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The National Changgeuk Company of Korea Incorporates Pansori in Euripides’ Trojan Women
The latest experimental contemporary changgeuk, or traditional Korean opera that the National Changgeuk Company of Korea has taken on is creating a minimalist and contemporary version of Euripides' play, The Trojan Women.
The way in which the company tells the...
Economy
Who Are the Greeks Affected by the Hanjin Fall Described as a Lehman Moment for Shipping?
"The fallout of Hanjin Shipping is like Lehman Brothers to the financial markets," said Gerry Wang, Seaspan Corp. Chief Executive Officer, adding that the fall of South Korea's biggest container line has impacted the shipping industry.
"It's a huge, huge...
Economy
Greek Wine Exports to Seoul Increase by 407%
Greek wine exports to South Korea have increased by 407 percent in the first four months of 2016, according to the Greek office of the Economic and Commercial Affairs in Seoul. The document states that the Korean wine...
Greece
OECD: Greece Among the 'Smartest' Countries in the World
The OECD released a list that ranks countries based on the highest number of scientists per capita in fields such as mathematics, physics, technology and engineering. As it turns out Greece was placed among the 10 “smartest” countries in...
Greece
What Do Greeks Search on Google?
A survey on the search “obsessions” of internet users has been circulating the web over the last few days. The survey conducted by cost-estimating website Fixr.com recorded Google user searches for various products, depending on their country of residence.
Although the...
Greek News
Greek Gymnasts Win Six Medals at Korea Cup
The Greek rhythmic gymnastics team won six medals at the international tournament “Korea Cup” held in Incheon, South Korea, on April 19 and 20.
More specifically, in artistic gymnastics the two-time Olympian Vaso Millousi won the gold medal on the...
Greek News
South Korea: Greek Envoy Marks National Day for First Time in 5 Years
In a first for Greece’s top diplomat here in the past five years, Greek Ambassador to South Korea Sourvanos Dionysios underscored commercial and political ties between his country and South Korea during a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day in...
Greece
Greece Fails to Impress in Friendly Match Against South Korea
The Greek national team lost the friendly match against South Korea 0-2. Greece failed to impress and surely needs a lot of improvement in order to keep up with the upcoming challenge of the World Cup. This was the...
Greece
Greek President to Visit South Korea
Earlier this morning it was announced by the Greek Government that the President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, will visit the Republic of Korea. Park Geun-hye, his South Korean counterpart officially invited him.
It’s the first time in Greek...
Greek News
Kazantzakis Translated Into Japanese
The works of Nikos Kazantzakis, Report to Greco and Alexis Zorbas, will be translated into Japanese, as it was announced by the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis (ISFNK), which, on the occasion of the 25 years since...