The Korea Herald

Korea’s international aid focuses on independent development

May 13, 2012

VIENTIANE ― As a recently wealthy member of the international community, Korea is obliged to increase its aid for developing countries and its best option is sharing the lessons learned from its grow...
Korea builds social infrastructure in Laos

May 13, 2012

Aid agency KOICA focuses on health, education and agriculture This is the fifth installment of a series of articles introducing programs and activities of the Korea International Cooperation Agency,...
Forum connects Indian businesses to Korea

May 13, 2012

More than 70 Korean and Indian CEOs and entrepreneurs came together last week to discuss unprecedented business opportunities in the rapidly developing South Asian nation. The Indian Chamber of Comm...
British journalist remembered in Seoul

May 13, 2012

U.K. Ambassador Scott Wightman gives a speech in front of an image of Ernest Bethell at a memorial in Seoul on May 8. (Yonhap) The British Embassy has held a memorial ceremony for a journalist who o...
Polish Constitution Day marked in Korea

May 13, 2012

Polish Ambassador Krzysztof Majka (center) cuts a cake to celebrate his Country’s Constitution Day at an event in Seoul on Wednesday. (Polish Embassy) The Polish Embassy hosted a National Day celebr...
Envoys’ spouses become Seongbuk citizens

May 13, 2012

The wives of the Turkish and Singaporean ambassadors have become honorary citizens of the community in which they live. Gulden Saribas and Tan Siew Eng pledged to do their best to help strengthen ti...
Scandinavian royalty set to grace Yeosu and Seoul

May 13, 2012

Royals from Denmark, Norway and Sweden are all gracing Korea this month, each with a packed diplomatic schedule, including meetings with Lee Myung-bak and trips to the DMZ. The Danish Crown Prince F...
Lee heads to Beijing for annual summit with China, Japan

May 12, 2012

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak left for Beijing Saturday for annual summit talks with Chinese and Japanese leaders expected to center on North Korea and economic and other cooperation between t...
Kim named envoy to EU, Belgium

May 10, 2012

Kim Chang-beom The Seoul government on Wednesday appointed Kim Chang-beom, a former presidential protocol secretary, as new ambassador to the European Union and Belgium. Kim, 52, began his career a...
Korea, Norway to cooperate for Arctic exploration

May 9, 2012

Korea and Norway agreed Wednesday to boost cooperation for Arctic exploration programs as Seoul looks to tap the region’s growing scientific and business opportunities. Shin Maeng-ho, chief of legal...
S. Korean IAEA inspector killed in auto accident in Iran

May 8, 2012

A South Korean inspector of the International Atomic Energy Agency was killed in a rollover accident in central Iran on Tuesday morning, the Islamic Republic’s state media reported. The Islamic Repu...
Swedish king to make 1st official visit to S. Korea this month

May 8, 2012

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf will make his first official visit to South Korea later this month at the invitation of President Lee Myung-bak, the Swedish embassy in Seoul said Tuesday. The king and...
EU will come out of crisis stronger, envoy says

May 6, 2012

The EU ambassador has said the euro crisis will not cause Europe to retreat from its single currency, but said further economic and financial integration is needed to protect it. The Eurozone crisis...
Israel celebrates through song

May 6, 2012

The Israeli Ambassador to Korea has praised the talent of his nation’s people for turning a “nation that turned desert and rocks into a beautifully inviting landscaped land.” Tuvia Israeli wrote to ...
Zio Oh to visit world’s biggest rodeo

May 6, 2012

Canadian Ambassador David Chatterson (right) poses with Zio Oh (second from right) after announcing he had been named Korea’s Mr. Calgary Stampede. (Canadian Embassy) Film sensation Zio Oh has been ...