friday for their five-day tour to experience diverse aspects of Korean culture and economy. The Korean Culture and Information Service organized the event, and its director Seo Kang-soo said the program aims to promote what Korea has achieved both culturally and economically...

Envoy: First economic multilateral deal with Pyongyang could benefit all North Korea’s reclusive leader Kim Jong-il is visiting Russia this week for the first time since 2002 hoping to score political, economic and diplomatic support for several key projects. On the Russian front, the conditions were made clear for any future collaboration that would include a gas pipeline running from the Sakh...

The biography of “The Locomotive,” one of the most successful runners of all time is being released in the Korean language just in time for the IAAF World Championships in Daegu. Widely regarded by sport fans and the press as the greatest runner of the 20th century, Emil Zatopek’s story was unveiled by the Czech and French Embassies last week. Cover of the Korean language translation of “Runnin...

The Canadian Embassy is taking its online presence to the next level through the launch of new online products and the enhancement of previous online publications. By scanning the Canadian Embassy’s QR code, smartphone users in Korea can now easily access the embassy’s new mobile website. In addition to reaching out to the Korean public, the embassy set out to meet the needs of Canadian studies...

The Czech Republic Embassy last week donated 15 books and related newspaper and magazine documents to the Seoul Museum of History that date back almost a century. “These are travelogues and books written by Czechoslovakian writers who visited in the 1910s and 1920s that are about Korea,” said Czech Republic Ambassador and donator Jaroslav Olsa Jr. Czech Republic Ambassador Jaroslav Olsa Jr. don...

A global deal must be the aim of a future climate change pact said British Ambassador Martin Uden. “I don’t need to tell you that climate change is a tremendous challenge,” said Uden. The United Kingdom has committed to deep carbon cuts. “In 15 years our emissions will be half of what they were in 1990,” he said. “No other country has binding targets that far ahead or that ambitious.” British...

Spain plans language institute here, sees trade with Korea growing In Korean society, “hwangap,” the traditional way of celebrating a 60th birthday, means that one has completed a cycle and is starting another one. “We are starting the second cycle of our diplomatic relations,” Spanish Ambassador Luis Arias-Romero told The Korea Herald. Diplomatic relations could not be better between both cou...