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Singapore offers full scholarship for East Asian students

The deadline of Feb. 19 for submitting applications to receive Singapore’s “Goh Keng Swee Scholarship” is fast approaching. The Goh Keng Swee Scholarship is designed to fully support four worthy stu...

Updated : 2013.01.20 20:21

Italian Embassy brings award-winning pianist to Seoul

The Italian Culture Institute will bring award-winning pianist Christian Leotta to perform a recital dedicated to the sonatas of Beethoven at Ilshin Hall in Hannam-dong, Seoul, on Feb. 4. Leotta is ...

Updated : 2013.01.20 20:21

The life of an honorary consul

Iceland does not have an embassy in Korea, but it does have a diplomatic representative. Cho Hae-hyeong, chairman and CEO of Nara Holdings and former CEO of Ssangyong Corp., has been an important ca...

Updated : 2013.01.20 20:20

‘Tatra Tiger’ celebrates 20 years of independence

Slovak Ambassador to Korea Dusan Bella (right) hands Saenuri Rep. Hwang Jin-ha (center) an official letter of appreciation for his work in enhancing bilateral relations from Slovak Foreign Miniser Mi...

Updated : 2013.01.20 20:18

U.S. to begin global talks on trade in services

The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it will kick off multilateral talks on trade in the service sector that involve South Korea, the European Union and 18 other nations. "The negotiation...

Updated : 2013.01.16 09:47

Envoys spark Olympic spirit among youth

Foreign envoys in Seoul braved the winter chill on Monday to take part in a kickoff ceremony for an international sports camp designed to hone the Olympic spirit among youths from developing countrie...

Updated : 2013.01.13 20:34

Domestic matters to have bigger impact in Israel’s Jan. 22 elections

Israelis head to the polls on Jan. 22, but Israeli Ambassador to Korea Tuvia Israeli cast his vote at his country’s chancery on Thursday. “Many important countries held elections in recent months....

Updated : 2013.01.13 20:33

Europe’s ambassador talks up EU-Korea ties

European Union Ambassador to Korea Tomasz Kozlowski said that the EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement which went into force in July 2011 gives Korean companies comparative advantages to enter into the Euro...

Updated : 2013.01.13 20:32

Why Paraguay is called happiest place on Earth

Money cannot buy you happiness. That is what is sometimes said, and a recent Gallup poll suggests the happiest people on Earth are not in Luxembourg ― the wealthiest country in the world, according ...

Updated : 2013.01.13 20:32

ASEAN, Korea foster youth networking

ASEAN-Korea Center chairman Chung Hae-moon hosted diplomats and young people representing Southeast Asia in a dinner reception that capped off a day-long cultural program for young people, Thursday. ...

Updated : 2013.01.06 19:07

Envoys cap 2012 with ambassadorial meet up

Ringing in the New Year requires champagne and fireworks for most people in the United States and in Korea, rather than staying up past midnight, it often means waking up before dawn and hiking to th...

Updated : 2013.01.06 19:06

Slovakia, Korea mark close 20-year relationship

President Lee Myung-bak and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic exchanged congratulatory messages in celebrating the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Lee remarked positively on the steady deve...

Updated : 2013.01.06 19:04

EU envoy welcomes executive program

European Union Ambassador to Korea Tomasz Kozlowski gives a welcome speech at a reception for some 15 particpants of the 7th Executive Training Programme in Korea at Yonsei University’s Sangnam Inst...

Updated : 2013.01.06 19:04

Envoys promote peace in international beauty pageant

Paraguayan Ambassador Ceferino Valdez poses for a photo with World Miss University beauty contestant Norma Nathalia Chaves Solis during the pageant at Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel, Seoul on Dec. ...

Updated : 2013.01.06 19:04

Korea, India celebrate 40 years of ties in New Year

Indian Ambassador to Korea Vishnu Prakash The Indian Culture Centre in Seoul celebrated the first anniversary of its establishment in April this year, and Korea and India will mark their 40th year o...

Updated : 2012.12.30 20:28