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Azerbaijan honors dead in independence struggle

Jan 14, 2019

Azerbaijani citizens lay wreaths at the Martyrs’ Avenue in Baku in commemoration of the Black January martyrdom. (Azerbaijani Embassy) Azerbaijan mourns the death of its compatriots in the “Black Ja...
[Herald Interview] Imagining a bona fide global Korea

Jan 14, 2019

When Korea’s foremost civilian ambassador, Choi Jung-wha, walked along Paris’ Champs-Elysees Avenue last year, she was struck by familiar tunes sung in Korean. Young French people belted out K-pop b...
Myanmar invites foreign investment with business-friendly reforms

Jan 14, 2019

Myanmar’s Ambassador Thura Thet Oo Maung (right) and Korean Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Yoon Soon-gu pose at the Burmese National Day reception in Seoul on Jan. 7. (Joel Lee / The Korea Her...
Tongyeong’s luge attraction makes coveted tourism list

Jan 14, 2019

Visitors at Skyline Luge Tongyeong ride carts downhill. (Skyline Luge Tongyeong) Skyline Luge Tongyeong has made a list of South Korea’s “100 Must-Visit Tourist Spots,” as compiled by the Ministry o...
Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, Japan hold phone call

Jan 11, 2019

Nuclear envoys of South Korea and Japan had a telephone conversation on Friday, during which they discussed recent developments on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said. Lee Do-hoon, s...
Omani Embassy introduces rich heritage to students

Jan 7, 2019

The Omani Embassy in Seoul launched its annual program “Welcome to Oman,” aimed at promoting understanding between the peoples of Oman and Korea through the exchange of knowledge, the arts, tourism a...
Costa Rica-Korea commerce to rise with CABEI entry, FTA

Jan 7, 2019

Ambassador Rodolfo Solano Quiros (Costa Rican Embassy) With South Korea’s recent entry into the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, Costa Rica -- the multilateral institution’s founding ...
ASEAN-Korea Center opens hall for Southeast Asia-related businesses

Jan 7, 2019

ASEAN Hall at the ASEAN-Korea Center in Seoul (AKC) The ASEAN-Korea Center in Seoul has opened its main hall from this year onward to companies and individuals doing or planning business with the As...
Sustainable local tourism shows bright prospects for ASEAN

Jan 7, 2019

Students give a bath to an elephant at a local elephant sanctuary as part of a community-based tourism program in Thailand last year. (AKC) The ASEAN-Korea Center in Seoul organized a sustainable lo...
With reforms, Indian economy becomes more open to investment, trade

Jan 7, 2019

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s externally focused economic drive, India jumped 23 spots on the World Bank’s 2018 Ease of Doing Business ranking to No. 77, according to the Indian Embassy in Seo...
Korea, Denmark to promote cultural ties via various events

Jan 7, 2019

South Korea and Demark will initiate a yearlong special culture exchange program next week meant to commemorate the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic ties, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday. T...
[Herald Interview] ‘Hungary can help inter-Korean ties, innovation with Central Europe’

Dec 31, 2018

Hungarian Ambassador to Korea Mozes Csoma is a fluent speaker of the Korean language and has written numerous books and papers on the country’s history and relations with Central European countries (...
President Moon receives six new ambassadors to Seoul

Dec 26, 2018

President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday welcomed six new ambassadors to his country, including those from Brazil, Canada and Iran. The president received the credentials of the six new ambassadors in a c...
‘Mekong-Korea cooperation spearheads sustainable development’

Dec 24, 2018

Diplomats and government officials from the Mekong region and Korea pose at the sixth Mekong-ROK Business Forum on Dec. 13 in Seoul. (ASEAN-Korea Center) The Greater Mekong Subregion is a transnatio...
Georgian Embassy paves way for synergy with Korea

Dec 24, 2018

Georgian Ambassador to Korea Otar Berdzenishvili (Georgian Embassy) The year 2018 has been a highly productive one for the Georgian Embassy in Seoul. It marked the centennial anniversary of Georgia’...