The South African Embassy celebrated Nelson Mandela Day on Monday, with officials from the embassy and the South African Chamber of Commerce volunteering at the Boys Town, a welfare center for children in Mapo-gu, Seoul. The embassy called upon everyone around the world to designate 67 minutes to make a difference in the lives of others, in honor of the 67 years Mandela fought for human rights...

The UN General Assembly unanimously approved a special resolution to strengthen connectivity between Central and South Asia on July 11, the Uzbekistan Embassy said in a press statement. The resolution was adopted with the co-authorship of 40 countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Angola, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Ghana, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ivory Coast, China, Qatar, Egypt, Iran, Nepal, Malaysia, Mong...

The top diplomats of South Korea and Vietnam on Wednesday discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties, Seoul's foreign ministry said. In a phone call with his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son, Park Jin said that he would work towards strengthening cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation, calling it a core cooperative country in Seoul's policy regarding the Association of Southeast Asian ...

Wine connects Georgia and Korea, and connecting the two countries with completely different cultures is the goal of Georgia‘s National Wine Agency, says the agency’s Deputy Chairman Davit Tkemaladze. Tkemaladze visited Seoul to support his country’s wine producers in exploring the Korean market and presenting Georgian wine to Korean consumers. “Wine connects Georgia and Korea,” he said, drawing...

“Indonesia has no interest other than that the war is soon over and its food, fertilizer, and energy supply chains can be restored immediately,” stressed Widodo. According to Widodo, world leaders shall work together to revive the spirit of multilateralism, peace and cooperation to achieve peace. Widodo stated to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that his visit to Ukraine was a symbol of ...

“Through this, we achieved national independence, national liberation and an economic leap forward,” he said, underlining the rapid development of 30 years of China-Korea diplomatic ties. “Bilateral trade increased more than 50 times over the last 30 years,” said the ambassador, referring to China as Korea‘s largest trading partner for 18 years. He said that China-Korea trade exceeded $360 bill...

The Peruvian embassy hosted the kick off reception of the COVID-19 Testing and Laboratory Capacity Building project at the Peruvian Ambassador’s residence in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on July 2. The project is linked to innovative and strategic approaches of the World Health Organization (WHO) to prepare and develop the capacity of low- and middle-income countries and increase technical knowledge for th...

Lefort recalled France’s cooperation with Korea in its postwar reconstruction, such as in the telecommunications network. “France has been a key partner to Korea’s entry into its modern era, with the development of Korea’s high-speed train, today known as KTX, in the 1990s,” said Lefort. “French companies also supported Korea’s industry rebound following the Asian crisis,” Lefort said, referrin...

"El Salvador wants to develop strategic alliances with Korea,” he stressed, saying that, historically, Korea has been a strategic ally. “We have come a long way since 2019, but also, we need a lot to do,” said Rodriguez. “Strategic allies such as CABEI, K-Eximbank and South Korean public and private sector are important to generate conditions of development that El Salvador is building,” he add...

The Kazakhstan Embassy opened an exhibition to honor the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan-Korea diplomatic relations in Seoul on Thursday. Co-hosted by the Kazakhstan Embassy and Korean Foundation, the exhibition titled “Land of Hope” showcases the history of Koreans in Kazakhstan, dating to 1937 when large numbers of the Korean diaspora in the Soviet Union’s Far East were deported to Central Asia...

According to Chernetsky, Belarus retained its industrial and scientific potential to comply with current economic realities after the collapse of the USSR, and now Belarus is mastering new technologies, including nuclear energy. “In 30 years of diplomatic relations between Belarus and Korea, we have implemented many bilateral economic and innovation cooperation projects, and achieved substantial...

Uzbekistan is preparing to process constitutional reform seeing important political realities and needs of Uzbek citizens, the Uzbek Embassy in Seoul said in a press statement Friday. According to the statement, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting with members of the constitutional commission on June 20, recognizing the need to create a solid legal basis for reliable long-term...

The localization of high-value-added products by Korean companies in Uzbekistan would be a good basis for mutually beneficial cooperation, Laziz Kudratov, Uzbekistan’s first deputy minister of investments and foreign trade, said in an interview with The Korea Herald. Kudratov said that Korea and Uzbekistan shared a reliable and time-tested relationship with a special strategic partnership stress...

Chilean Embassy and Korea Herald co-host Chile Day on sidelines of Global Biz Forum

The inclusion of Guatemala in a free trade agreement between Korea and other Central American nations cannot be delayed so as to strengthen bilateral relations, Guatemala Ambassador to Korea Marco Tulio Chicas Sosa said in an email interview with The Korea Herald Friday. Work is underway to include Guatemala in the trade pact with five Central American nations -- Costa Rica, El Salvador, Hondura...