Portugal holds the best competitive advantages that Korean companies are looking for: a competitive economy, a strategic location, better technological services, better infrastructures, an excellent workforce on engineering and sciences and fluent at least in three foreign languages (English, French

Ambassador Mohammed Chraibi of Morocco in Seoul declared: “Today Africa is the continent of the future. Located at the strategic trade routes linking Asia to Europe, close to the main sources of energy in the Arabian Gulf and on the crossroads to the American Continent, Africa is home to one of the

Ambassador and Mrs. Krzysztof Majka of the Republic of Poland, together with Defense Attache Colonel Boguslaw, hosted a reception at the Grand Ballroom of the Millennium Seoul Hilton on the evening of May 11, 2016.An estimated 500 distinguished guests attended the party from all walks of life as wel

Ambassador Krysztof Ignacy Majka of Poland said that Korea is the fifth global and second Asian biggest county on the portpolio of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency in terms of number of investment projects in Poland. This was disclosed at a recent interview with The Korea Post co

Ambassador Zahid Nasrullah Khan of Pakistan in Seoul said that the long-standing Korea-Pakistan relationship witnessed significant developments in 2015. Speaking at a reception he hosted on the occasion of the National Day of Pakistan at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on March 23, 2016, Ambassador Khan said,

Ambassador Zulfiqur Rahman of Bangladesh in Seoul deeply impressed the Korean and other guests at his National Day reception when he said, “The relations between Korea and Bangladesh has been as solid as rock.” Speaking at a reception he hosted at the Crystal Ballroom of Lotte Hole in Seoul on Feb.

Ambassador Petar Andonov of the Republic of Bulgaria in Seoul disclosed that the official visit of President Rosen Plevneliev of his country to Korea last May provided an opportunity to enter into a new stage of successful partnership between Bulgaria and Korea. Speaking at a reception he hosted at

Ambassador Grecia Fiodalicia Pichardo Polanco Polanco of Dominican Republic in Seoul disclosed that her country’s GDP grew by 7.2%, highest in Latin America and that the key for the growth was the prudent economic policy the government under the leadership of President Danilo Medina of the country.

Ambassador and Mrs. Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi of the State of Kuwait in Seoul hosted a gala reception at the main Grand Ballroom of Grand Hyatt Seoul on Feb. 25, 2016 with the attendance of many important guests from the Korean society and international community as well as the Seoul Diplomatic Corps.

Ambassador Manisha Gunasekera of the Democratic Socialist Republic Sri Lanka in Seoul hosted a gala reception at the Grand Ballroom of the Millennium Seoul Hilton on Feb. 3, 2016 to celebrate the 68th anniversary of Independence of the country, which actually is the 4th of February.An estimated 500

The Dominican Republic, located on the island of “La Hispaniola”, is part of a group of islands that compose the Caribbean’s Major Antilles, with a population of about 9.9 million people, a labor force of 5 million, GDP of USD$64 billion, and a GPD per capita of USD$6,480.90. It is located in the he

The following are details of an interview with Ambassador Zoran Kazazovic of the Republic of Serbia in Seoul published on the occasion of the National Day of Serbia on Feb. 15, 2016.--EdQuestion: Please introduce the important developments scheduled between Korea and your country, including the poss

“We were informed that President Park Geun-hye has been planning her visit to Iran in the near future, which is going to be the first-ever such a state visit in the long record of relations between the two countries,” said Ambassador Hassan Taherian of Iran in Seoul at the National Day reception he

Iran, formerly known as Persia, is a vast country situated at the heart of the Middle East. The name Persia, deriving from the word Fars, a province located in Southeastern Iran, stands for a vast Empire which ruled over an enormous territory, extending from highlands of Iran to Central Asia.Iran is

President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea is exploring the possibility of making an official state visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran between April and June this year in an effort to further promote the fast-growing ties of cooperation between the two countries and to support the Korean co

An extensive Sri Lankan food festival was opened at the premium Caf? 395 International Restaurant at Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel in Seoul on Jan. 28, 2016 for a 10-day run until Feb. 7 with the attendance of Ambassador Manisha Gunasekera of Sri Lanka, Chairman Shin Tae-yong of the Korea Importers

The following are excerpts from an exclusive interview with Ambassador Manisha Gunasekera of Sri Lanka in Seoul conducted by The Korea Post on the occasion of the National Day of Sri Lanka on Feb. 4, 2016.--Ed. Question: What are the immediate major plans of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Seoul this ye

On the occasion of the anniversary of the National Day for the accession of Sheikh Jassim bin Mohamed Al Thani, the Founder of the State of Qatar, to the rule of the country, Ambassador Mohamed Abdulla Al Dehaimi of the State of Qatar in Seoul and Mrs. Majd Mohammed Al Moadhadi hosted a reception at

Ambassador Abdulla Khalfan Alromaithi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Korea hosted a luncheon reception at Hotel Shilla in Seoul at noon on Dec. 2, 2015 to celebrate the National Day of his country.An estimated total of over 1,000 Korean and international guests attended the gala reception from

Ambassador Murad Mammetalyyev of Turkmenistan in Seoul hosted a reception at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on Nov. 17, 2015 to celebrate the Independence Day and 20th Anniversary of Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan.Many important guests attended the reception from the government, business world and vari