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Artist uses charcoal to bring Italy closer to Korea

Jul 24, 2011

Italian artist Omar Galliani’s newest exhibition “Seoul’s Soul” consists of multiple monumental charcoal drawings that demonstrate his ability to blend together reality, spirituality and the imagination. But Galliani brought more than a collection of enigmatic, sensual artworks to Seoul ― he brought with him conduits for diplomacy between Italy and South Korea.“Seoul’s Soul” is Galliani’s first ex
Touching Israel through film

Jul 24, 2011

Country’s new talent connects at PiFan showcaseIsrael and Korea may not share a common tongue, but it was the international language of film that shone through at the Israeli Film Reception on Wednesday, held in cooperation with the 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.Two Israeli films showcased at PiFan were celebrated at the event: “Rabies,” a horror written and directed by Navot P
S. Korea, U.S., Japan call on N. Korea to take actions to renounce nuclear program

Jul 23, 2011

BALI, Indonesia, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan urged North Korea on Saturday to take actions to dismantle its nuclear program before the resumption of stalled multinational talks can take place.In a joint statement after a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of a key ASEAN forum, South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and
Inter-Korean dialogue still needed ahead of nuclear talks: China

Jul 21, 2011

BALI (Yonhap News) ― The foreign ministers of South Korea and China reaffirmed their joint stance that improvement in inter-Korean relations is a prerequisite to moving toward reopening multinational talks on North Korea’s nuclear program, officials said Thursday. South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan (left) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi ahead of their meeting on the
NIS agents detained in China on spying charges

Jul 21, 2011

Two South Korean intelligence officials have been detained by Chinese authorities for 11 months for information-gathering activities related to North Korea, South Korean media reported Thursday. According to multiple news reports, citing unnamed diplomatic sources, two agents belonging to the National Intelligence Service were arrested by Chinese Ministry of State Security last August in Shenyang
‘World food supply faces tough future’

Jul 21, 2011

The world’s population will hit 7 billion people later this year, the U.N. estimates. With this, comes the challenge of feeding a population that has increased by 40 percent in just over 20 years.Just this week, the U.N. declared a famine in parts of Somalia with neighboring countries also affected by the worse drought to hit the horn of Africa in 60 years.To find ways to respond to the greater ne
China announces participation in Yeosu Expo

Jul 20, 2011

HONG KONG (Yonhap News) -- China announced Wednesday that it has decided to take part in next year's World Expo in Korea's southern city of Yeosu in a bid to show the world its efforts to protect the marine environment.The 93-day event will kick off in the Korean port city of Yeosu in May and is expected to attract more than 8 million visitors from more than 100 countries around the world.The orga
Vietnam P.M. Nguyen Tan Dung one of most excellent Asian leaders

Jul 20, 2011

The Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was officially inaugurated on June 27, 2006. He has proved his capability to lead the country and overcome many difficulties to ensure social security and the stability of Vietnamese people’s income be maintained and to develop Vietnam to a new high level, despite the fact that Vietnam has been facing many difficulties and is still poor ― a country und
Seoul may ban Japan lawmakers’ trip

Jul 19, 2011

Foreign minister warns Tokyo to end Korean Air boycott over DokdoJapan has more to lose than gain from its recent boycott against South Korea’s main airline, as such a move is far from enough to undermine South Korea’s sovereignty over Dokdo islets or Korean Air’s business, the Foreign Ministry here said Tuesday. Last week, Japanese foreign minister instructed officials to refrain from using Korea
Seoul may act on planned Ulleungdo visit by Japanese lawmakers

Jul 17, 2011

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday it would consider countermeasures if Japanese lawmakers land on Ulleungdo, a Korean-administered island located between the two countries near the disputed island of Dokdo. Ulleungdo is Korea’s administrative and military defense base for Dokdo, which the Japanese call Takeshima. “We’re closely monitoring the situation after learning from news media about
Swiss defense minister outlines future of Korea cooperation

Jul 17, 2011

Armaments is one possible point of cooperation between Switzerland and South Korea if the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission becomes obsolete in the event of reunification of North and South, Swiss Defense Minister Ueli Maurer told a gathering at the Swiss Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.Switzerland, along with Sweden, is one of two nations making up the NNSC, tasked with keeping the peace at the
Australia-Korea trade reaches milestone

Jul 17, 2011

The scale of trade between Korea and Australia has increased dramatically since relations were established five decades ago.Overall trade between the two countries ballooned to more than $27 billion during that period, making Korea Australia’s third largest trading partner.The bilateral trade relationship is fueled by exports of Korean cars, petroleum products and automobile parts.For its part, Au
Creative search for a Human Rights logo

Jul 17, 2011

There are symbols that almost everyone knows ― a heart stands for love, a white dove for peace ― yet there is no logo that symbolizes human rights.The German Embassy announced a global competition to find the international symbol for humanity’s fundamental rights.Until July 31, candidates can submit proposals for what will be known the world over as the accepted logo for the principle of human rig
British Embassy on Facebook

Jul 17, 2011

The British Embassy has joined the growing ranks of local embassies on Facebook.“We launched our official Embassy Facebook page in an effort to keep pace with the growing use of social networking services in Korea,” British Ambassador Martin Uden told The Korea Herald.The page opens another window through which the embassy can communicate and interact with people in Korea and in the United Kingdom
Winners of ASEAN photo contest announced

Jul 17, 2011

The ASEAN-Korea Center announced the winners of its 3rd Multimedia Competition that ran from April to May.Over 900 photographic and video artworks were submitted by university students and young artists from the Southeast Asian member states of the regional block and Korea.The winners of the 2011 ASEAN-Korea Multimedia Competition are Hassnal Adam Raasalhague Sulainan from Brunei, Hoeng Keomakara