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Swiss ‘house’ builds up diplomatic celebrations in SeoulFeb 12, 2012A little more than 200 Swiss people living here have chosen to make Korea their home, but none have set up house in as unique a way as Swiss artist Gregory Chapuisat. The visiting artist has spent t... -
Iran talks nuclear on national dayFeb 12, 2012The Iranian ambassador to Korea defended his country’s right to pursue nuclear power at Iran’s national day celebration in Seoul on Friday. Ambassador Ahmad Masoumifar told diplomats gathered for th... -
New book is first to bring Korea to IranFeb 12, 2012Travelogue explains kimchi, ceremonies and big Korean breakfasts to Iranian people As Korea seeks to slacken trade ties with Iran in line with U.S. sanctions, a Persian author has written a book to ... -
S. Korea, Qatar agree to form top-level cooperation mechanismFeb 10, 2012DOHA (Yonhap News) -- Leaders of South Korea and Qatar agreed Thursday to form a top-level cooperation mechanism handling all issues of cooperation between the two countries from oil and energy to sc...
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Swiss ‘house’ builds up diplomatic celebrations in SeoulFeb 10, 2012A little more than 200 Swiss people living here have chosen to make Korea their home, but none have set up house in as unique a way as Swiss artist Gregory Chapuisat. The visiting artist has spent t...
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Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Denmark to attend nuclear security summitFeb 9, 2012Azerbaijan, Lithuania and Denmark have agreed to take part in a global summit aimed at bolstering international safeguards and preventing nuclear terrorism to be held in March in South Korea, organiz...
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South Korea, Saudi Arabia vow to expand cooperationFeb 9, 2012RIYADH (Yonhap News) ― South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud agreed Wednesday to expand cooperation to health care, defense, Internet technology and all ... -
S. Korea, Saudi Arabia agree to boost defense cooperationFeb 8, 2012South Korea and Saudi Arabia agreed Wednesday to significantly bolster their defense cooperation to elevate relations in non-economic sectors to match those of their prospering business ties, an offi...
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S. Korea to tighten audit of overseas diplomatic missionsFeb 8, 2012The foreign ministry plans to tighten its rules of internal audits on overseas diplomatic missions to combat wrongdoings and corruption by diplomats, an official said Wednesday. Under the tougher ru...
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Saudi oil minister pledges Seoul stable crude supplyFeb 8, 2012RIYADH (Yonhap News) ― Saudi Arabia’s oil minister promised Tuesday to help ensure a stable supply of crude to South Korea, officials said, as Seoul prepares to cut back on imports from Iran in line ... -
Seoul to propose arbitration panel with Tokyo on wartime sex slavesFeb 6, 2012South Korea will soon propose forming an arbitration panel with Japan in what would be the latest diplomatic bid to resolve long-standing grievances regarding Korean women forced into sexual slavery ...
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China seeks to appease S. Korea over illegal fishingFeb 6, 2012China has taken stronger action against illegal fishing by its fishermen in South Korean waters, details of which were delivered in a letter to the South Korean Embassy in Beijing, a Seoul official s...
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Efficiency of ‘resource diplomacy’ hit after presidential aides’ booksFeb 6, 2012Since its inauguration in 2008, President Lee Myung-bak’s administration has focused on securing overseas resources pivotal for sustainable growth. However, two books ― written by two close aides to...
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Lee calls for closer economic ties, free trade deal with TurkeyFeb 6, 2012ISTANBUL (Yonhap News) ― South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called Saturday for closer economic ties with Turkey befitting the “brotherhood” relationship between the wartime allies, saying a free t... -
Preparations for Nuclear Security Summit in full swingFeb 6, 2012With 50 days to go, preparations for the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul are in full swing at various levels of government, society and industry, organizers said Sunday. The two-day summit from Mar...
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