From halal beef to war zones, Korea’s diplomats double as corporate advocates

When a military conflict erupted between Iran and Israel last year, Korea’s diplomats in Tehran did not just coordinate a standard geopolitical evacuation. They scrambled an emergency response network specifically designed to track down, shelter and extract stranded Korean business executives and commercial travelers through volatile third-country routes. The wartime rescue is one of 137 real-world vignettes detailed in a newly published compendium by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, documenting the expanding, hyperfocused role that the country’s overseas embassies play in securing and defending private corporate interests abroad. The 2025 case studies paint a vivid portrait of economic diplomacy, illustrating how a nation heavily reliant on export-led growth uses its diplomatic weight to resolve thorny operational crises, untangle bureaucratic gridlocks and salvage stalled commercial deals. The report, organized by region and industrial sector, functions as both a corporate survival guide and a public relations blueprint for Korean conglomerates and small enterprises looking to nav

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