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Vice FM postpones Pakistan visit amid inter-Korean tensions

Aug 24, 2015

Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yong has postponed his visit to Pakistan this week due to the ongoing political crisis with North Korea, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.Cho, who was scheduled to leave for Islamabad Monday, called his Pakistani counterpart, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, to explain why he has postponed the trip, saying he will reschedule it for a mutually convenient time within the year, the ministry said in a text message to reporters.The officials had been scheduled to meet Tuesday for t
Czech Republic, Korea fete silver jubilee through architecture

Aug 23, 2015

Marking the 25th anniversary of ties with Korea, the Czech Embassy held a photo exhibition last week at Seoul City Hall that showcased the country’s traditional architecture. “The Architecture of Prague Castle” featured photographs by Damjan Prelovsek, a photographer, art historian and former Slovenian ambassador to the Czech Republic from 1998 to 2002. The two-day exhibition displayed pictures of palaces and chateaux from across the country. Prague Castle is regarded the most significant monume
Chinese watercolor exhibition, lessons available at cultural center

Aug 23, 2015

The China Cultural Center in Seoul has opened an exhibition and series of classes on traditional Chinese art by Sichuan painter Chen Zhichao. The exhibition of his watercolors, calligraphy and poems are displayed from Aug. 19-28, and drawing lessons are offered from Monday to Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The center provides drawing materials and the fee is 30,000 won. Watercolor by Sichuan artist Chen Zhichao. Joel Lee / The Korea HeraldThe center has invited renowned artists from China e
ASEAN, Korean students plant seeds of sustainable forestry

Aug 23, 2015

Students from Southeast Asia and Korea participated in a weeklong workshop in mid-August to build long-lasting connections in forest conservation and sustainable development. The 2015 ASEAN-Korea Youth Network Workshop, held in Korea and Indonesia from Aug. 10-18, provided opportunities for 100 undergraduate and graduate students to engage and learn from each other, as they are expected to lead environment-conscious development in the next generation. With ASEAN and Korea becoming progressively
Exhibition shows Danish green tech

Aug 23, 2015

Copenhagen, a pioneering city in green growth, is sharing its advanced technologies and policies in a photo exhibition at Seoul City Hall. Detailed descriptions and images highlighting the Danish capital’s sustainable transformation over the last four decades are showcased at “Copenhagen Solutions,” which runs until Sept. 8. The exhibition provides insights for Seoul’s citizens and government, which is vying to be Asia’s leading city in sustainable initiatives through campaigns promoting alterna
Seoul employs brisk diplomacy over N.K. attack

Aug 21, 2015

Geopolitical obstacles complicate Korea's diplomacy in the region
Regional powers vie over influence in Eurasia

Aug 21, 2015

China, Russia, U.S., Japan take unique tactics to strengthen foothold in bloc
Eurasia poses opportunities, challenges for Korea

Aug 21, 2015

Geopolitical obstacles complicate Korea’s diplomacy toward Eurasia
S. Korea employs brisk diplomacy over N. Korea attack

Aug 21, 2015

South Korea revved up its diplomacy Friday to secure international cooperation in deterring North Korean provocations, as tensions flared anew due to Pyongyang’s rocket attack and warning of “military action.” 　Seoul explained the facts of the North’s rocket provocation to major countries and the United Nations, and discussed with them ways to fend off additional provocations that could include a rocket launch disguised as a satellite launch.Earlier in the day, South Korea’s chief nuclear envoy
Ecuador, Korea hail innovation, trade partnership

Aug 17, 2015

Ecuador marked the 206th anniversary of its independence from Spain amid increasing integration with Korea spanning trade, human development and scientific collaboration.After nearly 300 years as a Spanish colony, the Ecuadorian capital Quito ― the world’s highest capital at 2,850 meters above the sea ― called for national liberation on Aug. 10, 1809, led by criollo locals.Although the new government lasted less than two months, the movement inspired the rest of Spanish America, with Quito being
Exhibition to showcase Danish green solutions

Aug 17, 2015

By Thomas Lehmann, Danish Ambassador One of the most frequent conversations I have with people as a Danish ambassador is about the things our respective countries are famous for. Since coming to Korea in 2014, I found out that Denmark, in the minds of Koreans, was known for author Hans Christian Andersen, Lego and happy people, not to mention the bicycles, wind energy and clean environment. Denmark’s green profile is strongly grounded in fact. Denmark became the world’s first nation to establish
Pakistan marks independence with eye on global affairs

Aug 17, 2015

Pakistan celebrated its national independence on Aug. 14 amid concerted efforts to eradicate terrorism and engage in global trade, Pakistani Ambassador Zahid Nasrullah Khan said last week. The Independence Day of Pakistan, which falls a day before India’s Aug. 15 Independence Day, is a commemoration of the country’s founding originating from the end of the British Raj in 1947. After a 40-year independence struggle, colonial India was separated into India, East Pakistan and West Pakistan, with Ea
Seoul, Tokyo remain 'distant neighbors'

Aug 16, 2015

Seventy years after Korea’s liberation from Japan’s colonial rule, the two countries are often described as “distant neighbors,” an expression underscoring the psychological distance that remains unbridgeable due to their historical and territorial feuds. South Korean President Park Geun-hye shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with U.S. President Barack Obama observing at a trilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, in Marc
Seoul's Foreign Minister urges 'concrete actions' from Tokyo

Aug 16, 2015

Seoul’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se called for Tokyo’s “concrete actions” to prove its vows to uphold past apologies for its wartime misdeeds, noting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s speech to mark the 70 anniversary of the end of World War II “fell short of Koreans’ expectations.” Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se Ministry of Foreign AffairsIn a written interview with The Korea Herald last week, Yun also noted “meaningful, considerable progress” in Seoul’s ongoing negotiations with Tokyo over
70 years after liberation, Korea ascends high on world stage

Aug 16, 2015

Shortly after its liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945, the peninsula faced yet another tragedy as North Korea invaded the South five years later, driving the territory into ruin and deepening the plight of people on both sides of the border. Neither the 35-year foreign occupation nor the three-year war, however, could thwart South Korea’s epic political and economic ascent from the ashes. More than 60 years on, the country stands as the world’s 13th-largest economy in terms of gross d