A second wave of heavy rainfall is currently hammering Colombia and with it are appeals to the international community for assistance. In Seoul, the small Colombian Embassy recently held a charity drive at the Seoul Club to not only raise funds but to announce donations from local companies. “The Korean government donated $200,000, but I thought it wasn’t enough so my objective at this charity ...

After two decades of living in Korea, Philippe Li is going back to his home in Paris, but that does not mean he is finished with Korea. Li, the outgoing French Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, will be representing his ethnic home on a wider scale to the body that brings together and supports the development of the 114 French chambers abroad. “When I was elected as a member of ...

St. Patrick’s Day kicks off a promising year for Ireland’s future Later this week, South Korea and the world will be tickled green when St. Patrick’s Day comes marching. In Seoul, one of the city’s most popular and widely participated events will happen on March 19 when the Irish community will tickle everyone’s green bone with Irish culture such as music, dancing and other popular events. The...

SHANGHAI (Yonhap) -- A team of South Korean officials arrived in Shanghai on Sunday to investigate an alleged sex-for-influence scandal involving a Chinese woman and several South Korean diplomats. South Korean officials said the previous day that the team of officials from the Prime Minister's Office and foreign ministry plans to make the on-site investigation at the South Korean Consulate Gene...

ABU DHABI -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak stressed that the role of South Korean troops in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is important not only for the ties between the two sides but also for South Korea's long-term national interests. He said that in that sense, each of the soldiers is like an "ambassador." "The UAE is a special country (for South Korea). South Korea and the UAE can be...

In the wake of Japan's biggest recorded earthquake two days ago, the South Korean government grappled Sunday with searching for missing nationals and supporting relief efforts in the disaster-hit northeastern region, Seoul's foreign ministry said. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake sent a 10-meter-high tsunami ripping through towns and cities across the northeast coast on Friday, leaving over 1,000 p...

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2011 (AFP) - US nuclear experts warned Saturday that pumping sea water to cool a quake-hit Japanese nuclear reactor was an "act of desperation" that may foreshadow a Chernobyl-like disaster. Several experts, in a conference call with reporters, also predicted that regardless of the outcome at the Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant crisis, the accident will seriously damage the nu...

South Korea on Friday filled the post of chief state auditor that had been vacant for more than five months amid political setbacks and the disgraceful exit of a former nominee. President Lee Myung-bak gave a letter of appointment to Yang Kun to lead the Board of Audit and Inspection. Lee earlier emphasized the agency’s role in his “fair society” campaign and drive to fight corruption and moral ...

South Korea will send a rescue team to help Japan in the aftermath of a massive earthquake, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Friday. Although no South Korean casualties have been reported so far, more than 9,000 Koreans live near the region where the 8.8-magnitude quake struck Friday, sparking concerns here. “The South Korean government would like to express condolences to the Japanese government ...