All posts tagged "Middle East"

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    First Korean cultural center opens in Middle East

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea will open a state-run facility for promoting Korean culture in Abu Dhabi Thursday, the first in the Middle East, the government said. The new Korean Cultural Center, which sits near Khalifa Park,...

    • Posted March 9, 2016
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  • President Park Geun-hye (L) attends an official welcoming ceremony in Abu Dhabi on March 5, 2015. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea seeks ’2nd Middle East boom’

    SEJONG, March 19 (Yonhap) — South Korea will seek a “second Middle East boom” by strengthening economic cooperation with countries that are preparing for the post-oil era, the government said Thursday. In a national trade and investment...

    • Posted March 19, 2015
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    America tops the list with 464 ‘Hallyu’ fan clubs

    The biggest fan growth is in Africa and the Middle East, according to Korea Foundation  By Park Jin-hai “Hallyu” or the Korean wave is up and running despite some concerns to the contrary, with its global fan...

    • Posted January 9, 2014
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