Through both business and diplomacy, the ties between Korea and Russia have become among the nation’s most important. The next step for both countries is to enhance high-level exchanges, boost strategic cooperation and work together on issues relating to the Korean Peninsula and the international stage. “Last November, when both leaders met, they reached a general agreement that both countries ...

Seoul mission head Alghali assures safety of Korean businesses and workers in his country While the rebels and pro-Gadhafi forces fought for control of the heart of the country, diplomatic missions all over the world flew the African country’s new flag. In Seoul on Wednesday, the Libyan mission hauled down the all-green flag used by the Gadhafi regime. With the new flag come assurances from th...

Japanese artist Takashi Kuribayashi explores borders The surreal experience could best be explained as a moment experiencing a bugs’ eye view. Everything was mystically white at beyond museum in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul. Stepping in under the large, thin and uneven sheet of Japanese traditional paper horizontally dividing the first floor, it felt like entering an unidentified underground ...

LONDON (AP) ― Juan Mata scored on his Chelsea debut to complete a 3-1 victory over Norwich on Saturday in a Premier League match overshadowed by teammate Didier Drogba being knocked unconscious. Mata, who joined from Valencia this week, netted in the 11th minute of stoppage time, which resulted from Drogba requiring treatment on the pitch after being accidentally punched by Norwich goalkeeper Jo...

DAEGU ― With the world championships going into their third day, the men’s and women’s sprints seem as unpredictable as the weather in Daegu. The event to watch during the championships could well be the men’s 110-meters hurdles. World recorder holder Dayron Robles will have much to worry about during the games, with contenders like China’s Liu Xiang and U.S. David Oliver competing close beside...

WASHINGTON ― Government officials refer to it blandly as the “SSE,” or Sensitive Site Exploitation. That’s their oblique term for the extraordinary cache of evidence that was carried away from Osama bin Laden’s compound the night the al-Qaida leader was killed. With the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks a few weeks away, it’s possible to use this evidence to sketch a vivid portrait of a...

LONDON ― I can well understand the defiant mood in Germany today as it grapples with the crisis engulfing the eurozone. German anger is obvious and well founded. Over the last 10 years, while Spain, Ireland, Portugal and others partied on low interest rates, the German people cut their wages, endured punishing structural reforms and accepted the pain of 5 million unemployed in a drive to moderni...

A has-been filmmaker who now teaches cinema in Daegu visits Seoul. He meets up with his long-time buddy, visits his old girlfriend, drinks and dines, gets talking with some people he’s just met, and falls for an attractive bar owner who strikingly resembles with his ex. Hong Sang-soo’s 12th film, “The Day He Arrives,” offers an interesting cinematic portrait of a frustrated and often pathetic ar...