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Mon, October 21, 2019 | 07:19

Article by H.E. Mr. Mevlut Cavu?oglu titled “Why Turkey Took the Fight to Syria”, 11 October 2019

It is dismaying that Turkey's military operation in northeastern Syria is being spun in the American news media as an attack on Kurds, as weakening the fight against the remnants of Daesh (or the so-called Islamic State) and hurting America's credibility with its allies. I am compelled to set the record straight because the 67-year-old NATO alliance that Turkey has with the U...

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-21 05:45

Train ride consolidates 30 years of ASEAN-Korea friendship

BUSAN/ GWANGJU - On a southbound train from Seoul, Oct. 16, two beauty pageant winners from Indonesia and South Korea - Karina Syahna and Keum Na-na - were sharing experiences from their highly competitive contests. Also on board was The Apex Project, a five-member a cappella band from Singapore, and 11 more bands or soloists.All from the 10 ASEAN member countries and South...

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-20 16:13

Taiwan cannot be absent from the global fight against transnational crime

The World Drug Report 2018 published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) pointed out that North America, East Asia and Southeast Asia are key regions in the production and consumption of amphetamine.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-17 05:48

Philippines-Korea ties highlighted at Itaewon festival

Philippine Ambassador to Korea Noe Albano Wong and his wife Maria Elena Wong, both wearing sunglasses in the back row, pose with his embassy officers and Filipino performers from Daegu during the opening day of the Itaewon Global Village Festival 2019 in Itaewon, Seoul, Oct. 12. The Philippines joined the two-day festival as a part of celebrations for its 70 years of friendsh...

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-14 13:49

Algeria welcomes public to join concert at Seoul Plaza

Marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Korea, Algeria went for a creative way to address the harmonious ties that have developed into a strategic partnership. The Embassy of Algeria in Korea celebrated the anniversary at Seoul Plaza, Oct. 8, allowing the public to freely join in. The choice of venue was unique, given that diplomatic receptions are mainly he...

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-14 13:48

Taiwan addresses freedom, democracy in row with China

Taiwan addressed its identity -based on freedom and democracy - as it celebrated its national day in Seoul last week under increasingly unfavorable diplomatic circumstances. The anniversary of the Double Ten Day came after Kiribati and Solomon Islands severed ties with Taiwan and switched diplomatic recognition to mainland China in accordance with the latter’s one-China polic...

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-14 13:47

Spain, Korea ready for 70 years of friendship in 2020

Serving in Korea for a second time, Spanish Ambassador Juan Ignacio Morro Villacian is witnessing how bilateral relations have prospered since 1994 when he was posted here for three years at the Embassy.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-14 13:46

Revisiting Germany's detente policy on Berlin Wall anniversary

It was hard not to notice the number 30 when German Ambassador to South Korea Stephan Auer hosted a reception last week to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and German reunification a year later. The number was imprinted on celebratory banners hanging on every wall of a reception hall at Grand Hyatt Seoul, on floating balloons and on a podium before which dignitaries g...

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-14 13:45

Portraits of G20 ambassadors on display

The portraits of 14 ambassadors to Korea among G20 members and Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha are on display at a special exhibition in Seoul from Oct. 8 to 14. The exhibition also features the names of the 15 diplomats in calligraphy and seal engraving.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-09 17:58

Chile's naval training ship visits Busan

The Chilean Navy's Training Ship Esmeralda is visiting the Republic of Korea from Oct. 4 to 8.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-07 16:33

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