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[Contribution] Spain celebrates 40th anniversary of constitution

By Spanish Ambassador to Korea Juan Ignacio Morro The people of Spain recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Spanish constitution that was approved in a national referendum and ratified on ...

Dec 10, 2018
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[Contribution] World’s peaceful tomorrow hinges on mindful cooperation

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (AP/Yonhap) By Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu Istanbul recently hosted two separate, but interrelated and imperative, conferences on conflict me...

Dec 10, 2018
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ASEAN connectivity projects offer lucrative partnerships

The sixth ASEAN Connectivity Forum at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul on Nov. 27. (AKC) Despite being a giant economic bloc with high growth prospects, Southeast Asia has not ful...

Dec 10, 2018
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[Contribution] Vietnamese top parliamentarian’s Korea visit heralds bright bilateral partnership

By Dr. Kim Hyun-jae, director of the Vietnam Research Institute at Youngsan University At the invitation of Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang, Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman T...

Dec 3, 2018
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Azerbaijani carpets show hypnotic patterns, delicate hues

Azerbaijani Ambassador Ramzi Teymurov (Joel Lee / The Korea Herald) Carpets have been woven in Azerbaijan through the centuries, forming the essential fabric of its multicultural society and heritag...

Dec 3, 2018
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‘New Zealand, a whole nation of innovation’

New Zealand is pushing the boundaries of innovation as a “country-sized incubator,” and seeking further synergies with Korean small and midsized companies and startups, according to the country’s top...

Dec 3, 2018
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[Contribution] 70 years ago, Costa Ricans buried arms for peace, progress

By Costa Rican Ambassador to Korea Rodolfo Solano Quiros Seventy years ago, on Dec. 1, 1948, Costa Ricans stood arm in arm to say goodbye to a history of violence and war: We abolished our army as a...

Dec 3, 2018
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[Herald Interview] Irish aid reaches most vulnerable with compassionate passion

“The Great Famine (a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration in Ireland from 1845-49) still has immediacy in our consciousness, and people are still aware of it.”

Nov 26, 2018
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Lebanon: A bulwark for peace, harmony in the Middle East

Lebanese Ambassador to Korea Antoine Azzam (Joel Lee / The Korea Herald) In the aftermath of the Syrian Civil War, which broke out in 2011 as part of the Arab Spring uprising, Lebanon has welcomed m...

Nov 26, 2018
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Baku celebrates centenary of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

Marking the centenary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Seoul organized a conference and photo exhibition Nov. 19 at the National Assembly in cooperation with the Kore...

Nov 26, 2018
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Korea to send top diplomat to inauguration ceremony of Mexico's new leader

South Korea will send its top diplomat to the inauguration ceremony of new Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador next month, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung...

Nov 23, 2018
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French, foreign envoys honor comrades of WWI

French Ambassador to Korea Fabien Penone honors fallen comrades and active-duty servicepersons at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I at the War Memorial of Korea in Se...

Nov 19, 2018
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[Herald Interview] ‘Latvia, Korea kindred spirits in self-determination, multilateralism’

“Our survival depends on the liberal, rules-based international order and cooperation in multilateral frameworks.”

Nov 19, 2018
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[Contribution] How Hungary brought knowledge of Korea to socialist Europe

The tomb of King Kija in Pyongyang is photographed by Hungarian scholar Aladar Soveny in 1955. (Hungarian Embassy in Seoul) By Hungarian Ambassador to Korea Mozes Csoma Improving relations between ...

Nov 19, 2018
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Southeast Asian, Korean youths bring out innovative startup ideas

The ASEAN-Korea Center collaborated with several Korean institutions to host an entrepreneurship forum on Nov. 12. The event, titled ASEAN-Korea Youth Innovation Forum, brought together the creative...

Nov 19, 2018
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