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E-commerce forum to bridge ASEAN, Korean markets

Participants at the Capacity Building Workshop for the Greater Mekong Subregion's Cross-border E-Commerce organized by the ASEAN-Korea Center in Seoul in August, 2017. (AKC) The ASEAN-Korea Centre a...

Jul 3, 2018
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[Herald Interview] Metropolitan Lisbon continental gateway to Europe, America, Africa

Nearly 10 years after the crisis, Lisbon is now a city teeming with economic vibrancy and cultural vivacity, an ideal place to invest, do business, network, study and enjoy life.

Jul 2, 2018
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Indian mangoes available in Korea

Participants pose at a mango-tasting event at JW Marriott Dongdaemun in Seoul on Wednesday, organized by the Indian Embassy and Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea. In the photo are (from the left) V...

Jul 2, 2018
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Bulgaria spearheads Southeastern Europe’s digital economy

Bulgaria is gaining momentum as Southeastern Europe’s entrepreneurship and innovation hub, as well as an IT powerhouse.

Jul 2, 2018
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‘Enhancing ties with ASEAN bulwark against protectionist winds’

“There were anxieties when the ASEAN FTA was first launched, but we have since embraced free trade and investment liberalization.”

Jul 2, 2018
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Senate confirms Harris as US ambassador to S. Korea

WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- The United States Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to South Korea, filling a post that has been vacant since the launch of the administration. ...

Jun 30, 2018
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Integrating Africa seeks sustainable partnerships

“Today is a day we can commemorate our triumph over colonialism and the apartheid, and think through the challenges of globalization facing the African continent.”

Jun 25, 2018
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ROK-US alliance wins plaudits for fledgling peace, security on Korean Peninsula

“The cornerstone of the Korean Peninsula’s prospective denuclearization and establishment of a peace regime is the watertight coordination between the ROK and the US.”

Jun 25, 2018
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Baltics celebrate midsummer day

Participants, including Latvian Ambassador to Korea Peteris Vaivars (center) and Estonian Ambassador to Japan and Korea Jaak Lensment (back, sixth from right), pose at the Latvian Embassy in Seoul, w...

Jun 25, 2018
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Pacific Alliance unveils vibrant colors at festival

The Korea Foundation, in collaboration with Colombian, Peruvian, Mexican and Chilean embassies, has organized a plethora of public events through Aug. 17. “The Pacific Alliance Festival Hola” showca...

Jun 25, 2018
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Ecuadorian Embassy brings slice of Incan riches back to future

“The world is not perfect and it will never be. But as long as we see each other without prejudice, embrace one another as we are and mutually offer what we have, we could keep alive our hope that the world is and can be better together.”

Jun 25, 2018
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UNESCO panel to note Koreans' forced labor under Japan's

A UNESCO committee is expected to cite Japan's wartime brutality of forcing Koreans into harsh labor at some of its newly designated World Heritage sites, a government official here said Monday. UNE...

Jun 25, 2018
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[Herald Interview] Grasping Chinese market with educator’s insight

“In today’s China, more than in Korea, students are more willing to take risks with their education, because they don’t fully understand the risks around their choices.”

Jun 18, 2018
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Philippine economy on bullish growth trajectory

“Our deep trust and friendship is well exemplified by the fact that Korea accounts for the greatest number of visitors to the Philippines and our trade volume has exceeded $10 billion since 2010.”

Jun 18, 2018
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‘Public diplomacy key to refining soft power’

If there were verity in Joseph S. Nye’s assumption, the Korean government has wisely followed through on the celebrity scholar’s insight to magnify its soft power, drawing on public diplomacy tools such as K-pop, Korean drama series, taekwondo, food, etc.

Jun 18, 2018
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