Diplomacy Spouses of foreign ambassadors to Korea experience Korean culture
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Thirteen spouses of foreign ambassadors to Korea who visited Hahoe Village in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, unanimously remarked on Oct. 14, “We truly felt that the deep history and culture possessed by North Gyeongsang Province form the roots of today's K-pop and the Korean Wave.” They also described Gyeongbuk as “the hub of the Korean Wave where tradition and modernity coexist.” Gyeongbuk Province hosted the Association of Spouses of Ambassadors to South Korea (ASAS) for a two-day cultural experience program starting on Oct. 13. The aim was to introduce