Embassyline
Great Britain
Participants of the Cambridge Young Learners of English (YLE) Competition pose for a photo at the British Embassy in Seoul, Jan. 25. Center in the back is Scott Wightman, British ambassador to Korea. The competition organized by the University of Cambridge English for Speakers of Other Languages Examination was designed for young learners, and 11 competed in the final. / Courtesy of British Embassy
Poland
Polish Ambassador to Korea Krzysztof Majka, center, joins 41 athletes who arrived in Korea to participate in the Special Olympics Winter Games in PyeongChang at Incheon International Airport on Jan. 26. The week-long competition ended on Saturday. / Courtesy of Polish Embassy
Sweden
Swedish Ambassador to Korea Lars Danielsson, left, gives flowers to novelist Jung Young-moon, a guest speaker at the Seoul Literary Society meeting held on Jan. 30 in his Seoul residence. The society consists of book-loving diplomats, and prominent Korean novelists have been invited to speak. / Courtesy of Swedish Embassy
Iran
Participants of the conference “The Persian Epic Tradition: Between History and Mythology” sponsored by the Iranian Embassy in Seoul listen to a presenter at Hanyang University in Seoul on Jan. 31. The pre-Islamic Persian epic called the Kushnameh tells the tale of Abtin, a royal figure, traveling to the Shilla Kingdom and marrying a Shilla princess named Frarang. It was the sixth conference on the same topic. / Korea Times photo by Kim Se-jeong
Paraguay
Paraguayan Ambassador to Korea Ceferino Valdez, center, is served a drink during a religious ceremony at the Catholic charity organization Kkottongnae in Eumseong-gun, North Chungcheong Provincee, Feb. 2. Kkottongnae carries out charity works in and outside Korea. At left is Valdez’s wife Clelstina. / Courtesy of Kkottongnae