Dear fellow Swiss citizens living in Korea and friends of Switzerland

Linus VON CASTELMUR Ambassador of Switzerland to Korea
Linus VON CASTELMUR Ambassador of Switzerland to Korea

It gives me great pleasure to resume the Embassy’s monthly event calendar and forward it to you months after its halt. The novel COVID-19 has been exerting overwhelming influence on societies and economies of many countries around the world and has let no one untouched. The Swiss Embassy in Korea was no exception. Beginning this year, the unprecedented pandemic brought seminars, conferences and exhibitions in the pipeline to a delay or cancellation. And yet, amidst the confusion and anxiety and in order to have business continuity, we are now turning towards resilience and ever stronger desire for togetherness.
In the spirit of our slogan Pushing the Limits 2.0 – Celebrating Swiss Excellence & Innovation in Korea, we are pushing against the fear and isolationism and adapting ourselves to the new normal. For the rest of this year, we will switch to webinars and virtual conferences in the fields of science & technology and trade & investment and would like to invite you to the digital arena. Not only in the virtual world, but with strict compliance with the COVID-19 etiquette, we will pay a tribute to the late Swiss actor Bruno Ganz and organize a retrospective of his films. A variety of movies directed by Swiss, French, Greek, Italian and UK filmmakers will be screened from 15 October to 1 November in Seoul Art Cinema, Jongno-gu, Seoul. From 1 to 9 November, the screening will take place in Gwangju Cinema, Dong-gu, Gwangju. I wish you will enjoy our up-to-date news and look forward to seeing you in digital, and hopefully in person as well, for many occasions.

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