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Wed, April 14, 2021 | 23:48

Korea's effort in Afghan reconstruction recognized

As the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan pursues a path toward peace and stability after a long conflict with the Taliban, Korea played an important role in the country's reconstruction. Now, the two countries seek further cooperation in trade and commercial ties, according to the country's ranking official. Meerwais Nab, deputy foreign minister for political affairs of Afghani...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-04-12 10:43

'Xico Rainbow' donated to Multiculture Museum

Mexican Ambassador to Korea Bruno Figueroa, right, holds an agreement certificate with Kim Yoon-tae, director of the Multiculture Museum, in front of “Xico Rainbow” at the museum in northwestern Seoul, April 7, after the embassy donated the sculpture by Sin I-fie to the museum's Mexican Gallery. "Xico Rainbow" is a collaboration between Mexican designer Cristina P...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-04-12 10:37

Portuguese ambassador lauds importance of cultural exchange

Korea and Portugal established diplomatic ties on April 15, 1961. Sixty years later, the friendship between the European country and Korea is flourishing despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Portuguese ambassador to Korea, Manuel Goncalves de Jesus, shared the long history between the two countries. Though the history of modern diplomacy between the two countries has run for 60 yea...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-04-09 09:08

Envoys connect through social media challenges during pandemic

New Zealand Ambassador to Seoul Philip Turner posted a video of himself ordering a coffee served in a porcelain cup - instead of a disposable one - at a coffee shop, on the embassy's social media on March 23, participating in the #GoGoChallenge. #GoGoChallenge is a social media campaign initiated by Korea's Ministry of Environment to take action to reduce the use of plastic a...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-04-05 11:00

Swedish embassy celebrates 75th anniversary of Pippi Longstocking

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Astrid Lindgren's red-haired, free-spirited Pippi Longstocking. To celebrate the occasion, an exhibition titled “Congrats, Pippi! & Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award” (ALMA) is being held at the Jeong Yak-yong Library in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province. The exhibit, co-organized by the Embassy of Sweden in Korea and Namyangju City through Sep...

Kim Rahn | 2021-04-02 09:12

Panama wins Best Ambassador Award

Athanasio Kosmas Sifaki, right, ambassador and general consul of the Republic of Panama to Korea, receives the Best Ambassador Award 2021 for promoting mutual understanding between the two countries, from Kim Jong-woon, chairperson of the Korea Culture Ambassador Friendship Association, at the award ceremony held in the National Press Club in central Seoul, March 24. Courtesy...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-03-31 13:25

Indonesian embassy presents online fashion show for sustainability

The Embassy of Indonesia in Seoul presented an online fashion show titled “An Exotic Journey to Nusantara” on March 27 to commemorate the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development in 2021. “Nusantara” is an Indonesian word for the Indonesian archipelago and the show highlighted fashion as the country's potential creative sector as well as its diversit...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-03-31 13:25

Uzbek senator emphasizes efforts to promote women's rights in central Asia

Uzbekistan has shared how Central Asian countries made progress in improving women's rights on the principles of inclusiveness, during a United Nations' annual gathering on gender equality and women's empowerment. The 65th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was held from March 15 to 26. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, representatives from member states, U...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-03-30 09:14

[INTERVIEW] Ex-Costa Rican envoy returns as FM, lauds Korea as model in post-COVID era

Traveling to Korea in his first overseas trip after becoming the Costa Rican foreign minister was perhaps taken for granted for Rodolfo Solano Quiros who has been in search of a model country to emulate in the post-COVID-19 era. He spent over a decade in Korea, first as a student in the late 1990s, then as Costa Rica's minister counselor and consul general to Korea from 2002 ...

Yi Whan-woo | 2021-03-29 08:47

Golden Jubilee of Independence - Bangladesh

Today is March 26, our Independence and National Day. This year we are celebrating the Golden Jubilee of our Independence. On this occasion, I extend my heartfelt greetings and warm felicitations to my fellow countrymen living at home and abroad.

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