The Festival of India in Korea was held last week across the country, celebrating India’s dance, music, food, film and yoga, and weaving Indians and Koreans in a tapestry of friendship. Under the catchphrase “Sarang,” the venue also showcased traditional percussion, puppetry and lectures in Seoul, Busan and Namiseom Island from Nov. 9-15.The weeklong event started this year, organized by the Indian embassy, Teamwork Arts and Indian Culture Centers in Seoul and Busan. It aims to be an annual fest

Danish probiotics company Biocare Copenhagen will enter the Korean market by partnering Korean health food manufacturer and distributor Health Balance. Biocare is Denmark’s leading biotech firm specializing in microbial compounds: probiotics, dietary fibers, microbial lysates and medical devices. Based in Copenhagen, the joint-venture enterprise collaborates with Copenhagen University Hospital’s research and development centers and clinical facilities. For the last 20 years, the company has deve

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Sunday joined global condemnation against the Paris terrorist attacks with leaders participating in the annual summit of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies in Turkey, vowing to take countermeasures against terrorism. President Park Geun-hye is greeted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as she arrived at the venue for the Group of 20 summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Sunday. (Yonhap)On the first day of the two-day summit, Park discussed ways

Seoul vows stepped-up efforts to root out terrorism

South Korea and Japan failed to reconcile their differences over the issue of Japan’s wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women during their 10th round of director-general-level talks in Seoul on Wednesday. Lee Sang-deok (right), director general of Northeast Asian affairs at the ministry, and Kimihiro Ishikane, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau. (Yonhap)They agreed to hold another round of talks “at an early date” in line with their leaders’

Many in Korea have called for a shift in the government’s policy toward Japan since the beginning of this year, which marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties between the two countries. They argue that Korean President Park Geun-hye’s first-ever summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Nov. 2 must mark a turning point for strained relations. Yet, doubts remain: Would Japan change its policy towards Korea if Korea does toward Japan?　Professor Hwang Jae-ho“Walk a

Officials of Seoul and Tokyo will resume their negotiations over Japan’s colonial-era sexual enslavement of Korean women on Wednesday, the first to be held after their leaders agreed to speed up the talks during a summit last week.Observers say that this round of talks led by directors general of each side would be a touchstone for the neighbors’ will to settle the long-festering issue within this year. They have held talks since April 2014, but no significant progress has been made.Park Ok-seon

Professor says Sino-U.S. military clash over South China Sea can’t be ruled out