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Envoy sees Ceausescu regime in N.K.

May 18, 2014

Sharing Romania’s transition from communism can contribute to inter-Korean ties
Envoys get taste of ‘Candy Crush,’ secrets behind mobile games

May 18, 2014

Kuwaiti Ambassador to South Korea Jasem Al-Budaiwi (left) poses with CICI members during the group’s recent meetup at his residence in Itaewon, Seoul, Tuesday. (CICI)Foreign envoys heard from former Nexon CEO Kwon Joon-mo, a veteran of mobile phone games, on the psychology underpinning the success of Candy Crush Saga at the recent meet up organized by the Corea Image Communication Institute Tuesday.Expatriate corporate executives, local VIPs and foreign diplomats, including the ambassadors of Au
Poland celebrates Korea ties, economy on Constitution Day

May 18, 2014

Zofia Majka (center), wife of the Polish ambassador to South Korea, along with other wives of foreign envoys, take part in a cake-cutting ceremony at a reception celebrating Poland’s Constitution Day in Seoul on May 15. (Polish Embassy)Polish Ambassador to Korea Krzysztof Majka hosted foreign envoys, government officials and friends of Poland at a reception celebrating Poland’s Constitution Day at the Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel on May 15.Marek Sawicki, Poland’s minister of agriculture and rur
Malaysia fetes trade with Korea, palm oil sector VIPs

May 18, 2014

The Malaysian Embassy and the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation co-organized a seminar and dinner reception with the Malaysia Palm Oil Council to boost bilateral trade in Seoul on Wednesday. The event provided an opportunity for Malaysian trade delegates and experts, as well as leaders in the palm oil sector, to network with South Korean partners, according to Rashid Mohd. Zain, Malaysia’s trade commissioner here.“Malaysia’s major exports to South Korea are oil and gas products, el
[Photo News] Seoul food

May 18, 2014

Foreign ambassadors, industry figures and senior government officials help launch the International Food Industry Exhibition Seoul 2014 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Korea International Exhibition Center in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. Organized by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, the four-day event is the third-largest food exposition in the world and saw the participation of dozens of foreign diplomatic missions here. (Philip Iglauer/The Korea Herald)
EU envoy visits students in new European initiative

May 18, 2014

European Union Ambassador Tomasz Kozlowski visited 77 10th graders at Ogeum High School in southern Seoul on Thursday to discuss the EU, European history and culture, and South Korea’s ties with Europe.His visit was part of a new program in which European ambassadors from the EU and about 20 European nations have joined up to visit high schools in and around the Seoul area to discuss European history, politics and culture, as well as what it is like to work as a diplomat.Dubbed “EU Goes to Schoo
Tears for relatives after fatal US hunger strike

May 16, 2014

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) -- Hope Keown was reading the newspaper in her kitchen when she noticed a face she hadn't seen in years. Staring up from the page was her estranged stepfather's mug shot, next to a story about how he starved himself to death in a Kentucky prison.The story triggered tears, confusion and a torrent of memories about James Kenneth Embry, the man she knew as ``Kenny'' and ``Spider Red.'' She recalled the good times, such as when a sober Embry helped with homework and folded
Korea reaffirms stance on Japan's 'collective self-defense'

May 15, 2014

South Korea said Thursday that Japan should dispel doubts and concerns shared by its neighboring countries as it moves closer to exercising the right to "collective self-defense." Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a review of the interpretation of the pacifist constitution that has banned Japan from exercising the right to collective self-defense. The right would allow Tokyo to fight alongside its allies and beyond its borders. Seoul's foreign ministry said that Japan's move shou
Korea, Japan resume sex slavery talks

May 15, 2014

Korea and Japan on Thursday discussed ways to resolve the long-festering issue of Tokyo’s mobilization of Korean women as sex slaves during World War II. Lee Sang-deok, director general for Northeast Asian affairs at Seoul’s Foreign Ministry, touched down in Tokyo early in the day for a two-day stay. He held talks with Junichi Ihara, director general for Asian and Oceanian affairs at Tokyo’s Foreign Ministry, and was expected to meet with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki. The meeting
Korea, Japan set for new talks on sex slavery

May 13, 2014

Seoul and Tokyo plan to hold working-level talks Thursday on the long-standing issue of Japan’s sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II, the Foreign Ministry here said Tuesday.The meeting will mark a second round of consultations aimed at improving the two countries’ relations frayed by revisionist moves by Japanese officials and politicians. Lee Sang-deok, director general for Northeast Asian affairs at Seoul’s Foreign Ministry, is scheduled to arrive in Tokyo on Thursday for a t
Korea, Japan to resume talks on sex slavery this week

May 13, 2014

South Korea and Japan will hold director-general level talks in Tokyo later this week to discuss the Japanese wartime army's sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.Lee Sang-deok, director general for Northeast Asian affairs from the foreign ministry, will meet with his Japanese counterpart, Junichi Ihara, on Thursday and Friday in their second negotiations to discuss the issue of comfort women, a source of diplomatic tension between the two
39 U.S. lawmakers offer condolences to victims of Korean ferry accident

May 13, 2014

Thirty nine U.S. lawmakers have joined a wave of sympathy for South Korean people suffering the loss of hundreds of people in a ferry sinking last month, the nation's embassy here said Monday."If you share happiness, it multiplies by double, if you share sadness, it lessens by half. We go together," wrote Sen. Robert Menendez, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. His words were inscribed in a book kept at Capitol Hill last week, according to the embassy.Rep. Ed Royce, who chair
Korea, China to hold security talks

May 12, 2014

BEIJING (Yonhap) ― South Korea and China plan to hold high-level security talks in Beijing later this month, a diplomatic source with knowledge of the matter said Monday, as Seoul seeks to persuade Beijing to do more in dissuading North Korea from conducting its fourth nuclear test. South Korea‘s Presidential Security Adviser Kim Jang-soo is scheduled to visit Beijing and hold talks with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, China’s top foreign policymaker, in the fourth week of this month, the s
China rejects potential Japanese protest at monument to Korean independence fighters

May 12, 2014

China on Monday dismissed a potential protest by Japan over a stone monument honoring Korean soldiers who fought for their peninsula's liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, saying such a monument would help remind people of Japan's wartime past.Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying also confirmed that the Chinese authorities have completed setting up the monument in the ancient city of Xian, where the Korean independence fighters were based, and will unveil it to the public
Nine ancient Korean seals returned from U.S. to go on display

May 12, 2014

Nine ancient Korean seals that were returned last month after being illegally transferred to the United States during the 1950-53 Korean War will be on display at a Seoul museum starting this week, the government said Monday.The Cultural Heritage Administration said it will hold a special exhibition of the seals at the National Palace Museum of Korea in central Seoul from May 13 to Aug. 3. The nine are three national seals and one royal seal of the Korean Empire and five signets of the royal co