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- Ramadan tradition practiced in Seoul
- Aug 06, 2013
- A ceremonial banquet was held by Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for prominent Muslim residents of Korea to celebrate Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting and prayer. The August 1 banquet, known as Iftar, has been held on an annual basis since 2004, to increase understan...
- War veterans visit Korea to remember scars
- Jul 29, 2013
- In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement, representatives and war veterans from UN forces member states arrived in Korea one after another. The number of guests visiting Korea this time amounts to 4,000 coming from a total of 27 countries, includ...
- Members of IKAA pay visit to KOCIS
- Jul 26, 2013
- Members of the Indo-Korean Amity Association (IKAA) paid a visit to the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) on July 26 to discuss cultural exchanges between the two nations.During the talk with KOCIS director Woo Jin-yung, Secretary General Jagdish Kapri Alisa Swamiji ...
- [Interview] Philippine ambassador: Korea on right track...
- Jul 25, 2013
- The Philippines provided great assistance to Korea during the Korean War six decades ago. Beginning in 1950, the Philippines dispatched five battalions of 7,420 soldiers for five years to assist in future restoration, as a member of the UN Commission for the Unification and Rehab...
- Exhibition marks 60th anniversary of Armistice
- Jul 24, 2013
- Records of Korea’s painful war-torn past and its transformation from the ashes of the war can be seen at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History (MUCH). Located in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, the museum is currently holding a special exhibition to mark the 60th anniver...
- [Interview] British ambassador on trust-building proces...
- Jul 24, 2013
- British Ambassador to Korea Scott Wightman visited the North Korea, recently. During his visit, he told North Korean authorities that “the outside world is not hostile toward North Korea, and there is an opportunity for a different type of relationship.” He also told them that Ko...
- Korean dolphins released back into wild
- Jul 23, 2013
- A male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, completely entrapped in a net, was lifted from the sea off Seogwipo, Jeju Island on May 2009. A month later in June, another male dolphin was caught at the same location. The dolphin captured in May was named Jedol, the latter one Chunsam. ...
- [Interview] Dutch ambassador on Netherlands' role in Ko...
- Jul 22, 2013
- When the Korean War started in 1950, the Netherlands was not in good shape. The country had been ravaged by the battles of World War II. Still busy with restoration, the country dispatched its army and navy to the Korean Peninsula. From December 1950 to the end of ...
- Korea’s DMZ: haven of wildlife
- Jul 18, 2013
- The buffer zone that separates North and South Korea, better known as the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone), is known for its great ecological biodiversity. It is home to a great number of wildlife species including 798 plants and 1,355 mammals as well as encompassing a rich diversity of ...
- [Interview] Korean War, though painful, to be remembere...
- Jul 17, 2013
- Colombian Ambassador to Korea Jaime Cabal said we should all remember the Korean War (1950-1953), which has become a “Forgotten War,” although it is a painful part of history. In an interview to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the armistice, Cabal said he hoped that people sh...
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