The Norwegian Embassy is running one of the most creative tourism promotions ever seen on these shores. On June 17, a ship sailed out of Bergen Harbor in Norway heading for the very north of the country on a five-day journey. Along with the regular passengers, a camera crew is filming every second of the journey and broadcasting it live directly to Samgakji Station in Seoul. “This means 134 ho...

Two important workshops that team up scientists from Italy and Korea examine the possible paths to take in curbing the effects of pollution. The first Science and Technology Office of the Italian Embassy workshop took place last week under the umbrella of the ‘International Year of Chemistry’ proclaimed by the United Nations. The Italian Council of National Research and Hanyang University hoste...

Kenya envoy out to expand coffee exports, tourism and trade The Korean coffee market continues to expand by leaps and bounds and behind the growth are countries offering some of the finest beans and blends. The latest estimate of the market pegs coffee consumption at 2 kilograms per person per year, compared to an average per capita consumption of 0.2 kg in the Asia-Pacific region. Widespread ...

Shin says trilateral secretariat to drive global influence of three as a group With South Korea playing the role of a middleman, the Korea, China and Japan cooperative secretariat has the potential to be a global economic giant capable of wielding influence in Asia and beyond, the first secretary-general of the institution said. “These are three already influential nations we are talking about....

Muto expects this century to bring greater prosperity to both countries Japanese Ambassador Masatoshi Muto sees a brighter future for Korea-Japan relations. The growing dinning culture found in each other’s countries symbolizes the strengthening ties. “Korean food in Japan is becoming very popular,” he told The Korea Herald. But also, Muto noticed that during the last three years, Japanese re...

For the first time in its 115 year history, the Venice Art Biennale is crossing borders by involving the entire network of Italian Cultural Institutes. The Venice Art Biennale is the most famous festival of its kind. “The Italian Pavilion in Seoul illustrates one of the characteristics of great Italian Art during the centuries ― the capability of Italian artists to meet and investigate foreign ...