...t, the ship will host 350 children from the Busan Global Village for a tour and several demonstrations. The ports of Korea have become a regular stop for Canadian ships transiting regional waters. The stop in Busan, expected to be a highlight of HMCS Ottawa’s WESTPLOY deployment, also gives the Canadian Navy a rare opportunity to participate in exercises with the Korean Navy. (yoav@heraldm.com)

...g Sung-woo, Kwon Aram and Kwon Boram. Prize winners will be given the chance to explore ASEAN countries according to their tour plan. Awards and prizes were given out to the winners on Aug. 3 at the ASEAN-Korea Center. The winning tour plans for the 2nd ASEAN Tour Program Development Contest can be found on the ASEAN-Korea Center’s website www.aseankorea.org. By Yoav Cerralbo (yoav@heraldm.com)

...he embassy invited business English students from Konkuk University. “For Paraguayan diplomats, it’s important to reach out to young people,” Paraguay Ambassador Ceferino Valdez told The Korea Herald...g how to create and run a virtual company,” said Min. “Since they are learning business English, it’s important for them to learn about other cultures as well and as other countries.” Valdez explaine...

...agic shooting that saw 77 of its sons and daughters killed and dozens wounded in the Nordic country’s worst attack since World War II. A country more accustomed to dealing with other nations’ conflic...vely seek dialogue across cultural differences and I’m sure this is what we will continue to do: it’s the only way,” he said with a soft tone. Tonseth added that because of the government’s active in...

...ans. Steele shot 4-under 66 and was tied with Dufner, who joined him at 7-under 203 with a 68. “It’s a great week for me just to be in the field,” Steele said. “To have a chance to actually win in my...position to capture its first major title since Phil Mickelson won the 2010 Masters. Since then, it’s an 0-for-6 drought, this country’s longest of the modern Grand Slam era. The 34-year-old Dufner, ...

...t 12 matches, winning at Atlanta last month and reaching the final two weeks ago in Los Angeles. He’s trying to become the first American to win the Rogers Cup since Andy Roddick in 2003. “I win a lo...inst Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, at the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Saturday. (AFP-Yonhap News) Fish’s performance also helps his bid to be seeded high for the U.S. Open later this month. He has anothe...

Veteran Korean defender weighs up his next move Lee Young-pyo’s place in the history of Korean soccer was assured a long time ago. Perhaps it was due to his performances at the 2002 World Cup, or m...in London he spent time with German powerhouse Borussia Dortmund before two years with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal. After that time in Riyadh, he is now taking a breather and weighing up his next move. A...

... Sunderland a 1-1 draw at Anfield on Saturday. All appeared to be going to plan for Kenny Dalglish’s expensively-assembled side when Luis Suarez, who had earlier missed a penalty, gave the hosts a 12...groin injury that forced him to miss last season’s run-in while Dirk Kuyt was edged out of Dalglish’s new-look team ― despite finishing last season as the club’s leading Premier League scorer. Yet th...

...ere both undercover officers. Italian media carried photos or TV footage showing a handcuffed gladiator being taken away and a policeman pretending to be a tourist wrapping an arm around a gladiator's neck. None of the civilian gladiators were arrested while the probe continues. Police estimate that about 30 such tradesmen are scattered around Rome's top tourist attractions on a normal day, the majority around the Colosseum, where in the city's ancient glory days real gladiators engaged in combat to the thrill of the masses. In future, such cra...

...e in Niteroi, located across Guanabara bay from Rio. The attackers fired at least 16 shots. Acioli's relatives said the judge -- whose efforts targeted organised crime groups in Sao Goncalo, a city a...nder police protection. Investigators were examining video footage from security cameras at Acioli's house as well as her vehicle. Acioli, who worked in Sao Goncalo, had notably convicted members of...