Hankuk University of Foreign Studies organized a gathering with ambassadors from European Union nations to foster mutual awareness and discuss ways to promote exchange and cooperation.Last year, the European Union, HUFS and Hyundai Research Institute established the EU Centre to contribute to the growing ties between Korea and the bloc of 27-member states.Hankuk University of Foreign Studies holds

The Australian Embassy has launched the “Australia-Korea 50” application for smartphone users in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. “This application is the first-ever service created by an embassy in Korea and contains a lot of information about Australia, such as politics, diplomacy, culture and travel,” said Australian Amb

The Seoul Literary Society, a group of diplomats, expats and locals, celebrated the works of one of Korea’s prolific poets.Kim Seung-hee is not only a poet but an acclaimed novelist who credits poet Lee Sang for leading her to poetry. Swedish Ambassador Lars Vargo introduces local poet Kim Seung-hee (center, standing) at the Seoul Literary Society meeting. (Sweden Embassy)“It was after reading his

Leonardo da Vinci once said, “What is essential is perfect.”While this phrase was not intended for shoppers in Seoul, the idea behind it has spurred the top Italian brands in finding a home on Korean shelves and in the minds of consumers.Yet, there are still a plethora of smaller, boutique brands looking to enter the Korean marketplace. Italy Ambassador Sergio Mercuri and his wife Maria Giovanna F

U.S. diplomat: ‘Korea has come a long way during the past 10-20 years’The Patrick Linehan and Emerson Kanegusuke’s four-year journey in Korea is coming to an end and with it, memories they take with them forever.As minister-counselor for public affairs, Linehan has been responsible for bringing relations to a warmer, friendlier level within all sectors of the relationship between Korea and the Uni

The National Assembly and the European Parliament will launch an annual bilateral forum to strengthen ties and cooperation as the Korea-EU Free Trade Agreement comes into effect in July.The annual “ROK-EU Leaders Forum” will be hosted alternately by both sides. ROK is the abbreviation of the Republic of Korea.A preparatory meeting to launch the forum was held at the 63 City building in Seoul on Fr

Seventy years after his death, Indian Poet Rabindranath Tagore will stand proud in a country he never visited ― one he had described as the “The Lamp of the East.”Years before Korea was freed from Japanese colonial rule, Tagore, a literary genius and champion of human freedom and dignity, prophesied the future of the Peninsula.In 1929, Tagore predicted in his famous poem “The Lamp of the East,” th