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ASEAN startup week 2025 kicks off in Seoul
The ASEAN-Korea Center launched ASEAN-Korea Startup Week 2025 on Wednesday. The week-long event with 30 promising startups from 10 ASEAN member states runs through Oct. 24 and highlights innovation-driven collaborations and investment opportunities between ASEAN and Korea. First introduced in 2018, the annual program identifies early-stage startups in ASEAN member states with high growth potential and connects them with Korean investors, mentors and partners. “Through the successful hosting of A
Oct. 23, 2025 - 14:08:22
India, S. Korea hold first-ever joint naval exercise
India and South Korea held their first-ever bilateral naval exercise on Oct. 13 in Busan. The Indian guided missile stealth frigate INS Sahyadri made a port call at the Busan Naval Base as part of its ongoing operational deployment to the South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific region. The visit coincided with the maiden India-Republic of Korea Navy Bilateral Exercise. The Indian Embassy in Seoul said that INS Sahyadri is an indigenously designed and constructed Shivalik-class frigate, commissioned
Oct. 22, 2025 - 15:54:42
From Hallyu to Bollywood, India-Korea collaboration to shape future of content: minister
India and Korea should harness the creative energy of their young people to drive the content economy, as both nations’ media industries naturally complement each other, according to India's Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan. Once a niche trend, Hallyu has become a cultural force in India, with post-pandemic growth driven by open-minded millennials whose enthusiasm for Korean content is boosting demand for Korean products. Speaking with The Korea Herald in an intervie
Oct. 22, 2025 - 14:27:53
Bangladesh invites Korean investors
Bangladesh invited Korean companies to invest in Bangladesh in Seoul on Monday. At the ‘Gateway to Growth: Invest in Bangladesh’ seminar attended by over 150 Korean business leaders, organizers highlighted Bangladesh’s investment potential in key industries. The event was part of a broader mission led by Bangladesh Investment Development Authority Chair Ashik Chowdhury with officials from Bangladesh's National Board of Revenue, Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority and the banking sector. Chowdhur
Oct. 22, 2025 - 14:13:24
Czech governor calls for expanded Korean investment
Josef Belica, governor of the Moravian-Silesian region in the northeast of the Czech Republic, called for expanded Korean investment, citing the region’s strong industrial base, research capabilities in artificial intelligence and long-standing partnerships with South Korea. The region serves as a major hub for Korean investment and hosts one of Europe’s largest Hyundai factories. “After the signing of the nuclear deal, we see great potential not just in energy, but across diverse sectors. The E
Oct. 19, 2025 - 17:41:45
Kazakhstan calls for strengthened multilateral cooperation, dialogue in polarized world
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Global scholars, diplomats and policymakers gathered in Kazakhstan’s capital city, Astana, to call for renewed trust and dialogue as geopolitical divisions continue to deepen across the globe. Hosted by the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the theme “From Polarization to Partnership: Rebuilding Trust in the International System,” the two-day Astana Think Tank Forum took place on Wednesday and Thursday, bringing together experts from 20 countries — including C
Oct. 19, 2025 - 11:27:57
Poland eyes agricultural exports to balance trade gap with S. Korea: deputy minister
Poland’s trade with South Korea hit a record $12 billion in 2024, a 7 percent increase from the previous year, according to government data. Despite the growth, Poland continues to face a large trade deficit with Asia’s fourth-largest economy. To help narrow that gap, Poland is pushing to open the Korean market to its agricultural products, Poland’s Vice Minister of Agriculture Adam Nowak said during a visit to Seoul. “Polish agro-products would balance Polish-Korean defense and overall cooperat
Oct. 15, 2025 - 13:30:27
Spain, Korea reaffirm growing ties on National Day
Spain and South Korea reaffirmed growing ties Tuesday while marking the Spanish National Day. Spain commemorates October 12 as the day Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492 — a national celebration that now also symbolizes Spain’s global connections and partnerships. Speaking at the event, Spanish Ambassador to South Korea Julio Herraiz highlighted the 75th anniversary of Spanish-Korea ties and the establishment of a strategic partnership between the two nations in 2021. “In the f
Oct. 15, 2025 - 13:30:04
Georgian wine showcased in Seoul
Georgia showcased its 8,000-year-old winemaking tradition Monday with a wine-tasting in Seoul. Georgian Ambassador to Korea Tarash Papaskua said at the event that Georgia’s deep-rooted wine culture enriches Georgia-Korea ties. "More and more Koreans are discovering Georgia — just as an increasing number of Georgians are visiting Korea to experience the magic of K-culture, K-beauty and K-food," said Papaskua, referring to the K-pop group Izty's "Girls Will Be Girls" music video that was shot in T
Oct. 15, 2025 - 11:50:50
Cardano founder Hoskinson eyes S. Korea for blockchain-AI collaboration
Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of the ethereum blockchain and CEO of Input Output, is setting his sights on South Korea as a hub for the next wave of innovation combining blockchain and artificial intelligence — technologies he believes can bring immense benefits to both the public and industry. During his recent visit to Seoul, Hoskinson met with tech leaders and industry stakeholders to explore collaboration opportunities. He praised the South Korean government’s plan to create a 100 trillion w
Oct. 13, 2025 - 10:17:14
Joint Europe R&D key to South Korea’s arms industry competitiveness: expert
To stay competitive in defense exports, international relations expert Przemyslaw Biskup, says that Seoul must swiftly pursue joint research, production and development projects with European partners such as Poland. “Success of launching joint programs based in Poland, between Korea and Poland, is quite important for Korea to keep exporting arms to Europe,” Biskup said, citing Poland’s role as a gateway to the European market. “European producers will push to keep the market for themselves,” me
Oct. 10, 2025 - 20:35:13
Saudi Arabia highlights translation's role under 2030 Vision
Saudi Arabia underscored the role of translation, celebrating the 11th King Abdulaziz International Award for Translation in Korea on Sept. 30. Established in 2006 and headquartered in Riyadh, the award is an international biennial prize recognizing translations to and from Arabic. This year marks its 11th edition, with 226 nominations across 12 languages from 26 countries received, and over 7,127 translated works in 45 languages submitted from more than 60 countries, according to organizers. Th
Oct. 10, 2025 - 14:24:47
Turkmenistan reaffirms commitment to neutrality, lauds Seoul's support at UN
Turkmenistan reaffirmed its commitment to permanent neutrality while lauding South Korea’s support at the United Nations on Friday. The country was declared a permanently neutral state on Dec. 12, 1995, through UN General Assembly Resolution 50/80, making Turkmenistan the only country whose neutrality is officially recognized by the UN. According to the 1907 Hague Convention, neutrality is defined as a state’s impartiality in conflicts, with belligerents expected to respect this status. The reso
Oct. 1, 2025 - 15:01:57
Germany, S. Korea hope for peace on Korean Peninsula
Germany and Korea expressed hope for peace on the Korean Peninsula at an event held in Seoul last week ahead of the Day of German Unity, which is celebrated on Oct. 3. “Korea lives with the pain of division. We as Germans know this feeling. This creates a special bond between our two countries,” German Ambassador to Korea Georg Wilfried Schmidt said in his remarks at the event on Sept. 25. “In Germany, we have worked hard to live in peace together despite our differences. (The late former West G
Oct. 1, 2025 - 11:57:35
Indian Embassy to hold annual Sarang festival to boost culture exchange
The Indian Embassy in Seoul will host the 11th edition of its Sarang, the Festival of India in Korea from Oct. 14 to 23 across multiple cities in South Korea, the embassy told reporters on Monday. The word “sarang” has symbolic meaning in both countries, as it means “love” in Korean and “colorful and diverse” in Hindi. Since its launch in 2015, the festival has become a platform for showcasing India’s cultural richness through dance, drama, music, films and cuisine. One of the highlights this ye
Oct. 1, 2025 - 11:56:40
