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PM meets with Missouri governor, discusses ways to bolster all-round cooperation

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon met with the governor of the US state of Missouri on Friday and discussed ways to bolster all-round cooperation between the two sides, Lee's office said. Gov. Eric Greiten...

Sept 29, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Korea to offer $1m worth of humanitarian aid to quake-hit Mexico

South Korea plans to provide $1 million worth of humanitarian assistance to Mexico recently hit by a massive deadly earthquake, the foreign ministry said Thursday. A 7.1-magnitude quake struck Mexic...

Sept 28, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
S. Korean ambassador to Ethiopia to be dismissed over sexual harassment allegations

South Korea's top envoy to Ethiopia will be dismissed from his post over sexual harassment allegations, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday. The government's disciplinary board decided to relie...

Sept 27, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Korean president congratulates German chancellor on election outcome

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has sent a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel to congratulate her on her recent re-election and invite her to visit his country in the near future, the presi...

Sept 26, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
[Herald Interview] Copenhagen to champion sustainable living at 2023 UIA architecture congress

“Not only Copenhagen and Denmark, but the whole Nordic region has been strongly committed to sustainable development and sustainable urbanism. We try to live by example of environmentally, socially and economically healthy lives.”

Sept 25, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Indonesian music, dance spark cultural chemistry

“The same principle applies to our life as well. Our life cannot operate outside the boundary of harmonious existence with others.”

Sept 25, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Entrepreneurs share secrets of success with youths

“Within every crisis lies new opportunities,” he highlighted in front of some 200 university students of various nationalities.

Sept 25, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Australia's opposition leader reaffirms bipartisan support for S. Korea amid NK tensions

Australia's opposition Labor Party leader Bill Shorten expressed bipartisan support for South Korea's efforts to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula when he met Monday with Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon...

Sept 25, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
France's ambassador reaffirms participation in PyeongChang Olympics: opposition leader

France's ambassador to Seoul on Monday reaffirmed his country's plan to participate in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics despite security concerns caused by North Korea's continued provocations, a...

Sept 25, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
UN chief calls for diplomatic solution in meeting with N. Korean top diplomat

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the North Korean top diplomat to diplomatically resolve tensions on the Korean Peninsula during their meeting in New York, the North's ...

Sept 24, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
PyeongChang Games may help mend soured Sino-Korean ties: experts

The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics may serve as an opportunity for South Korea and China to restore their relationships strained by the deployment of a US missile shield here, watchers said Sunday....

Sept 24, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
S. Korean president invites N. Korea, world to PyeongChang Olympics in New York gala

NEW YORK -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in put on his second hat Wednesday, inviting the world to the Winter Olympic Games to be held in his country early next year. The honorary ambassador of t...

Sept 21, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Korea to provide humanitarian aid for Myanmar refugees

South Korea will extend $1.5 million worth of humanitarian assistance for refugees from Myanmar after an outbreak of violence last month caused an exodus into neighboring Bangladesh, the foreign mini...

Sept 20, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Mexico, Korea bolster commerce, security ties

The Mexican Embassy in Seoul marked its 207th anniversary of independence Friday, also celebrating thriving ties with Korea in commerce, security and everything in between over the last six decades. ...

Sept 18, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
‘ASEAN Culture House conduit of knowledge, understanding’

“Now is the time to foster true multiculturalism in Korea, where different cultures can coexist harmoniously.”

Sept 18, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit

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