Korea reported 26 more coronavirus cases today in the wake of a cluster infection connected to the clubs and drinking joints in the downtown Itaewon area in Seoul as Korean health authorities strove to contain the new spread of COVID-19.According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Preventi

산림청(청장 박종호)은 ‘산불 피해 조사·복구 추진단’을 발족하여 울산광역시 울주, 경상북도 안동, 강원도 고성에서 발생한 산불피해지* 조사·복구에 나선다.* 울주 산불(’20.3.19~20.) 519ha, 안동 산불(’20.4.24~26.) 약 800ha, 고성 산불(’20.5.1~2.) 약 85ha 피해 발생○ 산불피해 현장 조사는 5일부터 15까지 10일간 진행하며, 산림·입목 및 산림시설 등을 대상으로 울주군, 안동시, 고성군과 합동으로 시행한다.○ 위성영상 분석 및 드론 활용 등 과학적인 방법으로 응급복구 시급성의 우선순위

A total of 101 new cases of the COVID-19 broke out on May 12 at a number of clubs and drinking bars in the Itaewon area in the Yongsan-gu Ward in Seoul. This was disclosed by Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDCP).According to the KCDCP, at least 23 confirmed patients were the fami

The health authorities in Korea announced today (April 20) a total of 13 new cases of CORONA diseases as of this day. It brings Korea’s total infections to 10,674.According to according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), Korea's new virus infections stayed below 20 for t

Customs authorities in Busan said Tuesday they have busted the largest cigarette trafficking operation on record in South Korea.The Busan Main Customs said it has arrested three people, including a 73-year-old Seoul man, and put a 43-year-old man on a wanted list on charges of smuggling 700,000 ciga

Seoul city said Tuesday it has launched a telephone and online consulting service for foreigners on the novel coronavirus.The Southwest Global Center, a support organization for non-Korean residents affiliated with the city government, operates the information line in eight languages -- English, Chi

The chief of South Korea's top conglomerate Samsung Group stands to receive 470 billion won (US$392 million) in 2019 dividends, with the bulk coming from group flagship Samsung Electronics Co., a corporate tracker said Monday.Lee Kun-hee, Samsung Electronics' ailing chairman, will receive dividends

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik Ambassador Virgilio Paredes Trapero of Honduras and scores of other leading members of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps (SDC) saw on Oct. 4, 2019 one of the world’s largest religious estates in the Gapyeong County of the Gyeonggi Province. At the welcome ceremony on that day, Am

By Feature Editor Song NaraThe Hanseong Baekje Culture Festival was successfully held at the Peace Plaza of the Olympic Park in Songpa-gu, Seoul in a 3-day run on Sept. 27-29, 2019. The venues for the festival also included the Wiraeseongdaero, the Ancient Tombs Site of the Seokchon-dong and the Bae

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Reporter Paul KimAmbassador Kathos Jibao Mattai of Sierra Leone and other senior members of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps (SDC) had a rare opportunity to cross the ‘Battle Site’ Nakdong River in Mayor a ceremony hosted by Baek Seon-ki of the Chilgok County of Gyeongsangb

Pyeongtaek City, Pyeongtaek City Council, Pyeongtaek City social welfare service agencies (Pyeongtaek Welfare Foundation, Pyeongtaek City Social Workers’ Association, Pyeongtaek City Social Welfare Council, Pyeongtaek City Volunteer Center, Pyeongtaek City Community Guarantee Council) will recruit m

담양군(군수 최형식)은 지난 24일부터 2일간 고려대학교 세종캠퍼스에서 진행된 ‘2019 전국 기초자치단체장 매니페스토 우수사례 경진대회’에서 지역문화활성화 분야 ’우수상'을 수상했다.이번 경진대회는 전국 147개 기초자치단체가 참여해 총 343개의 우수사례 중 1차 심사를 통과한 176개의 우수사례가 본 대회에 진출해 일자리 및 경제 분야, 도시재생 분야, 에너지분권 분야, 초고령화 대응 분야, 지역문화 활성화 분야, 시민참여․마을자치 분야, 소식지․방송 분야 등 7개 분야로 나누어 열띤 경쟁을 펼쳤다

By Chief Editor Kim Hyung-dae with Reporter Shin Jin-seonFor Osan Mayor Kwak Sang-wook, the June 13 local elections in 2018 are significant in many ways. He is one of the two mayors who won the third term in Gyeonggi-do (province). Furthermore, he gained the highest rate (72.3%) of the vote across S

A police officer has been booked for investigation over his alleged involvement in the snowballing sex and corruption scandal centering on a former member of famous K-pop band BIGBANG, police said Sunday. The officer with Gangnam Police Station, which covers Seoul's Gangnam district, where the n

The memorial portraits of the hundreds of victims who died on the ill-fated ferry Sewol in 2014 were relocated from a protest site in central Seoul on Sunday, years after they were placed there amid calls for punishment for those responsible for the ferry's sinking. The association of the victim

As the Bukmangmun, one of four gates of the Naju Eupseong (fortress) in Naju City, was restored in January this year, reconstruction of all of gates to the regional fortress was completed in 101 years after they were destroyed under the Japanese colonial rule in 1917. Having initiated the project of

By The Korea Post Reporter Hillary KangThe Pocheon City, 37.3 miles north of Seoul, has a good number of tourist attractions, not very far away from the Capital Zone of Seoul, including picturesque waterfalls and other wonderful tourist attractions along the Hantan River. The City is preparing to ha

U.S. investor Elliott Associates is taking legal actions against the South Korean government, claiming Seoul unlawfully exerted influence on the controversial merger of two Samsung units in 2015, industry sources said Tuesday.Samsung C&T Corp. merged with Cheil Industries Inc. in 2015 despite the pr

By Publisher-Editor Lee Kyung-sikWith Reporters Kim Jung-mi, Kim Sua and Won HwiMayor Jeon Dong-pyeong of Yeongam County at the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula said, “One thousand and six hundred years ago, Dr. Wangin (Dr. Wani in Japanese) went over to Japan in the spirit of communication,

As an eco-friendly and health-oriented region, the Yangpyeong County will host the 64th Gyeonggi-do Sports Festival for three days, April 26~28, 2018, at the Yangpyeong Sports Complex and other sports facilities. It is participated in a total of over 12,000 athletes, directors and coaches from 31 ci