By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The South Korean Embassy in Mexico and the Korean Cultural Center hosted a spectacular, one-night-only performance by the renowned National Gugak Center of traditional music and dance at Mexico City’s Teatro Metropólitan on Saturday, April 6, to mark the 100th anniversary of that country’s March First Independence Movement against Japanese colonial rule and the subsequent establishment of
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Three-quarters of all recent South Korean investment in Mexico has been in states that border the United States, according to a recent study conducted by the Universidad Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec de Monterrey) in cooperation with the Korean Embassy here. “More than 80 percent of all accumulated Korean investment in Mexico — which now amounts to
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS During a belated national day reception at his residence on Thursday, Oct. 11 (the country’s official holiday actually falls on Oct. 3), South Korean Ambassador to Mexico Kim Sang-il spoke about the strong economic and commercial bilateral ties and the historic links between the two countries. “Since the founding of (modern-day) Korea, we have always counted on
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS A small group of wives of ambassadors and other foreign diplomats accredited in Mexico had an up close and personal class on how to prepare Italian cuisine from Mauro Chiecchio, the head chef at the Alfredo di Roma restaurant inside Mexico City’s upscale Presidente InterContinental in Colonia Polanco on Tuesday, June 12. The cooking seminar included a
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS In a solemn ceremony at his Lomas de Chapultepec residence on Tuesday, May 29, South Korean Ambassador to Mexico Kim Sang-il presented former Mexican Ambassador to Korea José Luis Bernal Rodríguez with his country’s Grand Gwanghwa Medallion, the highest level of diplomatic service honor that the East Asian nation can bestow. Bernal Rodríguez, who served as head
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As South Korea prepares to host the XXIII Winter Olympic Games and four Mexican skiers gear up to compete in Pyeonchang next week, newly arrived South Korean Ambassador to Mexico Kim Sang-il hosted a small press conference at his residence on Tuesday, Jan. 6, to highlight bilateral relations. “Korea is currently Mexico’s sixth-largest trade partner, with a
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