Most Popular
-
1
Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
-
2
Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
-
3
Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
-
4
[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
-
5
Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
-
6
Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
-
7
Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
-
8
Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
-
9
[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
-
10
On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
-
Korea to build K-Tower in Iran
South Korea and Iran agreed to build a complex to promote the Korean Wave in the Middle East country, South Korea's presidential office said Monday, the latest in a series of Seoul's efforts to spread the Korean Wave.The complex -- tentatively named K-Tower -- will display contents of the Korean Wave and offer Korean and Taekwondo classes, a traditional Korean martial art.It will also house Korean restaurants and shopping malls for Korean cosmetic products and other South Korean goods, according
May 2, 2016
-
Korea, Iran to boost IT, science cooperation
South Korea and Iran agreed Monday to promote partnerships in science and technology, riding on President Park Geun-hye's landmark visit to Tehran.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning here said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran's Ministry of Science Research and Technology on "various research cooperation" in both the basic and applied science fields.The two sides plan to launch a joint science-technology committee next year to discussion the details, it added.T
May 2, 2016
-
Argentine vice president to visit Korea next week
Argentine Vice President Gabriela Michetti will visit South Korea next week for a series of high-level meetings as the two nations seek to expand bilateral ties, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.Michetti, who doubles as president of the Argentine National Senate, will arrive in Seoul on Sunday at the invitation of Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and stay here for three days, the ministry said in a press release.She is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on President Park Geun-hye, hold talks with Hwan
May 2, 2016
-
Korea, East Timor to build ties through friendship week
South Korea and East Timor will hold a "friendship week" in the Southeast Asian nation next week to build closer ties between their people, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.The 2016 Korea and Timor-Leste Friendship Week will be held in the capital Dili from Monday through Saturday featuring a Korean film screening and a joint concert, the ministry said in a press release.Under the program, the film "Ode to My Father," which tells the story of South Korea's economic development in the 20th centur
May 2, 2016
-
Kuwait's prime minister to visit Korea this week
Kuwait's Prime Minister Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah will visit Seoul this week for talks with high-level South Korean government officials and business leaders to bolster bilateral economic cooperation, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.Jaber will arrive here on Sunday for a four-day visit on the invitation of South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn. Korea is the fourth leg of his five-nation trip to Asia that includes Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Japan.During his stay here, he is scheduled to
May 2, 2016
-
Park to meet with Rouhani, supreme leader
South Korean President Park Geun-hye is to hold talks with her Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, on Monday, a historic meeting that could set the tone for relations between the two countries.It will be the first summit between the leaders of the two countries since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations in 1962.South Korea is seeking to tap into business opportunities in Iran, which has emerged as a promising market following the lifting of international sanctions earlier this ye
May 2, 2016
-
ASEAN, Korea share beauty know-how
The ASEAN-Korea Center organized a workshop last week to help enhance the presence of Korean cosmetics firms in Southeast Asia and share knowledge and experience with regional companies. The event -- “ASEAN-Korea technology cooperation seminar” – was attended by 18 representatives from both the private and public sectors of nine countries. During the five-day event, which was jointly organized by the Korea Cosmetics Association, participants shared knowledge and experience of Korean firms, parti
May 2, 2016
-
Denmark kids fair comes to Korea
“Denmark Kids Fair” -- a symposium of diverse children’s brands from Denmark – will be held at the Hyundai Department store in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, from May 2 to 8. Organized by the Danish embassy in celebration of Children’s Day on May 5, the event will showcase popular brands, including Flexa and Steens for furniture, Lego and Plus-Plus for toys and Rice for tableware. Participants will have a chance to receive giveaways through social media, alongside lucky draws. There will also be di
May 2, 2016
-
Poland’s Lodz woos creative investors
The city of Lodz -- located in the heart of Poland and Europe -- is ideal for the “creative class” of professionals who value high-quality living as much as their high salaries. A former powerhouse for the textile industry since the mid-19th century, the third-largest city in Poland has refurbished itself offering lofty lifestyles and opportunities. Rows of redbrick tenements and factories were revitalized into fashionable spaces of business and living, artistic expression and entrepreneurial ex
May 1, 2016
-
‘Access to innovative talent essential for global business’
To leap forward in the global marketplace, firms must attract diverse talents capable of engineering “what’s next” and disrupting “business as usual,” a leading Canadian computer scientist said. “The key to innovation is access to a pool of technical, creative and entrepreneurial talents that allows companies to target the global market from the get-go,” Paul Salvini, chief executive officer of Accelerator Centre, told The Korea Herald last week. “The city of Waterloo, Canada, where I work, has
May 1, 2016
-
Park embarks on first state visit to Iran
TEHRAN -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye embarked on the country’s first state visit to Iran on Sunday to tap into the promising market of the Middle East, joined by the largest-ever business delegation.President Park Geun-hye (Yonhap)This is the first time that a South Korean president is visiting the country since the two forged diplomatic ties in 1962. The trip comes 107 days after international sanctions were lifted on Iran after a landmark nuclear agreement in January this year. The r
May 1, 2016
-
Park leaves for Iran for talks with Rouhani
South Korean President Park Geun-hye left for Tehran on Sunday on a historic trip meant to boost political and economic relations between the two countries.Park is set to meet with her Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, on Monday in the first meeting between the leaders of the two countries since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations in 1962. The summit will set the tone for relations at a time when the Islamic Republic has emerged as a promising market following the lifting of i
May 1, 2016
-
China, Japan hold FM talks to improve strained ties
The foreign ministers of China and Japan held bilateral talks in Beijing on Saturday with the aim of improving ties strained by territorial and historical disputes. Meeting Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing is willing to develop a "healthy and stable" relationship with Tokyo, according to a statement released by China's foreign ministry. But, Wang told Kishida that China would judge Japan's hope to improve relations with China by its actions,
April 30, 2016
-
President Park to depart for Iran to seek opportunities
South Korean President Park Geun-hye will leave for Iran on Sunday to help South Korean businesses expand into the Middle East's least-tapped market, Cheong Wa Dae said.Park is the first South Korean president to visit Iran since the two countries formed diplomatic ties in 1962. Her trip that will last through Wednesday comes after a landmark nuclear pact between the United States and Iran that has led to the alleviation of international sanctions on the Islamic country.In Iran, Park and her cou
April 30, 2016
-
U.S. will lose leverage in Asia if it pulls troops out of S. Korea: U.S. congressman
The U.S. will lose much of its leverage in Asia if it pulls troops out of South Korea, a U.S. congressman said Friday, criticizing Donald Trump's suggestion that the U.S. should end defense support for allies unless they pay more."If we pull out of the Pacific and we, you know, take our troops out of Korea and take our troops out of Japan, then we lose much of the leverage," Rep. Peter King (R-NY) said on CNN. "It certainly, you know, it weakens the leverage we have against China and it, in effe
April 30, 2016
-
S. Korea avoids U.S. currency manipulator designation, put on monitoring list
The U.S. Treasury Department put South Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan and Germany on its "monitoring list" for foreign exchange policies Friday, but none was designed as a currency manipulator."Korea has a significant bilateral trade surplus with the United States and a material current account surplus," the epartment said in the Report on Foreign Exchange Policies of Major rading Partners of the United States."Treasury estimates that during the second half of 2015 through March 2016, the Korean a
April 30, 2016
-
S. Korea endorses revised ordinance to tighten travel bans for conflict-laden countries
South Korea on Thursday endorsed a revision to the enforcement ordinance of the Passport Act to further tighten its travel bans on several conflict-laden countries, including Iraq and Syria, a move aimed at ensuring the safety of its citizens.The revision was endorsed during a Cabinet meeting presided over by President Park Geun-hye.The previous ordinance carried a clause stipulating that South Korean citizens can enter those war-prone countries only when they have to conduct humanitarian activi
April 28, 2016
-
Korea, Japan, China hold talks on Arctic affairs
South Korea, Japan and China held their first high-level talks on Arctic affairs in Seoul on Thursday, seeking to expand areas of trilateral cooperation to jointly tackle regional and global challenges including climate change.The first Trilateral High-Level Dialogue on the Arctic was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Seoul, led by South Korean Arctic Affairs Ambassador Kim Chan-woo and his Japanese and Chinese counterparts Kazuko Shiraishi and Ma Xinmin.During a trilateral sum
April 28, 2016
-
Polish Day to jazz up downtown Seoul
The Polish Day -- celebration of the Central European country’s culture, literature and products -- will be held at the Cheonggye Plaza in Seoul on May 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Organized by the Polish embassy, the venue will feature tourism information, information on education opportunities in Poland and works of Polish Nobel laureates, poet Wislawa Szymborska (1923-2012) and physicist-chemist Maria Sklodowska-Curie (1867-1934). An exhibition on the life of Curie will be held at Ewha Womans Uni
April 24, 2016
-
EU marks Paris climate agreement signature
Coinciding with Earth Day -- an annual event celebrated worldwide on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection -- the European Union delegation to Korea hosted a reception Friday to mark the signing of the Paris climate agreement at the United Nations General Assembly by over 120 countries. The historic accord, which was agreed upon in Paris last December, was also signed on the same day Friday at the New York headquarters, paving the way for its entry into force. “Today, we a
April 24, 2016