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December 10, 2018 Diplomatic Circuit

Sweden, Korea unveil logo for 60th bilateral anniversary in 2019

The Swedish Embassy in Seoul and Korean Embassy in Stockholm jointly announced the winner of the Sweden-Korea 60 Years Logo Design Competition last week. The honor went to Jo A-ra, who works as an e...

Hungarian envoy discovers forgotten connection from yesteryear

A photo shows Korean participants at the Second World Festival of Youth and Students in Budapest, Hungary, in 1949. Dancer Kim Baek-bong is second from right. (Hungarian Embassy/Fortepan) Hungarian ...

December 10, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
[Contribution] Spain celebrates 40th anniversary of constitution

By Spanish Ambassador to Korea Juan Ignacio Morro The people of Spain recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Spanish constitution that was approved in a national referendum and ratified on ...

December 10, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
[Contribution] World’s peaceful tomorrow hinges on mindful cooperation

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (AP/Yonhap) By Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu Istanbul recently hosted two separate, but interrelated and imperative, conferences on conflict me...

December 10, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
ASEAN connectivity projects offer lucrative partnerships

The sixth ASEAN Connectivity Forum at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul on Nov. 27. (AKC) Despite being a giant economic bloc with high growth prospects, Southeast Asia has not ful...

December 10, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
[Contribution] Vietnamese top parliamentarian’s Korea visit heralds bright bilateral partnership

By Dr. Kim Hyun-jae, director of the Vietnam Research Institute at Youngsan University At the invitation of Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang, Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman T...

December 3, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
Azerbaijani carpets show hypnotic patterns, delicate hues

Azerbaijani Ambassador Ramzi Teymurov (Joel Lee / The Korea Herald) Carpets have been woven in Azerbaijan through the centuries, forming the essential fabric of its multicultural society and heritag...

December 3, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
‘New Zealand, a whole nation of innovation’

New Zealand is pushing the boundaries of innovation as a “country-sized incubator,” and seeking further synergies with Korean small and midsized companies and startups, according to the country’s top...

December 3, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
[Contribution] 70 years ago, Costa Ricans buried arms for peace, progress

By Costa Rican Ambassador to Korea Rodolfo Solano Quiros Seventy years ago, on Dec. 1, 1948, Costa Ricans stood arm in arm to say goodbye to a history of violence and war: We abolished our army as a...

December 3, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
Yongsan Garrison, small-town America in a gray city

The Mancho Stream inside the Yongsan Garrison, Seoul (Yonhap) On US Thanksgiving Day in November, the Yongsan Garrison in Seoul was idle and blue. Looking at the emptiness of the vast compound, it w...

December 3, 2018
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] Irish aid reaches most vulnerable with compassionate passion

Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugees receive support from Concern Worldwide. (Concern Worldwide) Imagine the following situation: A mother and her children are abused by their husband-father, starved, bea...

November 26, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
Lebanon: A bulwark for peace, harmony in the Middle East

Lebanese Ambassador to Korea Antoine Azzam (Joel Lee / The Korea Herald) In the aftermath of the Syrian Civil War, which broke out in 2011 as part of the Arab Spring uprising, Lebanon has welcomed m...

November 26, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
Baku celebrates centenary of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

Marking the centenary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Seoul organized a conference and photo exhibition Nov. 19 at the National Assembly in cooperation with the Kore...

November 26, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
French, foreign envoys honor comrades of WWI

French Ambassador to Korea Fabien Penone honors fallen comrades and active-duty servicepersons at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I at the War Memorial of Korea in Se...

November 19, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
[Herald Interview] ‘Latvia, Korea kindred spirits in self-determination, multilateralism’

Latvian Ambassador to Korea Peteris Vaivars (left) poses with his spouse, Rina (center), and Latvian Embassy staff at the National Day reception in Seoul on Friday. (Joel Lee/The Korea Herald) This ...

November 19, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit

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