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British Embassy on Facebook

Jul 17, 2011

The British Embassy has joined the growing ranks of local embassies on Facebook.“We launched our official Embassy Facebook page in an effort to keep pace with the growing use of social networking services in Korea,” British Ambassador Martin Uden told The Korea Herald.The page opens another window through which the embassy can communicate and interact with people in Korea and in the United Kingdom
Winners of ASEAN photo contest announced

Jul 17, 2011

The ASEAN-Korea Center announced the winners of its 3rd Multimedia Competition that ran from April to May.Over 900 photographic and video artworks were submitted by university students and young artists from the Southeast Asian member states of the regional block and Korea.The winners of the 2011 ASEAN-Korea Multimedia Competition are Hassnal Adam Raasalhague Sulainan from Brunei, Hoeng Keomakara
Matching German wine with Korean food

Jul 17, 2011

Soju may be the typical accompaniment to “samgyeopsal,” but German Ambassador to Korea Hans-Ulrich Seidt is on a mission to promote a less obvious pairing with the Korean favorite ― Riesling white wine.“I like Korean food very much. And I realized that German white wine goes very, very well with Korean food, in particular Riesling from the different areas we have in Germany,” Seidt said Wednesday
Envoy’s vision: From science to diplomacy

Jul 17, 2011

New Poland ambassador sees promise in academic partnershipsAmbassador and scientist ― those are the two titles that the new Polish envoy is bringing to an already strong and flourishing bilateral relationship.“I plan to put a lot of emphasis on developing science and technology cooperation,” said Poland Ambassador Krzysztof Ignacy Majka during his first interview with the local English press.As a
Seoul may act against Tokyo’s Korean Air boycott

Jul 15, 2011

The South Korean government said on Friday that it will take various countermeasures if Tokyo refuses Seoul’s request to revoke its boycott of Korean Air in protest of its demonstration flight over Dokdo.Japan’s foreign ministry ordered its officials not to fly with Korean Air for a month starting next Monday in an unprecedented action against the private airliner for test flying its new Airbus A3
Pirates demand compensation from S. Korean navy

Jul 15, 2011

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) _ Somali pirates holding South Korean hostages have demanded the release of prisoners and compensation from their government for a commando raid that killed several pirates earlier this year.The demand is the second time that pirates have sought to use hostages to negotiate a prisoner exchange in addition to a ransom.One of the pirates holding 25 crew aboard the MV Gemini t
Seoul urges Tokyo to revoke Korean Air boycott

Jul 14, 2011

The South Korean Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged its Japanese counterpart to immediately revoke its boycott of Korean Air in protest of the airliner’s test flight over Dokdo in the East Sea.“We see the measure as the Japanese government’s sanction against a Korean private company,” Seoul’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho Byung-jae told reporters.“Reflecting on the current relations between the t
Forum on soft power as diplomacy engine

Jul 13, 2011

The government needs to establish a body dedicated to cultural diplomacy using the country’s soft power, a group of foreign affairs experts said Wednesday calling for a related law. At the Korean Public Diplomacy Forum in Seoul, experts said the government had not made the most of the nation’s soft power. “Though the country has seen remarkable economic and technological successes including hostin
South Korea solicits support on regaining Security Council seat

Jul 12, 2011

South Korea said Tuesday it will work on gaining a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council in 2013-14, saying it can play an important role in the body for international peace and security as a country adjoined with the nuclear-armed North Korea. The council, which currently has five permanent veto-wielding members ― the United Kingdom, China, France, Russia and the United States
‘Ban Ki-moon one of Korea’s biggest U.N. contributions’

Jul 12, 2011

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is one of the biggest contributions Korea has made to the United Nations over the past two decades, according to Gabon’s permanent representative to the U.N. Noel Nelson Messone.“It’s very important that Korea has given to the U.N. system one of its brightest, most valuable sons,” the Gabonese ambassador said in an interview with The Korea Herald as he was visiting Se
S. Korea, South Sudan establish ties

Jul 10, 2011

The South Korean foreign ministry said Sunday it had established diplomatic relations with South Sudan, congratulating the world’s newest state on its formal independence.The diplomatic accord was signed in South Sudan between South Korean Cabinet minister Lee Jae-oh and Deng Alor Kuol, the African nation’s foreign minister on Saturday, the ministry said in a statement.“With the establishment of d
U.S. Embassy holds UCC contest

Jul 10, 2011

The United States Embassy is holding their annual user-created content contest for those residing in Korea.The theme for this year’s contest is anything related to the Go Green campaign such as recycling, environmental issues, planet Earth and energy saving practices.Movies should not exceed three minutes and be created in either English or Korean.The embassy will start accepting submissions from
Czech envoy receives top diplomat prize

Jul 10, 2011

Czech Republic Ambassador Jaroslav Olsa Jr. is awarded the 2011 Palmer Prize for Diplomats. (Czech Embassy)Czech Republic Ambassador to Korea Jaroslav Olsa Jr. was awarded the 2011 Palmer Prize for Diplomats for his contribution to the advancement of democracy in Zimbabwe at the 6th Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies in Vilnius, Lithuania.During his six-year term in Harare, Zim
Tickets for Bastille Day available

Jul 10, 2011

The Embassy of France and the French-Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry are holding their national day celebration on July 14 at Novotel Gangnam’s Champagne Room.The event celebrating Bastille Day will kick off at 8 p.m. and will offer a buffet dinner, dancing and a showcase of French products available in Korea.Cost is 30,000 won per person and can be booked by emailing 14juillet@ambatel.com.
KOICA assist Vietnam’s medical system

Jul 10, 2011

The Korea International Cooperation Agency signed an agreement to help Vietnam build and manage health insurance policies. Under the cooperative project, KOICA agents will teach Vietnamese officials how to build and implement the law on health insurance and improve the leadership and management capacity of officials. The project will also deal with existing problems in health insurance management