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Alberta office launches new look

Feb 27, 2011

The Alberta Korea Office has launched a new website filled with information about visiting and studying in the west-Canadian province.The website also includes detailed descriptions of the province’s industries and investment opportunities.The office has been operating in Seoul since 1984 connecting interests from both sides while building and developing closer relationships. The new website can b
Brazil Embassy makes payments easier

Feb 27, 2011

The Embassy of Brazil announced that payments for their consular services can be made at any bank as of March 1.To take advantage of the new procedure, the embassy requests customers to report to the Consular Section in order to obtain instructions about the exact amount to be transferred and information about the new account. For more information, visit the embassy’s site at www.brasemb.or.kr.
German costume ball for Karneval

Feb 27, 2011

The German Karneval festival is coming to Seoul on March 4 offering pomp and pageantry without having to fly to Germany.Organized by the Goethe-Institut and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the costume ball will include lively speeches, a religious ceremony and awards for the best costumes as well as a mini-concert by an ABBA revival band and a new interpretation of Swan Lake performed by an all-ma
British Embassy offers scholarships for Koreans

Feb 27, 2011

The Chevening scholarship scheme is now accepting applications at the British Embassy in South Korea. The prestigious scheme offers talented graduates and young professionals the chance to study for postgraduate qualifications at universities in the United Kingdom.The Chevening scholarships cover the full cost of one year of postgraduate study in the United Kingdom from 2011-2012. Over 800 Koreans
App makes tourism easy in Switzerland

Feb 27, 2011

One day Korean travelers will not need to carry heavy books, guides and maps to travel in Switzerland.Instead, all relevant information such as maps, guides, text, photos and even videos will be put on smartphones and tablet computers for travelers to experience Switzerland without the need for tour guides or paper.“We want to get rid of all boundaries and the boundary for Koreans is language when
UNESCO awards honor education

Feb 27, 2011

Each year, UNESCO’s Asia-Pacific Center of Education selects the best cases for initiatives promoting understanding through education.The 2010 Best Practice Awards were given to five reports out of 58 cases from 15 countries.The Asia-Pacific Center of Education for International Understanding office in Seoul published five monographs for the best Education for International Understanding (EIU) fro
Transforming Jordan into a gem

Feb 27, 2011

Envoy hopes investments will help bring nation’s economy into a new eraAfter several high-level visits and important contracts, the Jordanian government decided to open an embassy in Seoul late last year. To head this important task they brought in Ambassador Omar Nahar, who opened an embassy in Tel Aviv after Jordan and Israel signed the peace treaty in 1994. Jordan Ambassador Omar Nahar (Yoav C
More S. Koreans flee Libya on chartered plane

Feb 27, 2011

An Egypt Air chartered plane carrying 60 South Koreans left a central Libyan city on Sunday for Cairo, as Seoul continued to pull its nationals out of the African nation mired in a bloody anti-government revolt. The foreign ministry in Seoul said the flight left Surte, central Libya, for the Egyptian capital around 11:15 a.m. Sunday, Korean time. A ministry official said the plane carried 60 So
Second plane with S. Koreans fleeing Libya arrives in Seoul

Feb 27, 2011

INCHEON -- A chartered Korean Air plane carrying 235 South Koreans out of strife-torn Libya arrived in Seoul Saturday, as the government was preparing to send another to bring home more Koreans stranded there. Those who returned home were met at Incheon International Airport by relatives and friends. Also arriving with them were three foreigners. Despite the long flight, all looked health
Second charter flight brings S. Koreans out of turmoil-battered Libya

Feb 26, 2011

A second South Korea-chartered plane has flown out of Libya as part of Seoul's efforts to evacuate its nationals from the North African nation engulfed in bloody clashes between protesters and government forces, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.The special Korean Air flight left the Libyan capital of Tripoli with 236 South Koreans on board around 11 p.m. Friday (6 a.m. Saturday Korean time) befo
U.S. expected to replace ambassador to Seoul

Feb 25, 2011

The U.S. is expected to replace its ambassador to Seoul, considering deputy assistant secretary of state Joseph Donovan as a strong candidate to take the position, reports have said. The reports come as President Barack Obama is conducting an extensive reshuffle of his White House staff in the third year of his presidency. According to the reports, Donovan will be taking over from incumbent Ambass
S. Korea, U.S. united on N.K., FTA: envoy

Feb 24, 2011

South Korea and the U.S. are “on the best of terms” regarding a shared belief to remain firm against North Korea’s nuclear activities and activate their free trade deal at the earliest possible date, Seoul’s ambassador to Washington said Thursday.“We have been together on maintaining international sanctions against North Korea, while also keeping open chances of dialogue,” Amb. Han Duck-soo said d
Diplomats watching alleged spying case

Feb 24, 2011

The alleged involvement of the South Korean spy agency in a fumbled industrial espionage job is the dominating debate in the diplomatic community here.At the center of the controversy is the bidding for a contract to supply trainer jets, tanks and missiles to Indonesia. South Korea’s T-50 supersonic planes are competing with Russia’s Y-130 trainer jets for the deal.Some high-ranking diplomats expr
China again calls for 6-party talks soon

Feb 23, 2011

Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi again emphasized the need for the resumption soon of the stalled multinational talks on North Korea’s denuclearization, indicating the lingering opinion gap with Seoul over how to deal with the North’s ongoing nuclear ambitions. The two-day visit by Yang Jiechi comes as regional powers share escalating concerns over Pyongyang’s ongoing nuclear threat a
Four Koreans rescued from quake-damaged hotel in New Zealand

Feb 23, 2011

Emergency services search the rumble for survivors of the collapsed CTV building in Christchurch's business district, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. Search teams using dogs, heavy cranes and earth movers worked through dawn Wednesday in one of New Zealand's largest cities, trying frantically to find survivors amid the crumbled concrete, twisted metal and huge mounds of brick left by a powerful earthquake