With impeccable natural beauty, thought-provoking ancient relics and indomitable hospitality of the people, Bangladesh has blessed potential to be an amazing tourist destination. Situated between India and Myanmar with the entire south edged by the Bay of Bengal, this South Asian country is crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers making it an interesting delta. Sprawling green hills and valleys along with mangrove forests and long stretches of sandy beaches also add value to the spectacular natural b

The following is a message from Pakistani Ambassador Shaukat Ali Mukadam on the occasion of Pakistan Day, which fell on March 23. ― Ed.Every year Pakistanis celebrate Pakistan Day to commemorate the auspicious day of March 23, 1940, when we resolved to be an independent country from colonial rule and ultimately after a valiant struggle, we achieved independence on Aug. 14, 1947. The year 2013 is of special significance as Korea and Pakistan celebrate 45 years of the establishment of diplomatic r

The following is a message from Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on the occasion of Pakistan Day, which fell on March 23. ― Ed.Pakistan Day this year will go down in history of the country as a memorable day when the democratically elected parliament and the government completed, for the first time, its constitutionally mandated term, and the nation is poised for a democratic transition. It is indeed a watershed mark and a giant leap forward in the nation’s quest for democracy, federalism an

Pakistan is one of the world’s most beautiful countries, with varied cultural and scenic beauty. Visitors can enjoy fully archaeological tourism, adventure tourism, religious tourism and conventional tourism. It is a land of splendors with the landscape stretching remarkably from the high mountain ranges in the northern areas to the plains and deserts of central Pakistan and the Arabian Sea in the South. Pakistan’s mountain ranges include the famous Himalayas, Karakoram and the Hindukush. There

The following article is the message by Kuwaiti Ambassador to Korea Muteb Al-Mutoteh on the 52nd National Day of Kuwait. ― Ed.The Kuwaiti Embassy celebrated the 52nd National Day of Kuwait on Feb. 25 and the 22nd Liberation Day on Feb. 26. On this delightful occasion, I would like to extend the regards and best wishes of the Kuwaiti people and government to the friendly South Korean people and government.The bilateral relations between Kuwait and South Korea have grown and expanded in various fi

It is with great pleasure that I am, once again, visiting the Republic of Korea, to attend the inauguration of your new president, Park Geun-hye.Over the last few years, during the term of outgoing President Lee Myung-bak, bilateral relations between our countries have made significant progress, thanks to the support both of President Lee and the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.I, and my country, look forward to the further development of th

The book “50 Years: Switzerland-Korea,” published by the Swiss Embassy in Korea in May 2012, celebrates half a century of shared history between the two nations. The publication reviews the innovations, initiative and passion they developed as partners in areas of trade, science, academia, politics and culture, and profiles individuals who contributed to burgeoning ties over the many decades.An electronic version is available for free at www.swissembassynews.kr/index.asp. The first 30 people to

In an impoverished Seoul struggling to recover from the Korean War a few years earlier, teenager Kim Hong-chul became fascinated with yodeling, the folk music of Switzerland. He wrote to Walter Bernays, the editor of Zurich-based newspaper Tages-Anzeiger, in search of recordings of yodeling, enthralled with its other-worldly rhythms derived from extended falsettos and rapid high-low-high-low sounds of the vocal register.Bernays responded with enthusiasm, fascinated that a Korean youth halfway ar

 Following is a message from Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates Abdulla Al Romaithi on the occasion of the country’s 41st National Day. ― Ed.Dec. 2, 2012, is a special day in the United Arab Emirates. On this day 41 years back, the country was founded with the unification of the seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras al-Khaimah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain and Fujairah. Marking the National Day of the UAE means commemorating the day of the unity of the seven emirates. It also means celebra

The United Arab Emirates has continued to thrive and prosper, despite economic crises that have affected much of the rest of the world and the political turmoil that has continued to engulf much of the Middle East.Located in the southeast corner of the Arabian Peninsula, with coastlines both on the Arabian Gulf and on the Gulf of Oman, seven emirates of the UAE, formerly known as the “Trucial States,” came together following the withdrawal of Britain after 150 years. Led by the UAE’s founding fa

Seoul Communique to include comprehensive action plans to fight nuclear terrorismOnly 30 days are left before the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, the largest-ever diplomatic conference held in Korea.The second of its kind after U.S. President Barack Obama inaugurated the Nuclear Security Summit in 2010 in Washington, D.C., the Seoul summit will seek more detailed ways of international cooperation to protect nuclear materials and facilities from terrorism.Nuclear security refers to a series o

In new multi-platform media environment, news is becoming portable, personalized, and participatoryWhen a massive landslide hit an affluent residential town in southern Seoul on July 27, it was ordinary citizens, not professional journalists, who broke the news.An amateur video capturing a torrent o