The Korea Herald

Philippine Festival in Yeouido

May 22, 2011

Seoul will once again set the stage for a multicultural fanfare as the Philippine Embassy organizes the “Philippine Festival in Yeouido.” The daylong celebration of Filipino culture will be enjoyed through songs, dances and traditional games scheduled to be held at the Yeouido Hanggang Park on May 29. The annual festival, which attracts hundreds of Filipinos, Koreans and enthusiasts of Filipino...
App showcases Australia year

May 22, 2011

The Australian Embassy has launched the “Australia-Korea 50” application for smartphone users in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. “This application is the first-ever service created by an embassy in Korea and contains a lot of information about Australia, such as politics, diplomacy, culture and travel,” said Australian A...
Literary club discovers fierce woman poet

May 22, 2011

The Seoul Literary Society, a group of diplomats, expats and locals, celebrated the works of one of Korea’s prolific poets. Kim Seung-hee is not only a poet but an acclaimed novelist who credits poet Lee Sang for leading her to poetry. Swedish Ambassador Lars Vargo introduces local poet Kim Seung-hee (center, standing) at the Seoul Literary Society meeting. (Sweden Embassy) “It was after readi...
Italy envoy showcases elegant brands

May 22, 2011

Leonardo da Vinci once said, “What is essential is perfect.” While this phrase was not intended for shoppers in Seoul, the idea behind it has spurred the top Italian brands in finding a home on Korean shelves and in the minds of consumers. Yet, there are still a plethora of smaller, boutique brands looking to enter the Korean marketplace. Italy Ambassador Sergio Mercuri and his wife Maria Giov...
Couple’s Korea journey comes to end

May 22, 2011

U.S. diplomat: ‘Korea has come a long way during the past 10-20 years’ The Patrick Linehan and Emerson Kanegusuke’s four-year journey in Korea is coming to an end and with it, memories they take with them forever. As minister-counselor for public affairs, Linehan has been responsible for bringing relations to a warmer, friendlier level within all sectors of the relationship between Korea and th...
Korea, Europe to start parliamentary forum

May 20, 2011

The National Assembly and the European Parliament will launch an annual bilateral forum to strengthen ties and cooperation as the Korea-EU Free Trade Agreement comes into effect in July. The annual “ROK-EU Leaders Forum” will be hosted alternately by both sides. ROK is the abbreviation of the Republic of Korea. A preparatory meeting to launch the forum was held at the 63 City building in Seoul ...
Daehangno bust honors Indian anti-colonialist

May 18, 2011

Seventy years after his death, Indian Poet Rabindranath Tagore will stand proud in a country he never visited ― one he had described as the “The Lamp of the East.” Years before Korea was freed from Japanese colonial rule, Tagore, a literary genius and champion of human freedom and dignity, prophesied the future of the Peninsula. In 1929, Tagore predicted in his famous poem “The Lamp of the East...
New target for thieves in U.S. : human hair

May 18, 2011

They don’t want money from cash register or jewels from the safe. Thieves in the U.S. are now on a quest for human hair, The New York Times reported Tuesday. During the past two months, robbers looking for human hair have killed a beauty shop supplier in Michigan in the worst of a rash of crimes involving the theft of human hair nationwide. Thugs have taken tens of thousands of dollars of hair a...
‘U.S. may send delegation to N.K. over food aid’

May 17, 2011

The U.S. is likely to soon send a delegation to North Korea to examine its food shortages, but allies’ cooperation over the issue of resuming aid on a full-scale basis will not be undermined by the move, officials from Washington and Seoul said Tuesday. Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy on North Korea policies, held talks with Seoul’s chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung-lac here as the two ally natio...
First Kenyan newsletter launched in Korea

May 15, 2011

The Kenyan Community in Korea has launched its first quarterly newsletter called Jambo-Kenya Korea. “It will serve its readers with articles, opinions, and news to encourage Kenyans to take hands-on and bold action to enhance the bilateral relations between Kenya and Korea,” said Kenya Ambassador Ngovi Kitau. With roughly 200 Kenyans living in Korea, the ambassador hopes that this initiative wi...
Finnish director retrospective in Busan

May 15, 2011

The Korean Film Archive will present 11 films by Finnish moviemaker Aki Kaurismaki in Busan. The Finnish scriptwriter and director has won many awards, with his most successful movie being “The Man Without a Past,” which won the Grand Prix and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category in 200...
Yonsei’s EU week to highlight bloc’s identity

May 15, 2011

The question of “What is the European Union?” has raised much debate in Europe and the world over the years, despite the European Commission’s answer. To increase awareness and perhaps to answer the EU’s identity question, the Yonsei-SERI EU Center is hosting EU Week, an academic event designed to increase student knowledge about Korea’s most important trading bloc. The event is expected to bri...
EKF Fairtrade’s big breakfast held in Seoul

May 15, 2011

The Europe-Korea Foundation held its annual World Fairtrade Day to enhance the commercial impact of Fairtrade in Korea by raising awareness among the public while giving back to the community. The “Big Fairtrade Breakfast” took place on May 14 in Cheonggye Square in Gwanghwamun. It is the biggest international Fairtrade event, held in 63 cities in 15 countries on the second Saturday of May. Thi...
ASEAN Center launches FTA info site

May 15, 2011

For traders, reading through free trade agreements can be stressful and complicated. To help companies in Southeast Asia and Korea navigate through such agreements, the ASEAN-Korea Center launched an online FTA information service Screen capture of the ASEAN-Korea Center’s recently launched online free trade agreement information service. “This website was designed to further enhance trade rel...
Teaming up Korea, India ...science and technology

May 15, 2011

Science and technology are two driving forces for the economies of South Korea and India, with tremendous potential for projects that link both sides. To capitalize on this potential, India’s Science and Technology Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal came to Seoul to take part in the first Ministerial Steering Committee meeting on May 4. Education, Science and Technology Minister Lee Ju-ho (left) with ...