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Often found at theaters and museums, Kwon Mee-yoo has covered a wide range of cultural fields from K-pop and dramas to theater and fine art for over a decade. Now as K-Culture Desk editor, she tries to connect Korean culture with global readers through fresh perspectives.

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Foreign Affairs

German frigate Bayern visits Busan

People wave German flags welcoming the German frigate Bayern, entering port in Busan, Thursday. The 3,600-ton German frigate is making a port call in Busan until next Monday during its first deployment to the Indo-Pacific in 20 years. The naval vessel is taking part in monitoring U.N. sanctions against North Korea's illegal transshipments at sea. The German Embassy in Seoul said that the frigate's visit to Busan shows the strength of the Germany-Korea partnership in the Indo-Pacific region, supporting a rules-based international order in the fields of politics, economy, science and civil society, as well as in security policies. Courtesy of the German Embassy in Seoul

Dec 2, 2021By Kwon Mee-yoo
German frigate Bayern visits Busan
Foreign Affairs

Indian embassy commemorates Constitution Day

Professor Bidyut Chakrabarty, vice chancellor of Visva Bharati University in India, speaks during a webinar commemorating India's Constitution Day, Nov. 27. Captured from the Indian Cultural Centre's TwitterBy Kwon Mee-yooThe Embassy of India and the Indian Cultural Centre in Seoul commemorated the country's 72nd Constitution Day, Friday.Constitution Day celebrates the Constitution of India, highlighting justice, liberty, equality and fraternity that was adopted on Nov. 26, 1949, and came into effect Jan. 26, 1950.The embassy held various events for Indians living in Korea as well as "Friends of India" including an online reading of the Preamble to the Constitution of India and a quiz on the country's constitutional democracy.On Saturday, the center organized a webinar titled "Working of Indian Constitution" in cooperation with the Institute of Indian Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) and the Department of Political Science, Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi. Sonu Trivedi, director of the Indian Cultural Centre, moderated the online event. "This is a

Nov 29, 2021By Kwon Mee-yoo
Indian embassy commemorates Constitution Day
Foreign Affairs

Uruguayan photographer captures gaucho culture

"Uruguay, Cerro Largo, La Invernada Ranch" by Uruguayan photographer Luis Fabini shows the country's nomadic horsemen culture. Fabini's works are currently on exhibit in Seoul at the KF Gallery in collaboration with the Embassy of Uruguay to Korea. Courtesy of the artist and MAPI By Kwon Mee-yooUruguay is the smallest country in South America, but it has a lot to offer including its gaucho culture, which refers to nomadic horsemen of the country. The Korea Foundation (KF) Gallery in central Seoul hosts "Gauchos," an exhibition introducing the country's nature and culture through Uruguayan photographer Luis Fabini's works in cooperation with the Uruguayan Embassy to Korea.In the Seoul exhibit, Fabini presents 33 black-and-white platinum palladium prints as well as eight color photographs on Japanese “awagami” paper. Museo de Arte Precolombino e Indigena (Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art), an ethnographic museum in Uruguay, loaned Fabini's photos to the KF G

Nov 29, 2021By Kwon Mee-yoo
Uruguayan photographer captures gaucho culture
Politics

Presidential election D-100

Lee Jae-myung, presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, speaks during an inauguration ceremony of the party's regional election committee at the Kimdaejung Convention Center in Gwangju, Sunday. Monday will mark 100 days left to go before the presidential election slated for March 9. YonhapYoon Seok-youl, presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party, speaks during a launching ceremony of the party's youth committee at a cafe on Yeouido, Seoul, Sunday. Monday will mark 100 days left to go before the presidential election slated for March 9. Yonhap

Nov 28, 2021By Kwon Mee-yoo
Presidential election D-100
Foreign Affairs

Assembly speaker takes part in Korea's diplomatic efforts for urea issue

National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug delivers a keynote speech on democracy and political polarization at the 143rd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly at IFEMA in Madrid, Saturday. Courtesy of Office of Speaker at National AssemblyBy Kwon Mee-yooNational Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug has been seeking cooperation with parliamentary heads of other nations to support the Korean government's efforts to stabilize the supply of raw materials, in relation to a recent urea shortage here.Park, currently attending the 143rd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Madrid, Spain, held talks with IPU Secretary-General Martin Chungong, as well as his counterparts from various countries including Oman, Bahrain, Indonesia, Nepal, Switzerland and Georgia. Especially for the Middle Eastern countries, Park urged them to broaden their export portfolios to Korea.During a meeting with Khalid bin Hilal Al Mawali, chairman of the Consultative Assembly of Oman, Saturday, Park thanked Al Mawali for Oman's export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Korea and asked him to bridge Omani urea producers

Nov 28, 2021By Kwon Mee-yoo
Assembly speaker takes part in Korea's diplomatic efforts for urea issue
Foreign Affairs

New Tolstoy statue in Seoul

Officials from the Russian Embassy in Seoul and Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism unveil a new statue of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy at the Literature House Seoul, Nov. 22, as part of the Russian Seasons program. Courtesy of Russian Embassy to Korea

Nov 25, 2021By Kwon Mee-yoo
New Tolstoy statue in Seoul
Foreign Affairs

INTERVIEW Costa Rican president hopes to boost cooperation in green economy

Carlos Alvarado Quesada, president of Costa Rica, speaks during an interview with The Korea Times at a hotel in Seoul, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukBy Kwon Mee-yooCarlos Alvarado Quesada, president of Costa Rica, a leading country on climate issues in Latin America, said he admires Korea for its history, capability for growth and for having created wellbeing for its people in past decades. Last year, when addressing his country's Legislative Assembly, Alvarado said that Costa Rica should aspire to become the "South Korea of Latin America." "I want to picture the positive ambition of what Costa Rica needs to become in the years to come. This year, Costa Rica became a part of the OECD, such as South Korea. We have similar values, such as innovation, technology, human rights, democracy and also sustainability," Alvarado said during an interview with The Korea Times at a hotel in Seoul, Tuesday, during his four-day visit here."The pillars for Costa Rican growth are very similar to what Korea has been doing in past years, but obviously, with great success, with great growth a

Nov 23, 2021By Kwon Mee-yoo
[INTERVIEW] Costa Rican president hopes to boost cooperation in green economy
Foreign Affairs

ASEAN games at G-Star

Kim Hae-yong, left, secretary general of the ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC), attends the center's booth at the G-Star game exhibition in Busan, Nov. 18. This year, 56 companies from eight ASEAN member states ― Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand ― were invited to the event. The AKC also hosted the ASEAN-Korea Game Industry Capacity Building Workshop, introducing ASEAN companies to the Korean game industry. Courtesy of ASEAN-Korea Centre

Nov 22, 2021By Kwon Mee-yoo
ASEAN games at G-Star
Foreign Affairs

Dominican Republic's vibrant art comes to Korea

A view of “The Republic of Color” installation, an exhibition shedding light on the art of the Dominican Republic, at Gallery Mun in Dongdaemun Design Plaza, through Nov. 28 / Courtesy of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic to KoreaBy Kwon Mee-yoo"Culture is like the business card of a country," said Federico Alberto Cuello Camilo, the ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Korea, introducing an exhibition that gives a glimpse into vibrant Dominican culture. Ambassador Cuello Camilo took the lead in organizing "The Republic of Color," an exhibit featuring the works of 25 Dominican masters and currently underway at Gallery Mun, in Dongdaemun Design Plaza, through Nov. 28. "Culture reveals what we are and what your personality is. When I arrived, to my pleasant surprise, I found that the Dominican culture was not something new for Koreans. There are academies teaching Bachata, one of our musical forms, and the fact that Korea is already dancing Bachata was a very pleasant surprise," Cuello Camilo said."Our cultures are already in interaction, but we needed to complement

Nov 22, 2021By Kwon Mee-yoo
Dominican Republic's vibrant art comes to Korea
Foreign Affairs

Oman celebrates 51st National Day

A promotional video about Oman is screened at a building near Euljiro 1-ga Station, one of the busiest districts in Seoul, Thursday. Oman celebrated its 51st National Day of Renaissance on that day, and the Embassy of Oman in Korea ran promotional videos about the country at several key locations in Seoul, including Gangnam Station and Hongik University Station. Courtesy of the Embassy of Oman to Korea

Nov 22, 2021By Kwon Mee-yoo
Oman celebrates 51st National Day
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