[At Home with Her Excellency, Thailand] Bringing Thailand’s famous smiles to Seoul To follow up last year’s “Cooking with Her Excellency” series, in which ambassadors’ spouses introduced readers to the cuisine of their homelands, the Korea JoongAng Daily presents a new series that brings readers into the residences of envoys statio 2016.12.25
Poland in brief Capital:WarsawMajor cities:Krakow, Lodz, Wroclaw, PoznanOfficial Language:PolishPopulation:About 38.5 millionReligion:Mostly Roman CatholicArea:120,696 square milesNumber of K 2016.12.11
[At Home with Her Excellency, Poland] Home’s a garden for Poland’s emissaries Nothing excites Zofia Majka (pronounced “Ma-yi-ka”) more than experimentation. The chemical engineering graduate can’t help her curiosity, and gardening became a natural hobby. When she returns home after a long day, the first thing she does is to ch 2016.12.11
Pakistan in brief Capital:IslamabadMajor cities:Karachi, Lahore, FaisalabadOfficial languages:English, UrduPopulation:About 202 millionReligion:Islam (about 96%)Area:796,095 square kilometers (307, 2016.11.20
[At Home with Her Excellency, Norway] Curating Norwegian minimalism in Seoul To follow up last year’s “Cooking with Her Excellency” series, in which ambassadors’ spouses introduced readers to the cuisine of their homelands, the Korea JoongAng Daily presents a new series that brings readers into the residences of envoys statio 2016.11.6
Norway in Brief Capital:OsloMajor cities:Bergen, Trondheim, StavangerOfficial language:NorwegianPopulation:About 5.3 millionReligion:Mostly Evangelical LutheranArea:125,020 square miles (323,802 squ 2016.11.6
Turkmenistan in brief Capital:AshgabatMajor cities:Annau, Mary, Turkmenabat, Dashoguz, Balkanabat, TurkmenbashiOfficial language:TurkmenPopulation:6.2 millionReligion:Mostly MuslimArea: 2016.10.23
[At Home with Her Excellency, Tunisia] A tasteful couple puts Tunisia in the spotlight To follow up last year’s “Cooking with Her Excellency” series, in which ambassadors’ spouses introduced readers to the cuisine of their homelands, the Korea JoongAng Daily presents a new series that brings readers into the residences of envoys statio 2016.10.9
Peru in brief Peru in briefCapital: Lima Major cities: Arequipa, Cusco, Trujillo Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara Population: 31.1 million Religion: Mostly Roman Catholic (81%) and Evangelical (12%) Area: 496,225 square miles 2016.7.24
[At Home with Her Excellency, Peru] Modern Peruvian art inspires a new couple To follow up last year’s “Cooking with Her Excellency” series, in which ambassadors’ spouses introduced readers to the cuisine of their homelands, the Korea JoongAng Daily presents a new series that brings readers into the residences of envoys statio 2016.7.24
