Ambassador Milan Lajciak of the Slovak Republic in Seoul hosted a dinner reception at the Ambassador Hotel in Seoul on Nov. 10, 2014 in honor of visiting Minister Pavol Pavlis of Economy of the Slovak Republic who was currently visiting Korea for the purpose of expanding economic cooperation between

▲Publisher-Chairman Lee Kyung-sikThe Korean people have a frequently used expression, Naejo, literally ‘domestic assistance’ but meaning ‘helping one’s husband.’ A typical example of Naejo is the devoted care of the late First Lady Madam Yook Young-soo for her husband, the late President Park Chung-

The Invest Bulgaria Agency (IBA) of the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy and Energy is hosting an investment forum entitled “Bulgaria: Grow Your Business 2014” at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Nov. 14, 2014. This was disclosed by the Embassy of Bulgaria this morning (Nov. 6, 2014).▲Ambassador Petar Andon

China is becoming an increasingly important partner of the Republic of Korea (South) in maintaining peace in Northeast Asia as well as on the Korean peninsula as the two countries share a common goal of keeping the Korean peninsula free from nuclear armament and seeking promotion of co-prosperity. I

President Park Geun-hye held summit talks with President Alassane Ouattara of the Republic of Cote d?voire at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Oct. 7, 2014.The two leaders discussed measures to substantially boost bilateral cooperation, cooperation in the international community and issues involving the Ko

President Alassane Ouattara of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire was born in Dimbokro, in the centre of the country, on 1 January 1942. He attended primary school in Cote d’Ivoire, secondary school in Upper Volta (today Burkina Faso) and earned a Ph.D. in economics at the University of Pennsylvania. The

A PEOPLE OF TRADERSThe earliest occupants of what is now Cote d’Ivoire seem to have come from the southwest (present-day Liberia) and the north (present-day Mali). In the 13th century, waves of migrating Mandingo, a people of traders, settled on the edge of the great forest and developed activities

APPROXIMATELY 60 ETHNIC GROUPSFour main human groups stemming from successive waves of migration live in Cote d’Ivoire.The Mande (west and northwest), Voltaic (northwest), Krou (southern forest) and Akan (south, centre, east and southeast) peoples include approximately 60 ethnic groups. All these pe

GLOWING RESULTSSpeaking before the national assembly in Abidjan in January 2013, IMF managing director Christine Laggard congratulated the country’s new administration for the result Cote d’Ivoire achieved in less than two years.She even mentioned the prospect of a “second Ivorian miracle” if the re

EXPORTING CRUDEOIL SINCE 2002Cote d'Ivoire became an oil producer in 1980 but did not start exporting crude with quality close to that of North Sea Brent until 2002. Since then, it has been reserved for export, with economic recovery in full swing, the government intends not only to correct past mis

A HOME FOR ALLThe estimated shortage of housing units in Cote d’Ivoire is put at 20,000 a year, half of which is in Abidjan alone. Housing for low-income households, especially young people between the ages of 25 and 40, is a priority for the government, which has decided to build 60,000 subsidized

HOTEL IN ABIDJANHotel IvoireBuilt in 1970, Cote d’Ivoire’s premiere hotel in undergoing major refurbishment. Its tower opened in 2011, and the main building is expected to re-open in late 2013. The Accor group’s Sofitel brand manages the Hotel Ivoire complex, which stands on the banks of the Ebrie l

Ambassador Petar Andonov of the Republic of Bulgaria in Seoul hosted a luncheon at the Zelen Bulgarian Restaurant in Itaewon, Seoul on Sept. 30, 2014 for his close friends. Attending the lucnehon were Ambassador Ziran Kazazovic of the Republic of Serbia, newly accredited Ambassador Milan Lajciak of

A Korea-Uzbekistan seminar was held at the President Hotel in Seoul on Oct. 7, 2014 on the theme of Political Modernization and Development of the Electoral System in Uzbekistan.Some 50 professors, electoral system experts and media representatives of the two countries attended the seminar, and disc

The following are details of recent developments in the economic and other areas of the Republic of Bulgaria provided by the Commercial Economic Office of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Seoul.-Ed.For the last decade, Bulgaria has been one of the fastest growing Eastern European economies

His Excellency Mr. Gustavo Leite, the Minister of Industry and Commerce of Paraguay, will visit the Republic of Korea leading an economic delegation on Sept. 14-18, 2014 as a speaker at the Korea-Central and South American Investment Seminar. This was learned from the Embassy of Paraguay in Seoul. T

The following article was contributed by Ambassador Vasyl Marmazov of Ukraine in Seoul for publication on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of Independence of his country.?Ed. ▲Ambassador Vasyl Marmazov of UkraineAugust 24th of 2014 marks the 23rd anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine. On th

After Uzbekistan’s Independence its tourism industry has been consistently developing. Large-scale reforms that have been carried out by the government resulted in significant changes in tourism infrastructure. New tourism directions have been developed, modern hotels have been constructed, ancient

Since Uzbekistan’s independence the healthcare system of the country has undergone significant changes. Preserving and strengthening health of population and raising a younger generation that is harmoniously developed, physically healthy and spiritually mature have become Government’s priority tasks

The principles of freedom of choice and will, and first and foremost, the constitutional right of everyone to elect and be elected in the representative bodies of the state, are embodied in the fundamentals of the national statehood model. In each society elections are an important indicator of the