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[TRADING PLACES] Finding Greek democracy on the streets of Seoul
In the Greek play “Antigone” by Sophocles, the titular female protagonist opens the scene with a determination to bury her disgraced brother despite being forbidden to do so by law, choosing her own kin over the authority of the city-state in the con…
June 26,2017
[TRADING PLACES] A changing Rwanda embraces Korean ideas
The lowing of cows and babies crying somewhere in the distance are the sounds of Rwanda, said Dr. Yu Ki-yull, who lived in the country for three years as an agricultural expert and professor. “I would walk home from work every day, following th…
June 05,2017
[TRADING PLACES] Over endless tea, the Turkish spirit is revealed
Sipping tea from signature tulip-shaped glasses, the Turkish ambassador’s guests gathered at his residence in central Seoul on the afternoon of April 26 needed no prompts. “Just like here, there are those in Turkey studying for the second or third…
May 15,2017
[TRADING PLACES] In the forests of Latvia, midsummer casts a spell
Given four days to choose between taking Demetrius as her suitor, living her life in a nunnery, or receiving a death sentence, the character Hermia in Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” chooses a different option: escaping to the woods with he…
May 02,2017
[TRADING PLACES] After decades, Indian and Korean friends reunited
Kim Kwang-ro lived in six countries for 30 years, but experienced more than twenty in just one of them. “India is not one country,” Kim told a gathering of friends and strangers at the diplomatic residence of Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami. “The lan…
Apr 17,2017
[TRADING PLACES] For Dominicans, life is all about tomorrow
It did not take long for the Dominicans gathered at Ambassador Grecia Fiordalicia Pichardo’s office in central Seoul on the morning of March 8 to agree there are a few things that reign supreme in Dominican life: their passion for baseball, the const…
Apr 03,2017
[TRADING PLACES] Discovering jeong on the streets of Sao Paulo
It is a happy coincidence, says Brazilian Ambassador to Korea Luis Fernando Serra, that he is the fourth in his family to serve as the top envoy of the South American country to Seoul.His cousin Celina Assumpcao do Valle Pereira was the Brazi…
Mar 20,2017
[TRADING PLACES] From Minsk to Jeonju, finding the sweet and sour
Ambassador Andrei Popkov and Olga Popkova had experience living outside of Belarus for years when the top envoy was assigned to represent the country at the United Nations headquarters in New York from 2001 to 2005. But living in Korea was a differen…
Mar 06,2017
[At Home with Her Excellency, Thailand] Bringing Thailand’s famous smiles to Seoul
To follow up last year’s “Cooking with Her Excellency” series, in which ambassadors’ spouses introduced readers to the cuisine of their homelands, the Korea JoongAng Daily presents a new series that brings readers into the residences of envoys statio…
Dec 26,2016
Thailand in brief
Capital: Bangkok Major cities: Chiang Mai, Phuket, Nakhon Ratchasima Official language: Thai Population: 68.2 million Religion: Buddhism (93.6%), Islam (4.9%), Christianity (1.2%) and others or none …
Dec 26,2016
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