The Turkish Embassy and the Korean Food Foundation jointly organized an exhibition last week, celebrating the gastronomic and wearable traditions of both countries. At the opening ceremony in Seoul on Thursday, traditional Turkish foods, including meatballs wrapped in eggplant and bell peppers, “yaprak salma” (vine leaves stuffed with rice), “borek” (spinach rolls), as well as Turkish alcoholic beverage “yeni raki” were showcased. Also on display were traditional embroideries by Korean designer

Celebrating 130 years of diplomatic relations, French and Korean institutions jointly held a seminar last week to explore ways of cultivating the financial technology industry, known as fintech. Part of “La French Tech” initiative -- a French national program to nurture start-ups worldwide -- the event at InterContinental Seoul Coex on May 30 was hosted by the Korean Fintech Center and the French Embassy. It drew some 250 participants, including financial regulators, businesspeople and experts f

South Korea’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se kicked off his two-day visit to Cuba on Saturday in a bid to normalize relations between the two countries, marking the first time Seoul’s foreign minister has ever visited the South American country. (Yonhap)South Korea has yet to forge official diplomatic ties with Cuba and economic exchanges between the two have been small. Relations between the two countries were severed after former Cuban leader Fidel Castro overthrew then-leader Fulgencio Batista

Following a months-long tug of war, a public-private committee will be launched Tuesday in Seoul to lay the groundwork for a fund for the victims of Japan’s sex slavery during World War II, the Korean government said Monday. The preparation committee will consist of nine private sector experts and an official each from the foreign and gender equality ministries tasked with drafting articles of association, setting up a secretariat and other administrative affairs for the envisioned organization.