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Korea donates 30 million won to Mexico’s earthquake recovery

Korea’s National Assembly donated 30 million won ($27,400) to Mexico to help reconstruct the areas struck by two earthquakes in September. National Assembly President Chung Sye-kyun announced the do...

Dec 11, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Visegrad Group airs musical harmony of Central Europe

The Central European Jazz Connection, a quartet comprised of musicians from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, plays at a concert at the JCC Art Center in Seoul on Wednesday. (Hungaria...

Dec 11, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Japan hopes to resume shuttle diplomacy with S. Korea as soon as possible: embassy official

A senior Japanese embassy official reaffirmed Thursday that Tokyo wants to resume top-level shuttle diplomacy with South Korea "as soon as possible," saying that it is a symbolic step that would help...

Dec 7, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Korea asks for efforts to protect its people in Philippines

South Korea asked for continued efforts by the Philippines on Tuesday to protect its people in the Southeast Asian country from crime, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Earlier, consular officials ...

Dec 5, 2017
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Vietnam wants to leave dark past behind, move forward with Korea

HANOI -- Vietnam wants to leave behind the dark war-related history with South Korea and push to deepen their future-oriented relations for the prosperity of the people of the two countries, a rankin...

Dec 5, 2017
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Ukraine remembers Holodomor genocide

The Ukrainian Embassy in Seoul observed last week the annual remembrance of the “Holodomor” famine, orchestrated by the Soviet Union to wipe out Ukrainians in the early 1930s. Holodomor -- meaning “...

Dec 4, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
‘Thailand to cultivate late king’s fraternity with Korea’

“Through thousands of development projects he initiated over his lifetime, his majesty oversaw a period of profound social, economic and developmental transformations across Thailand.”

Dec 4, 2017
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ASEAN connectivity woos smart tech, infrastructure investments

The Master Plan for ASEAN Connectivity 2025 blueprints a “seamlessly and comprehensively connected and integrated Association of Southeast Asian Nations that will promote competition, inclusiveness a...

Dec 4, 2017
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Humane Society urges end to dog meat trade ahead of PyeongChang Olympics

“There is a widespread perception here that there are two different types of dogs -- pet dogs and meat dogs. But through years of investigation we know that it is simply a myth.”

Dec 4, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Turkish PM to visit Korea this week

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will arrive in South Korea this week for talks with Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, Lee's office said Monday. Yildirim will arrive in the country Tuesday for a two...

Dec 4, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Korea, France to hold high-level talks to discuss NK issues

Senior diplomats of South Korea and France will meet in Seoul this week to discuss cooperation against North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats, the foreign ministry here said Monday. Lee D...

Dec 4, 2017
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Korea submits KORUS FTA plan to parliament

The South Korean government will establish a plan to renegotiate the free trade agreement with the United States and notify its course of action to the National Assembly, the trade ministry said Mond...

Dec 4, 2017
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Tillerson urges China to curb oil supply to N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged China Thursday to curb its oil supply to North Korea in the wake of its latest missile launch. North Korea faces tightened sanctions following its test-la...

Dec 1, 2017
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‘Georgia set to expedite Europe-Asia trade via multimodal routes’

Georgian Ambassador Otar Berdzenishvili (Joel Lee/The Korea Herald) Charting a democratic and free economic path since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Georgia has adroitly exploited its ...

Nov 27, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Costa Rica honors ex-Korean envoy for superb diplomacy

The Costa Rican government honored former Korean Ambassador Shin Soon-chull with the National Order “Juan Mora Fernandez,” which is endowed upon ambassadors and other high-level foreign individuals t...

Nov 27, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit

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