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Soprano Sumi Jo (center) poses for a photo with baritone Jean-Francois Lapointe (left) and conductor Jean-Michel Malouf of the Orchestra de Chambre I Musici de Montreal during a concert on November 26 at the National Arts Center in Ottawa, Canada. My hometown is on the southern waters. I […]
On Saturday November 29th, Imjin Hockey Game took place at the Canadian Tire Centre in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the PPCLI and the Royal 22e regiments, a friendly ice hockey game will be held at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa to re-enact the historic game played […]
On Friday November 28th, the Korean Embassy hosted Soprano Sumi Jo’s concert at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa in commemoration of the establishment of Korean War Veterans Day in Canada and to celebrate the advancement of bilateral relations between Korea and Canada.
On Monday November 17, The 1st Korean War Symposium took place at Carleton University. The Korean War Symposium brought together young scholars in Canada to discuss the importance of Canada’s participation in the Korean War and to consider prospects for the future partnership between Korea and Canada. In […]
On Sunday, November 10th 2014, Ambassador Cho and ROK Defence Attache Colonel Jan Min Choi gathered in a commemorative wreath-laying ceremony held at the Ottawa city hall to honour Canada’s Veterans of the Korean War. Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa; Pierre Lemiuex, Member of Parliament; Karl McQuillan, chief of staff […]
Hallyu, the Korean Wave, is now sweeping across Cuba. Many domestic Korean media outlets have recently covered the Cuban people’s great interest in all things Korean. The dailies said that Korean TV soap operas, audition-themed survival programs and pop music are all enjoying great popularity in the […]
Please find below, a message and invitation from the Canada-Korea Society calling on all those with experience teaching English in Korea to join the exciting network of Canadian ESL Teachers to Korea (CETK).You are all invited to join the network and to join us for the CETK Alumni Networking […]
2NE1’s mega hit “I Am The Best” has earned the top spot in Billboard’s World Digital Songs chart. With its newest position, the group has now become only the second Korean pop singer or group to top the chart, after international YouTube sensation Psy. 2NE1’s “I Am The […]
Jinju, a historic city in southwest Korea, has been bustling with the fever of Hallyu, or the “Korean Wave.” This has been due to the Korea Drama Festival 2014, the largest celebration of television dramas in the country, which just dropped its closing curtain. During the festival, held […]
President Park Geun-hye looks at a demonstration of SK Telecom’s 5G technology at the World IT Show after the opening ceremony of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference on October 20. The star of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, currently taking place at the BEXCO convention center in Busan, has turned […]
A team of high school seniors has come in fourth place at the 8th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO). The science event, held over eight days from September 22 to 30 in Santander, Spain, involved 82 students from 26 countries. The participants showed off their creativity and inquiry […]
The Incheon Asian Games are just around the corner, with less than three weeks remaining now until the opening ceremony. On the occasion of Asia’s biggest sporting event, the city is expected to attract more than two million visitors. In line with this, Incheon City has been building […]
One hundred and seventeen years ago, King Gojong (r. 1863-1907) of Joseon rechristened the nation as the Daehan Empire in 1897 and ruled as an emperor until the end of his reign. The king, then emperor, built a Western-style stone palace, the Seokjojeon, inside the Deoksugung Palace grounds, […]
To mark autumn’s arrival, the Gyeongbokgung and Changgyeonggung palaces, as well as the National Palace Museum of Korea, will be open at night. Night openings are scheduled from October 22 to November 3 for Gyeongbokgung Palace and from October 21 to November 2 at Changgyeonggung Palace. Visitors will […]
Twelve geological sites, including Hallasan Mountain, the Manjanggul Lava Tubes and the Seongsan Sunrise Peak, have received “Global Geopark” designation from UNESCO. The UNESCO-affiliated Global Geoparks Network (GGN) re-designated nine sites on the island and added three more to the list during its sixth conference at the Stonehammer […]
On Friday October 3, Korea Day Proclamation and Flag Raising Ceremony were took place at the Ottawa City Hall. This event was the first event after the state visit of President of the Republic of Korea Park Geun Hye to Canada and celebrated the Korean National Foundation Day. […]
On Tuesday September 30, Korea Forum hosted by the Korean Embassy, OCDSB, and Academy of Korean Studies took place at Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) office. The purpose of this event was to provide the correct information on Korean history, geography, and culture to Canadian teachers. Ambassador Cho […]
The Korean War & Reunification Symposium Co-hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs Monday, November 17th 10AM-2:30PM Residence Commons at Carleton University Symposium Topics Session 1: The meaning of the Korean War to Canada, then and now More […]
President Park Geun-hye attended the Canada-Korea Business Symposium, co-hosted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Korean Industries, in the afternoon. In her keynote speech, President Park proposed ways to bolster economic cooperation between the two countries. First, the President noted that as old friends, […]