During the past 30 years of the Korea German Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s existence, South Korea and the Chamber have risen from being small players to become power houses.“It’s amazing the speed with which this country is taking up new developments, not only in industry but also in culture, in food, in every respect, so it really is a trend-setting nation,” said the Chamber’s Secretary Gene

What started off as a simple writing contest to bring a community closer together has grown into a book that gives an insight into an important foreign community, its people and how they relate to Korea.The Philippine Embassy led a simple ceremony near the Filipino Sunday market in Hyehwa-dong recently to launch the book “Finding Jose Rizal in South Korea: Reflections by Filipino Migrants.”The boo

Building relations from nothing into something is a challenge but if you are the first ambassador from an unknown country, then that challenge can be even greater.Latvia Ambassador Peteris Vaivars is taking the challenge in full stride even if he resides and works out of Tokyo.He explained to The Korea Herald that relations between Latvia and Japan were virtually non-existent when he headed the mi

The Czech Republic Embassy in Korea has set up a book of condolences in memory of former Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Jiri Dienstbier, who was a key player behind the establishment of diplomatic relations between Czechoslovakia and South Korea.Dienstbier was the first post-communist and democratic minister of foreign affairs of Czechoslovakia as well as the leading personality of the Czechoslovak

South Korea may have a new customer for its nuclear power plant technology.The Philippines, a longtime ally to Korea, expressed interest during a three-day visit by their Foreign Minister Alberto Romulo.While the details are still being discussed in Manila, the Southeast Asian nation believes that nuclear technology is an ideal option to replace fossil fuels and help protect their environment.“We

“This is groundless, we will never move as long as I’m here in Korea.”So Indonesian Ambassador Nicholas Dammen firmly stated about rumors that his government and embassy is entertaining the possibility of moving their chancery and compound to another location.The embassy, which is located on prime real estate, has been the focus of several hawkish, clandestine developers in South Korea and Indones

People-to-people exchanges in the education sector are one of the most important ways to connect two countries.To further this practice, the Chilean Embassy recently announced the winners of its language contest.The road to the final three winners started in January before current ambassador Hernan Brantes took the reins of the Seoul mission.“Contests like these are very important for the future o

It is no secret that ambassadors have diplomatic immunity, but the Algerian envoy has something else in his bag of tricks: a poetic license to increase cultural ties.Algeria Ambassador Hocine Sahraoui has written more than 50 poems to date. Alas, they have not yet been published. “This is my hobby and it is part of my job in a way,” he said. “My wife asks me to publish them but we will see what wi

The Norwegian cross-country skiing competition Skarven Race Korea will be held on Jan. 29 in Gangwon Province.This is the third time the Norwegian Embassy is organizing the Skarven Race, which will take place at the Alpensia Cross-country Stadium in Pyeongchang County.“Participation in the race is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to try cross-country skiing,” said Norwegian Ambassador Didr