German film “Crazy” is to be shown at the Goethe Institut in Seoul at 7 p.m. on Jan. 6 as part of its ongoing film series.The free screenings offer German movies to the public with either English or Korean subtitles until Feb. 17. The German film “Wholetrain” will be shown with Korean subtitles on Jan. 20, and “Wahrheit oder Pflicht” will be screened with English subtitles on Feb 3. The film “Prinzessinnenbad” will then be shown with English subtitles on Feb. 17. Screenings are being held at the

Young people from Korea and the Czech Republic will soon be able to take working holidays in each other’s countries. The Czech and Korean governments have signed an agreement on a Working Holiday Program to allow people under the age of 30 from both countries to stay and work in the other country for a set period of time.The agreement signed by the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel Schwarzenberg and Korean Ambassador to the Czech Republic Gabriel Oh in December and will take effect in the

The Iraqi ambassador to Korea and diplomats from other Arab countries have joined a forum to help future leaders from their countries make connections here.The event co-hosted by the Foreign Ministry and the Korea-Arab Society saw 150 people including Korean and Arab students come together to promote human exchanges between the two regions.KAS Secretary-General Choi Seung-hoh along with Korea’s ambassador for public diplomacy Ma Young-sam, and the country’s director-general for African and Middl

A Belarusian diplomat in Korea has been recognized for boosting cooperation between Minsk and Seoul.Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon voiced his appreciation to first secretary Dmitry Sudas at the embassy of Belarus in Korea on FridayKim Jin-man, director of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s International Cooperation Division congratulated Sudas on his hard work to strengthen ties between the countries, and Sudas added: “Minsk and Seoul now call each other sister cities and this would not have been po

SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak named a veteran economist as trade minister on Friday, an official said, as the country's free trade agreement with the United States is set to take effect early next year. In a minor Cabinet reshuffle, Bark Tae-ho, a professor of the Graduate Schoo

The Foreign Ministry said it will administer the first admission test for the tentatively named Korea National Diplomat Academy in early 2013 to secure a pool of trained diplomats who can serve from 2014.As the current written exam for recruiting diplomats will be scrapped soon, the government is to select about 60 trainees through the admission test and choose 40 of them to work at the Foreign Ministry.The government’s move came as it believes the new system of diplomat recruitment will help ma

The Polish Embassy in Korea has held a reception in Seoul to mark the end of Poland’s presidency of the European Union. The event hosted by Polish Ambassador Krzysztof Majka at the Seoul Hilton hotel was held to recognize Poland’s role in Europe as its six-month period at the head of the EU Parliament draws to a close at the year’s end. He and his wife greeted other foreign diplomats in Korea at the Hilton Hotel in Seoul on Wednesday. The European Parliament has a rotating presidential system wh

The Israel Culture Center in Seoul is to hold modern Hebrew courses for business and travel as well as biblical Hebrew classes from January until March. The modern language classes aim to lay out basic Hebrew concepts in a fun learning environment while the biblical Hebrew course is suitable for those who would like to one day read the Old Testament in Hebrew. Classes for different levels and interests will be held weekly on different days from Jan. 6 until March 7. Each course costs 180,000 won

Photos of Native Americans are being showcased in Gyeonggi Province in an exhibition sponsored by the U.S. Embassy Korea. The exhibition titled “The North American Indian” is said to offer one of the most prolific and controversial representations of traditional American Indian culture ever produced, detailing customs and traditions as well as daily life. The collection of Edward S. Curtis photographs is being displayed at the Sodam Han Gallery in Gyeonggido Arts Center from now until March 11.T

Application to a Singapore-sponsored scholarship for 2012 is now open until Jan. 17. The Dr. Goh Keng Swee Scholarship Fund supports up to 4 years of undergraduate study, providing tuition and other compulsory fees; return airfare to Singapore, as well as living allowances. It was set up by the financial community in Singapore in honor of the country’s former deputy prime minister, who fostered Singapore’s economic development as an international financial centre. The private sector scholarship