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[Diplomatic circuit] [Meet the diplomat] Mexico top diplomat in Seoul optimistic on Seoul’s Pacific Alliance associate membership prospects

Nov 11, 2019

Mexican Ambassador to Korea calls for Seoul’s greater participation in Central America’s development
[Diplomatic circuit] Leading Spanish chefs, sommelier offer a glimpse of country’s healthy cuisine

Nov 11, 2019

From gambas al ajillo to paella to iberico pork, Spanish cuisine has become familiar here thanks to a surge in South Korean tourists visiting the country on vacation and honeymoon. However, there ar...
[Herald Interview] Korea must develop strategy to be seen as ‘attractive’: soft power expert

Nov 6, 2019

Lee Geun, Korea Foundation president, says Korea should now form presence among developed countries
Top diplomats of S. Korea, New Zealand agree to boost bilateral cooperation

Oct 29, 2019

The top diplomats of South Korea and New Zealand agreed Tuesday to enhance bilateral ties in the economy, defense and other various fields, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung...
[Herald Interview] ‘S. Korea can be a gateway to Asia’: FKCCI Managing Director

Oct 29, 2019

Amid a steady rise in the number of French entrepreneurs tapping into Korea, the new managing director of the French-Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry said South Korea can become a gateway to A...
[Diplomatic circuit] Korean Cultural Center in Spain sheds light on ‘women’s perspective in film’

Oct 29, 2019

The Korean Cultural Center in Spain, in conjunction with the Embassy of Spain in Colombia, introduced four films directed by women at its second Korean & Latin American Film Screening, which took pla...
[Diplomatic circuit] US ambassador’s residence reopens to public after trespassing incident

Oct 29, 2019

Habib House, the US ambassador’s residence in central Seoul, reopened to the public last weekend a week after a group of protesters climbed the wall into the compound earlier this month. “We opened ...
[Diplomatic circuit] Former top US diplomat highlights pet’s role in two-way public diplomacy

Oct 29, 2019

Former top US envoy to Seoul Mark Lippert’s tenure here ended in early 2017, but he remains South Koreans’ most beloved former US ambassador for his friendly personality, his open-mindedness, his fon...
[Diplomatic circuit] Italy chamber boasts regionally certified cuisine

Oct 21, 2019

'We want to (make) aware the people about what is real, authentic Italian'
[ASEAN-Korea summit] Top investment official from Philippines urges S. Korea to consider country as manufacturing base

Oct 21, 2019

Philippine Board of Investments Gov. Napoleon Concepcion urged South Korean companies to consider the Philippines as a manufacturing base, rather than a market for finished goods, on the grounds that...
[Photo News] Omani Embassy raises cultural awareness

Oct 21, 2019

RAISING CULTURAL AWARENESS – Oman’s Ambassador to South Korea Mohamed Alharthy (first row, third left) and Corea Image Communication Institute President Choi Jung-wha (first row, fourth left) pose fo...
[ASEAN-Korea summit] ASEAN delegation relishes ASEAN-Korea Train, future of ASEAN-Korea

Oct 21, 2019

Video shot and edited by Kim So-mee SUNCHEON, South Jeolla Province -- Some 200 participants representing South Korea and the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gather...
Mandela daughter appointed ambassador to South Korea

Oct 17, 2019

The late anti-apartheid activist and Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela’s daughter Zenani Mandela-Dlamini has been appointed South Africa’s ambassador to South Korea, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. ...
S. Korean, ASEAN officials look ahead to special summit and stronger regional ties

Oct 17, 2019

BUSAN -- Ahead of the highly anticipated summit in Busan next month between the leaders of South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, top officials from participating countries gathe...
[Diplomatic circuit] Colombia eyes bolstering exports to S. Korea: trade minister

Oct 14, 2019

Colombia’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism Jose Manuel Restrepo said the country is keen to bolster South Korea-bound exports, stressing now is the time to reshape bilateral trade between the...