Swedish Ambassador to South Korea Lars Danielsson lauded the work of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Korea as it celebrated two years as an organization with a gala dinner in Seoul on Friday.The Swedish Chamber, headed by chair Peter Carlberg of Alfa Laval with vice chair Gustaf Hakan Borin of SAAB, two Swedish companies with offices in Seoul, was established as a result of a growing Swedish business community here. There is also keen local interest in Swedish industrial creativity, innovation a

The Ecuadorian Embassy promoted local manufacturer of high-end chocolates Pacari along with other companies at Coex last week.Pacari representatives arrived in Seoul for a four-day exhibition from Jan. 16 called “Salon du Chocolat,” in search of a South Korean partner and entry into the growing domestic market here for chocolate treats. Combining a passion for sustainable business and a commitment to preserving the native Arriba Nacional Cacao bean, they developed Pacari Chocolate ― the first si

The United States has confirmed that South Korea's president will be excluded from its eavesdropping targets, a government source said Sunday.U.S. President Barack Obama announced reform measures for the National Security Agency earlier this month, including a promise not to eavesdrop on the heads of state or governments of close U.S. friends and allies unless there is a compelling national security purpose.South Korea has since inquired the U.S. about the measures and has been told that South K

China has taken note of a move by the U.S. state of Virginia to require school textbooks to use both names used by South Korea and Japan for a body of water between them, Beijing's foreign ministry said Saturday.For decades, South Korea and Japan have locked horns over the name of the body of water, with Seoul calling it the "East Sea" while Tokyo uses the name "Sea of Japan."In a victory for ethnic Koreans in Virginia against high-profile lobbying by the Japanese Embassy in Washington, the U.S.

South Korea criticized Japan Friday for renewing territorial claims to its easternmost islets of Dokdo, urging Tokyo to heed international warnings against its nationalist actions.Seoul’s reaction came after Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida reiterated his country’s claims to the islets in an address to parliament and after the Tokyo government opened a website promoting its claims to the islets. “Such groundless claims and useless attempts repeated over time only show the world that Japan

South Korea blasted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Thursday for defending his much-denounced visit to a controversial war shrine last month.Indicating that he may continue visiting the Yaskuni Shrine, Abe said during the World Economic Forum in Davos Wednesday that Japan is determined not to wage another war and that the war shrine is designed to honor regular Japanese war dead, not Class-A war criminals."Paying respects at the Yasukuni Shrine equates to not repenting for Japan's imperialist