The Korea Herald

S. Korea envoys in Seoul for annual discussions

Feb 21, 2011

South Korea opened an annual conference of its diplomatic mission chiefs Monday, with hundreds of senior diplomats gathering in Seoul to discuss “business diplomacy” plus other topics prepared to fam...
Korea, Honduras agree to forge closer ties

Feb 21, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak and Honduran President Porfirio Lobo on Monday discussed how to extend bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and infrastructure development during their summit talks in S...
Honduras looks to learn from Korean development

Feb 21, 2011

President Lobo tells The Korea Herald of his hopes to learn from Korean development and education and to draw investment to his country Honduran President Porfirio Lobo on Monday expressed hope to l...
Czech press photos show global interest

Feb 21, 2011

“The fact that Czech photojournalists are going to places like Sudan, Sri Lanka, Laos, North Korea, and so on says something about the interests of Czechs in far away countries.” As said by Czech Re...
S. Korea alerts nationals against traveling to Libya

Feb 21, 2011

S. Korea issued an alert against travelling to Libya. (Yonhap News) South Korea on Sunday issued an alert against traveling to Libya, asking its nationals to defer nonessential trips to the northern...
S. Korea strove to isolate N.K. in ’80s: declassified papers

Feb 20, 2011

Viewing North Korea not only as a military threat, but also a diplomatic rival, South Korea strove to prevent its major allies from increasing exchanges with the North three decades ago, Seoul’s decl...
Finnish junior fellows networking applications

Feb 20, 2011

EVA Junior Fellows Network for international students, researchers and young graduates is inviting 25 new junior fellows for a two-day seminar in Helsinki. To be held at the end of August, the semin...
U.S. consular services in Busan this week

Feb 20, 2011

In December 2010, the United States Embassy began offering consular services in Busan on a monthly basis. Officials from the Embassy’s American Citizen Services Unit will offer consular services in ...
U.S. Embassy closed Monday

Feb 20, 2011

The United States Embassy is closed on Feb. 21 in observance of Presidents’ Day. The embassy informed that generally, workdays following a holiday are exceptionally busy in the American Citizens Ser...
Center highlights ASEAN coffee

Feb 20, 2011

The ASEAN-Korea Center organized an exhibition and seminar on the coffee industry in Southeast Asia. During the Exploring Cafe Industry from ASEAN event last week, coffee-related products from 20 So...
Math genius honored by Australia

Feb 20, 2011

One of the youngest students ever, a local grade 11 boy was awarded the Australian Mathematics Competition Medal last week by the Australian ambassador. “The Australian mathematics award was introdu...
Supplying security for world’s oceans

Feb 20, 2011

Germany, like South Korea is an export nation that relies heavily on the free access of shipping lanes across the oceans. Previously, for Germany, its major exports headed across the Atlantic Ocean ...
Harmonizing old and new Japanese designs showcased

Feb 20, 2011

In Japan, the traditional concept of harmony called “wa” has taken on a new approach by reconciling opposing concepts in order to synthesize them into something greater. This concept is the foundati...
Challenges lie ahead for both Sudans

Feb 20, 2011

Earlier this month the world woke up to the news of the establishment of a new country in Africa. South Sudan, for lack of a better name it seems, seceded from Sudan after years of political wrangli...
200 people break into S. Korean-run construction site in Libya

Feb 18, 2011

About 200 people forced their way into a South Korean-run construction site in Libya, and half of them are still occupying the site, the foreign ministry said Friday. Discontent over the government'...