Tag Archives: Seoul

Korea Seeks to Renew Free-Trade Agreement Talks with Mexico

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The underlying message at the Mexico-Korea Commercial Forum (Mexco) in Mexico City on Monday, Dec. 6, was loud and clear: Korea wants to reactivate long.-protracted talks to establish a bilateral free-trade agreement with Mexico. During the conference, which was cosponsored by the South Korean Embassy in Mexico and Mexico’s Council for Foreign Trade, Investment and Technology (COMCE)

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Trending Beauty (What’s New, What Works)

Fall Made Easy By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     This week’s selection of new products and garments encompasses a wide range of beauty and fashion items to save you time, keep you looking sharp and help you transition seamlessly from the carefree days of summer casual to the more polished look of back-to-school or the conventional style of autumn office dressing. Getting back

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Korea Celebrates 100 Years of Sovereignty

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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Korean Ambassador Touts Ties with Mexico

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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