The Norwegian Embassy is keeping its Samgakji Subway Station project fresh by revamping the pictures laid out on the platform and escalators.Recently, new pictures appeared on the platform and escalators, slowly changing the focus from nature to architecture.The new exhibition starts with one of the oldest examples of Norwegian architecture: Stave churches. Built in the 11th century, 28 stave churches still exist in Norway. As passengers at Samgakji station continue down the escalator, they will

With less than one year until the United States elections, the embassy has set up information to help Americans living in Korea to register.The U.S. Presidential election will be held on Nov. 6, 2012.Also during this election, 33 U.S. Senate seats will be up for vote, as well as all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The election will also encompass 11 state gubernatorial races as well as many state legislature races, ballot questions and referendums. In order to receive a ballot fo

The Embassy of Denmark will host a conference on sustainable architecture in collaboration with the Korea Institute of Registered Architects. The conference aims to promote Danish architecture in Korea within the field of sustainability and will include both Danish architects and companies providing solutions in the form of green buildings. Kai-Uwe Bergman from BIG, which has won several international prizes for sustainable achitecture, will deliver a keynote speech. The conference will also pre

The Foreign Ministry is promoting a working holiday program as part of its efforts to foster 100,000 global youth leaders.The working holiday program allows Koreans aged 18-30 to stay in one of 11 partner countries of the program to work and travel during a limited period. The partner countries are Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden and Taiwan.The scheme will give Korean youths a chance to learn and enjoy other countries’ cultures during t

The New Zealand Embassy will hold a food fair this week.The event, the second of its kind, aims to introduce fresh premium food and beverages of New Zealand to Korean industry experts and promote long-term cooperation between the two country’s industries. The “New Zealand Food Connection 2011” will be held on Nov. 15 at the Plaza Hotel in Seoul.New Zealand Trade and Enterprise explained that this year’s event will be larger than last year’s and will include 20 representatives from food and bever

SYDNEY (AP) ― The loudest cheers were for Tiger Woods. The Australian Open belonged to Greg Chalmers.Chalmers won his national championship for the second time Sunday, closing with a 3-under 69 for a one-shot victory over fellow Australian John Senden.Woods pulled within one shot of the lead after chipping in for eagle on the 14th and closed with a 67. It wasn’t enough, though. Chalmers made a short birdie on the par-3 15th and played mistake-free the rest of the way.Woods was alone in third, hi

Two South Korean mountaineers were killed while trying to scale Mt. Cholatse in the Nepalese Himalayas only weeks after another team went missing in the region, the local alpine organization said Saturday.The Korean Alpine Federation said Kim Hyung-il, the 43-year-old leader of the K2 Extreme team, and Chang Ji-myeong fell to their deaths Friday afternoon while on the north face of the 6,440-meter high mountain.It said the bodies of the climbers have been recovered after other members of the tea

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (AP) ― Capping the worst week in school history, No. 12 Penn State couldn’t overcome a 17-point deficit and was stopped short on a fourth-and-1 late in a 17-14 loss Saturday to No. 19 Nebraska.The outcome was secondary.A tumultuous chapter that began with the arrest of former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on shocking child sexual abuse charges ended Saturday with Penn State (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten) losing in its first game of the post-Joe Paterno era. The winningest

Hundreds of North Korean nuclear and missile experts have been collaborating with their Iranian counterparts in more than 10 locations across the Islamic state, a diplomatic source said Sunday.The revelation lends credence to long-held suspicions that North Korea was helping Iran with a secret nuclear and missile program.It also represents a new security challenge to the international community as it seeks to curb the nuclear ambitions of Pyongyang and Tehran, and thwart trading of nuclear and m