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Indian cities to see fastest growth in the worldDiplomatic CircuitJan 21, 2019Indian cities occupy every one of the top 10 spots on a recent list of the world’s fastest-growing cities over the next two decades, according to the Indian Embassy in Seoul, citing a report from Oxf...
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[Contribution] Iran celebrates 40 years of Islamic Revolution, republicDiplomatic CircuitJan 21, 2019Saeed Badamchi Shabestari (Iranian Embassy) By Iranian Ambassador to Korea Saeed Badamchi Shabestari As the Iranian ambassador to the Republic of Korea, I am delighted to address readers of esteeme... -
Success of New Southern Policy hinges on local acumen: Indonesian ambassadorDiplomatic CircuitJan 21, 2019South Korean President Moon Jae-in (right) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo shake hands during a summit in Seoul in September 2018. (Indonesian Embassy) As Seoul implements its New Southern Poli... -
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[Herald Interview] Gamelan music, an elixir for monotonous modern lifeDiplomatic CircuitJan 21, 2019Indonesian Ambassador to Korea Umar Hadi (left) and gamelan composer Nyoman Wenten (third from right) pose at the premiere of “Bali: Beats of Paradise” at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scien... -
Azerbaijan honors dead in independence struggleDiplomatic CircuitJan 14, 2019Azerbaijani 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... -
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[Herald Interview] Imagining a bona fide global KoreaDiplomatic CircuitJan 14, 2019When 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 reformsDiplomatic CircuitJan 14, 2019Myanmar’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 listDiplomatic CircuitJan 14, 2019Visitors 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... -
Omani Embassy introduces rich heritage to studentsDiplomatic CircuitJan 7, 2019The 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, FTADiplomatic CircuitJan 7, 2019Ambassador 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 businessesDiplomatic CircuitJan 7, 2019ASEAN 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 ASEANDiplomatic CircuitJan 7, 2019Students 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, tradeDiplomatic CircuitJan 7, 2019Under 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... -
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[Herald Interview] ‘Hungary can help inter-Korean ties, innovation with Central Europe’Diplomatic CircuitDec 31, 2018Hungarian 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 (... -
‘Mekong-Korea cooperation spearheads sustainable development’Diplomatic CircuitDec 24, 2018Diplomats 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...
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