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Sizing up future jobs

Members of the Korea CQ Forum -- an intellectual and networking platform for opinion leaders -- organized by the Corea Image Communications Institute pose at a gathering at the Latvian Embassy in Seo...

Nov 13, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Celebrating Polish food

Polish Ambassador to Korea Piotr Ostaszewski (left) poses at restaurant Zelen in Itaewon in Seoul on Nov. 7 in celebration of the “Taste of Poland” food festival that runs through Nov. 30. Various s...

Nov 13, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
‘South Africa offers peerless tourism wonders’

South Africa has evolved from a safari-oriented destination to a world-class haven catering to diverse tastes of international travelers, according to the country’s top envoy to Korea. The country a...

Nov 13, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
[Herald Interview] Masterminding building blocks of future with World Bank

The World Bank and Korea are working side by side to tackle some of the world’s most paramount economic challenges, said the multilateral institution’s senior executive, noting the partners increasin...

Nov 13, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Seoul not considering role in Indo-Pacific alliance: official

JAKARTA -- South Korea will not join an Indo-Pacific regime, at least for now, a ranking South Korean official said Thursday. The clear rejection came one day after US President Donald Trump noted t...

Nov 9, 2017
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‘ASEAN, Korean youths foresee strong partnership’: report

Amid South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s weeklong tour of Southeast Asian countries that started Wednesday, a seminal report prefiguring a bright future relationship between the Association of South...

Nov 9, 2017
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Korean, Indonesian leaders set for bilateral summit

JAKARTA -- The leaders of South Korea and Indonesia were set to hold their bilateral summit Thursday with their discussions expected to focus on ways to improve cooperation and joint efforts to denuc...

Nov 9, 2017
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Korean president to embark on three-nation Southeast Asia trip

South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to leave for Indonesia Wednesday as part of his three-nation Southeast Asia tour for bilateral summits and regional forums. The South Korean leader was due...

Nov 8, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
China to send high-level delegation to Korea amid improving ties

China is planning to send a high-level delegation to South Korea to explain the outcome of the ruling Communist Party's recent congress, the foreign ministry here said Tuesday. The move comes after ...

Nov 7, 2017
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Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway spurs Asia-Europe trade

The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway began service on Oct. 30 with its first official run across Azerbaijan, Georgia and the east of Turkey, greatly facilitating regional trade as part of China’s “One Belt ...

Nov 6, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
Friendship association welcomes Trump

A coalition of pro-American organizations here moved to welcome US President Donald Trump on his two-day visit to Korea starting Tuesday. “Our alliance was forged in blood and laid the foundation fo...

Nov 6, 2017
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‘Moderate Islam holds key to modernization’

Iranian Ambassador to Korea Hassan Taherian has faithfully practiced Islam, believing that a life of piety, honesty and integrity is any Muslim’s starting point. At a time when different interpretat...

Nov 6, 2017
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‘NATO, Korea partners in universal peacemaking’

In an increasingly complex and interconnected world, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and South Korea are indispensable partners coping with irreducible challenges across the globe, said the ch...

Nov 6, 2017
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Bangladesh liberation speech granted UNESCO listing

The 1971 March 7th speech of Bangabandhu, given by Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a rallying call for the nation’s independence from Pakistan, has entered UNESCO’s world’s docu...

Nov 6, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘ASEAN sensible alternative to Chinese market’

Moving beyond 50 years of existence, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is strengthening its relations with South Korea for a mutually profitable future, said the chair of the ASEAN Committee...

Nov 6, 2017
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