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S. Korea crush Maldives 8-0 in women's football
S. Korean mixed shooting team wins silver
[Photo News] 89 elderly South Koreans await reunion with North Korean famil...
Taekwondo poomsae practitioner Kang Min-sung wins S. Korea's 1st gold
“South Korea is no country for women”: Women’s groups protest acquittal ...
Gangbuk First: Seoul City to invest W1tr to tackle regional inequality
N. Korea accepts on-site inspection of missile launch site: report
Dismembered body at Seoul Grand Park identified
Market slump raises doubts on Kosdaq revitalization initiative
[Minxin Pei] China’s summer of discontent

Aug 14, 2018 Diplomatic Circuit

ASEAN-Korea Center makes donation to Laos flood relief

The ASEAN-Korea Center donated 3 million won ($2,650) to the Embassy of Lao People’s Democratic Republic on Aug. 6 to aid flood recovery efforts from a dam collapse on July 23.　The center’s Secretary-General Lee Hyuk delivered the donation to Laos Ambassador to Korea Khamsouay Keodalavong, and expressed his sympathy and wish for a speedy rehabilitation of the disaster-stricken areas in the Southeast Asian country. “The Korean government and people are all united in helping Lao people in their st

Startup competition draws innovative ideas from ASEAN, Korean youths

The ASEAN-Korea Center, working in partnership with the Science and Technology Policy Institute, Seoul Metropolitan Government and Korea Entrepreneurship Foundation, is welcoming innovative ideas for entrepreneurship as part of the inaugural ASEAN-Korea Startup Idea Competition from Aug. 10 through Sept. 10. Applicants -- either individually or in groups of up to three -- can submit creative ideas for improving the lives of people from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Korea. Each t

Aug 14, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
Ex-Korean envoy receives Pakistan’s highest civilian honor

The Pakistani Embassy, in collaboration with the Korean government and Pakistan Business Association Korea, held its Azadi Mela national day reception Sunday in Seoul, commemorating 71 years of independence.While Pakistan celebrates its liberation from the British Raj and Hindu dominion on Aug. 14, Korea remembers its independence from colonial Japan on Aug. 15. The two countries share experiences of colonialism, emancipation and partition, which have inspired their postwar international engagem

Aug 14, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
Indian Embassy brings ‘Sarang’ cultural festival to Korea

The Indian Embassy in Seoul will organize the fourth annual installment of Sarang, a cultural festival introducing India’s colorful and varied heritage, at venues across Korea in September. Sarang started as a small event in 2015, and has since grown in size and popularity, according to the embassy. It has brought art forms from throughout India to the Korean public. Last year, which marked the 70th anniversary of India’s independence, saw sold-out performances of Indian classical music for the

Aug 14, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
‘Ecuador seeks SME cooperation with Korea’

Ecuadorian Minister of Industries and Productivity Eva Garcia Fabre visited Korea last week to strengthen bilateral commercial ties and introduce investment opportunities in Ecuador. She came at the invitation of the Korea Foundation -- a public diplomacy institution under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- as part of its cooperation program with Central and South American countries.The bureaucrat had meetings with her Korean counterparts in government and the private sector, including the Korea

Aug 14, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
New Zealand envoy enjoys luge ride in Tongyeong

New Zealand Ambassador to Korea Philip Turner on Friday visited Skyline Luge Tongyeong, an entertainment facility in South Gyeongsang Province owned by a New Zealand company, on his first official tour to the region.The Skyline Luge Tongyeong development is the biggest investment in Korea to date by Skyline Enterprises, a Kiwi company with a diversified portfolio and operating predominantly in leisure and entertainment fields in New Zealand and overseas. The firm plans to invest a further 10 bil

Aug 7, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
[Herald Interview] ‘Reformed Georgia: pearl of South Caucasus after 2008 war’: Georgian Foreign Minister

"Despite unanimous calls by the world community to comply with the 2008 Cease-fire Agreement, Moscow refuses to implement the accord’s provisions, particularly refusing to withdraw its armed forces from our territories."

Aug 7, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
‘BRICS offers innovations for global sustainable development’: South African envoy

Against an onslaught of protectionism, the five major world emerging economies that comprise BRICS are strengthening cooperation in defense of multilateralism and free trade, and further preparing for the “fourth industrial revolution,” according to South Africa’s top envoy to Korea.South Africa assumed the rotating annual presidency of BRICS -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- on Jan. 1 this year, which lasts through Dec. 31. It hosted the 10th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg from

Aug 7, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
U.S. ambassador calls for N. Korea to make ‘demonstrable’ moves toward denuclearization

New U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Harry Harris on Thursday called on North Korea to make “demonstrable moves” toward denuclearization before the declaration of a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean War.The retired admiral made the call amid reports that the communist state has been demanding the political declaration as part of efforts to ensure the security of its regime, with the U.S. pressuring it to first take tangible steps toward nuclear disarmament.“One of the things that hasn’t happened is the d

Aug 2, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
Egypt welcomes investments in energy, construction, tourism

“We have managed in a very short period to raise our annual economic growth rate from 1.8 percent to 5.5 percent. Such goals cannot be achieved without reliable partners like the Republic of Korea.”

Aug 1, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
Colombia-Korea commerce shows steady growth with free trade agreement

“Since 2016, our bilateral cooperation has focused on five fundamental areas of regional development, transportation and mobility, communications and information technologies, industrial development and addressing a post-conflict environment."

Aug 1, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
[Herald Interview] Indian envoy leaves Korea with substantive legacy

"As diplomats, we leave a bit of our hearts behind each country we get posted to. Korea was one important milestone in the lives of me and my wife Sangeeta."

Aug 1, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
Korean SMEs eye booming Ethiopian market

Caption: Members of the Social Cooperative of Korean Small and Medium Business Federation pose with Ethiopian Ambassador Shiferaw Jarso (center) after a meeting at the Ethiopian Embassy in Seoul. (Social Cooperative of Korean Small and Medium Business Federation)The Social Cooperative of Korean Small and Medium Business Federation visited the Ethiopian Embassy on Monday to discuss ways to promote and vitalize commercial exchanges between Ethiopia and Korea.The organization is the first cooperati

Jul 26, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
Oman proposes deal with S. Korea to build smart city in special economic zone

MUSCAT -- A senior Omani official on Tuesday proposed a preliminary deal with South Korea to create a smart city in a special economic zone in his country, the South's prime minister said.Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said that Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said, the Omani deputy prime minister for international relations and cooperation affairs, made the proposal for the development in Duqm, a port town in the country's central-eastern area.(Yonhap)Oman is the third and final leg of Lee's weeklong trip to A

Jul 25, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
CICI awards individuals for promoting Korea in photography, videography

Grand prize-winning entry “View Over Seoul,” by Romanian Embassy Executive Director Daniel Iordan Teodorescu (Daniel Iordan Teodorescu)The Corea Image Communication Institute winnowed a list of winners for the second “Korea Through the Lens, Video and Photography” contest last week. The grand prize went to Executive Director Daniel Iordan Teodorescu at the Romanian Embassy, for his shot of Seoul’s panoramic nightscape titled “View Over Seoul.” He will be awarded Incheon-Paris round-trip business

Jul 24, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit

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