The Korea Herald

Sizing up future jobs

Nov 13, 2017

Members of the Korea CQ Forum -- an intellectual and networking platform for opinion leaders -- organized by the Corea Image Communications Institute pose at a gathering at the Latvian Embassy in Seo...
Celebrating Polish food

Nov 13, 2017

Polish Ambassador to Korea Piotr Ostaszewski (left) poses at restaurant Zelen in Itaewon in Seoul on Nov. 7 in celebration of the “Taste of Poland” food festival that runs through Nov. 30. Various s...
‘South Africa offers peerless tourism wonders’

Nov 13, 2017

“There are seven reasons why South Africa is arguably the most beautiful tourism destination in the world.”
[Herald Interview] Masterminding building blocks of future with World Bank

Nov 13, 2017

“Money doesn’t automatically bring results you expect if you don’t use it properly.”
Seoul not considering role in Indo-Pacific alliance: official

Nov 9, 2017

JAKARTA -- South Korea will not join an Indo-Pacific regime, at least for now, a ranking South Korean official said Thursday. The clear rejection came one day after US President Donald Trump noted t...
‘ASEAN, Korean youths foresee strong partnership’: report

Nov 9, 2017

Amid South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s weeklong tour of Southeast Asian countries that started Wednesday, a seminal report prefiguring a bright future relationship between the Association of South...
Korean, Indonesian leaders set for bilateral summit

Nov 9, 2017

JAKARTA -- The leaders of South Korea and Indonesia were set to hold their bilateral summit Thursday with their discussions expected to focus on ways to improve cooperation and joint efforts to denuc...
Korean president to embark on three-nation Southeast Asia trip

Nov 8, 2017

South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to leave for Indonesia Wednesday as part of his three-nation Southeast Asia tour for bilateral summits and regional forums. The South Korean leader was due...
China to send high-level delegation to Korea amid improving ties

Nov 7, 2017

China is planning to send a high-level delegation to South Korea to explain the outcome of the ruling Communist Party's recent congress, the foreign ministry here said Tuesday. The move comes after ...
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway spurs Asia-Europe trade

Nov 6, 2017

The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway began service on Oct. 30 with its first official run across Azerbaijan, Georgia and the east of Turkey, greatly facilitating regional trade as part of China’s “One Belt ...
‘Moderate Islam holds key to modernization’

Nov 6, 2017

“I tell you that as a Muslim, regardless of your vocation, one of your duties is to practice Islam in a faithful way and encourage others to follow. This is an individual duty.”
Friendship association welcomes Trump

Nov 6, 2017

A coalition of pro-American organizations here moved to welcome US President Donald Trump on his two-day visit to Korea starting Tuesday. “Our alliance was forged in blood and laid the foundation fo...
‘NATO, Korea partners in universal peacemaking’

Nov 6, 2017

“The challenges of the 21st century are too complex for any one nation to face alone.”
Bangladesh liberation speech granted UNESCO listing

Nov 6, 2017

The 1971 March 7th speech of Bangabandhu, given by Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a rallying call for the nation’s independence from Pakistan, has entered UNESCO’s world’s docu...
[Herald Interview] ‘ASEAN sensible alternative to Chinese market’

Nov 6, 2017

Moving beyond 50 years of existence, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is strengthening its relations with South Korea for a mutually profitable future, said the chair of the ASEAN Committee...