Envoys connect through social media challenges during pandemic Posted : 2021-04-05 11:00 Updated : 2021-04-05 17:22 New Zealand Ambassador to Korea Philip Turner holds a porcelain cup instead of a disposable one as part of the #GoGoChallenge in this video posted on the embassy's social media on March 23. Captured from Facebook By Kwon Mee-yoo The COVID-19 pandemic has changed lifestyle in many ways, and the lives of ambassadors in Korea are no exception. Their calendars used to be jam-packed with events as they communicated with other diplomats as well as public and private figures of the country. But the pandemic and social distancing rules have forced the canceling of events or limiting the number of guests, making networking difficult.