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Italian envoy, an old hat with new vision

Aug 7, 2011

Mercuri seeks to give a more rounded view of Italy to KoreaThe relationship between Korea and Italy is excellent, but more can be done under new pacts such as the free trade and framework agreements.Italian Ambassador Sergio Mercuri is no stranger to Korea. In the late 1980s, Mercuri was stationed i
S. Korean FM departs for Russia for talks on N. Korea, bilateral issues

Aug 6, 2011

South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan left for Russia on Saturday to hold bilateral talks that are expected to focus on North Korea and other issues concerning the two nations.During his four-day trip, Kim will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Monday and discuss No
Korean ferry ban on Japanese irks Tokyo

Aug 5, 2011

A South Korean ferry operator’s ban on Japanese passengers on its ferry service to Dokdo has irked Tokyo, aggravating tensions between two neighbors over the set of islands in East Sea. South Korea has no right to ban Japanese nationals from boarding ships to Dokdo, a Japanese official said Friday.T
Regional powers up efforts for N.K. talks

Aug 3, 2011

N.K. diplomat heads to China, Seoul’s foreign minister to leave for RussiaA flurry of diplomatic efforts have been continuing among regional powers this week, as North Korea shows signs of taking necessary steps toward revival of the stalled multinational nuclear disarmament talks it had walked from
U.S. calls for restraint by Seoul, Tokyo in tensions over Dokdo

Aug 3, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- The U.S. government formally requested Tuesday that South Korea and Japan maintain “restraint” in resolving their latest diplomatic tensions over Dokdo, a set of Seoul-controlled islets claimed by Tokyo.The appeal came after Japan’s publication of a new defense white pape
Seoul hits back at Tokyo’s renewed claim to Dokdo

Aug 2, 2011

Japan’s defense white paper lists Korean islets as its territorySouth Korea strongly protested against Japan’s move to claim Dokdo and will take strong countermeasures against any action to hurt its sovereignty, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Japan described South Korea’s easternmost islets of D
Korea turns back Japanese lawmakers

Aug 1, 2011

Criticism mounts over Tokyo’s territorial claim to DokdoThree Japanese lawmakers were asked to return to their country as soon as they arrived at a South Korean airport on Monday, as Seoul deterred them from visiting an eastern island in protest against Tokyo’s repeated territorial claims. Thr
Lawmakers’ visit tied to Japan politics

Aug 1, 2011

Attempt to visit island could chill bilateral ties, damage economic cooperationThree Japanese politicians denying Korea’s sovereignty over Dokdo arrived at Gimpo airport Monday for an attempted visit to Ulleungdo near Dokdo, despite the Seoul government’s warning that their entry to the countr
U.S., N.K. dialogue provides optimism over 6-party talks

Jul 31, 2011

Regional powers likely to increase small-scale contactThe six partners of the stalled regional dialogue aimed at denuclearizing North Korea are expected increase small-scale contact in the following weeks after Washington and Pyongyang made a breakthrough in their recent talks, analysts and officials here said Sunday. Two days of rare talks between the U.S. and North Korea ― the first in 19 months
Japanese lawmakers to leave for Ulleungdo

Jul 31, 2011

Japanese lawmakers are expected to go ahead with their planned trip to an island near South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo on Monday, upping tensions as the Seoul government plans to ban them from entry. Despite South Korea’s official announcement that it will bar the Tokyo politicians from entering its land, three lawmakers of Japan’s opposition Liberal Democratic Party said they would go ah
Danish offshore wind seminar

Jul 31, 2011

The Danish Embassy, in association with Korean Wind Energy Industry Association, is arranging a seminar on Danish competencies in the offshore wind energy area on Oct. 20.Several Danish companies are already present on the Korean wind market.“But the opportunities are there for more to enter,” said Danish Ambassador Peter Lysholt Hansen. “The Danish track record in wind power is acclaimed in Korea
East Asian art at new center

Jul 31, 2011

The Korea Foundation Cultural Center is holding an art exhibition focusing on East Asian artists.Titled “Nostalgia, East Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition,” the exhibition will run until Aug. 27 at the center’s new location. Contemporary East Asian art at Korea Foundation Cultural CenterUnder the theme of nostalgia, the exhibition presents the contemporary art of Korea, China and Japan, each of whi
Finland at the Cheongju Biennale

Jul 31, 2011

The Cheongju International Craft Biennale has selected Finland to be the theme country for this year’s exhibition, exhibition, the Finnish Embassy announced.Hosted by Cheongju City, the Cheongju International Craft Biennale is one of the largest events in the field of contemporary craft. The biennale, started in 1999, has grown steadily to become an internationally well-known and diverse event. In
Czech literary classics translated into Korean

Jul 31, 2011

A Czech literary anthology consisting of 19 short stories by some of the most well-known Czech classic writers from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries has been published in the Korean language.“Short Stories by Czech Classics” was edited by Ivana Bozdechova and Czech Republic Ambassador Jaroslav Olsa, Jr.(Cover of “Short Stories by Czech Classics”)The book includes a thorough introduction abo
U.S. Embassy reaches out through Facebook

Jul 31, 2011

The United States Embassy’s American Citizen Services Unit is now on Facebook.The embassy will use this page as a resource for U.S. citizens living in or visiting Korea.To page or post any questions about the embassy’s services, click the “like” button. From there, visitors to the site will get first-hand information about any changes to the embassy’s services anywhere in the country.In the event