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• Czech Republic



Czech exhibition: Vitezslav Grepl, center in the front row, director general of the Asia, Africa and the Americas division at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Prof. Chong Il-young, to his right, vice president of Hankook University of Foreign Studies, join students at an opening of the exhibition on the history of Czech-Korean contacts, which dated from the end of the 19th century, at Yongin campus of the university, Wednesday. Third from right in the second row is Jaroslav Olsa, jr., the Czech ambassador to Korea.

/ Courtesy of Czech Embassy

• Romania



Romanian national day: Sever Cotu, left, charge d뭓ffaires of the Romanian Embassy in Seoul, toasts with Uhm Jong-sik, vice unification minister, over Romanian national day during a reception held at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul, Tuesday.

/ Korea Times

• Vietnam



Vietnamese language and dance: Vietnamese Ambassador Tran Trong Toan, left, pose with two winners of the Vietnamese language and performance contest held at Pusan University of Foreign Studies on Nov. 27. Students from Pusan University of Foreign Studies; Hankook University of Foreign Studies; Chungwoon University in South Chungcheong Province and Youngsan University in Pusan, were the main participants.

/ Courtesy of Vietnamese Embassy
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