The Korea Herald

Diplomats recognized for denuclearization efforts

Jan 15, 2018

Diplomats from the disarmament delegations of Austria, Brazil, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa, as well as Costa Rica’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Elayne...
‘Pyongyang’s participation in PyeongChang can be Trojan Horse’

Jan 8, 2018

“There is a higher chance that Kim’s message is merely a rhetorical flourish -- a thoroughly calculated peace offensive -- designed to wiggle out of the sanctions and drive a wedge between Seoul and Washington.”
[Herald Interview] ‘Normalizing age of uncertainty requires diplomacy of imagination’

Jan 1, 2018

"One of South Korea’s strengths is its resilience and ability to ignore the daily danger and threat posed by the North. People should be vigilant, but not to the point of getting all wrapped up and caught up in it."
[Herald Interview] Dreaming of Pyongyang as charming metropolis

Dec 25, 2017

Having studied at Moscow Architectural Institute from 1947-53, Kim Jung-hee masterminded Pyongyang as a “socialist city” built on modernist urban planning principles, as previously theorized by visionary architect Le Corbusier.
The time has come for Koreans to invest in Ukraine

Dec 18, 2017

This article was contributed by the Embassy of Ukraine. – Ed. What do Koreans know about Ukraine? Perhaps, some still remember a breathtaking triumph of a Ukrainian athlete Sehii Bubka at 1988 Summe...
‘Kazakhstan-Korea relations beckon great expectations’

Dec 18, 2017

Similar to Korea that has achieved its “economic miracle on the Han River,” Kazakhstan is now universally recognized for its rapid growth and modernization since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Christmas reception at UK Embassy

Dec 18, 2017

British Ambassador to Korea Charles Hay speaks in front of the children’s choir of the Seoul Foreign British School at the Christmas reception at the envoy’s residence in Seoul on Wednesday. On Satu...
Georgia dials up diplomacy with Korea at silver jubilee

Dec 18, 2017

Despite the distance between them, Georgia and Korea share many similarities that have made them freedom-loving, free market-oriented partners increasingly drawing on one another, the top Georgian en...
First lady to recite poem in support of Moon’s China visit

Dec 12, 2017

First lady Kim Jung-sook will recite a Korean poem on a Chinese webcast platform Wednesday to support President Moon’s state visit to China. Cheong Wa Dae said Monday that Kim would read “Visitor” b...
Books provide rudder for ASEAN-Korea partnership

Dec 11, 2017

The ASEAN-Korea Centre recently published a book that takes stock of the last 50 years of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and evaluates its prospering strategic partnership with South Kore...
‘Ecuador, land of virginal opportunities’

Dec 11, 2017

On the northwestern corner of South America, Ecuador is uniquely positioned to engage with the outer world, including the economically dynamic East Asia across the Pacific Ocean. The equatorial coun...
Nordics spearhead energy transition to clean future

Dec 11, 2017

Aided by long-sighted policies and smart technologies, the Nordic countries have grown their economies while cutting down on carbon emissions, effecting what’s dubbed the “decoupling.” As the world ...
‘ROK-US alliance ever stronger in times of peril’

Dec 11, 2017

The Korea America Friendship Society held its annual year-end reception on Dec. 5 that celebrated the two countries’ deepening alliance amid growing military threats from North Korea. Some 360 guest...
Korea donates 30 million won to Mexico’s earthquake recovery

Dec 11, 2017

Korea’s National Assembly donated 30 million won ($27,400) to Mexico to help reconstruct the areas struck by two earthquakes in September. National Assembly President Chung Sye-kyun announced the do...
Visegrad Group airs musical harmony of Central Europe

Dec 11, 2017

The Central European Jazz Connection, a quartet comprised of musicians from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, plays at a concert at the JCC Art Center in Seoul on Wednesday. (Hungaria...