South Korea seeks to start developing an advanced ship-based missile interceptor this year, the state arms procurement agency has said, amid efforts to counter evolving North Korean military threats.Last year, the country's defense authorities approved a 690 billion-won (US$520 million) project set
South Korean shipbuilding, oil refining and machinery conglomerate HD Hyundai said Wednesday it has signed a deal with German engineering giant Siemens to turn its shipyards into smart ones.The agreement, which was signed Tuesday in Seongnam, south of Seoul, calls for jointly developing a platform t
According to industry sources, HD Hyundai has banned third parties from reading rulings related to its employees convicted of violating the Military Secret Protection Act, preventing related authorities, including the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, from taking measures such as illegal s
Korean companies such as Samsung C&T and Hyundai Heavy Industries have achieved a total of 7.5 trillion won in economic cooperation with UAE companies in energy, defense, bio, and smart farms.Analysts say that with President Yoon Suk-yeol's visit to the UAE, the cooperation field between the two cou
President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the Baraka nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Jan. 16 (local time).The Baraka nuclear power plant is the first nuclear power plant exported by South Korea and the first nuclear power plant in the UAE, an oil producing country.President Yoon's vis
Tuesday, December 27, 2022Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media today The Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) “We will make Uijeongbu a business hub of our region offering many good jobs!”Mayor Kim Dong-geun of the Uijeongbu City said, “We will try to make Ui
Wednesday, December 7, 2022Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media today The Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) Yangpyeong has unique, interesting tourist assets, moreNot many people know that Yangyeong-gun, a county some 42.6 kilometers east of Seoul, is wher
Thursday, November 17, 2022Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media today The Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) “We will make Uijeongbu a business city with offering many good jobs!”The slogan that Mayor Kim Dong-geun of the Uijeongbu City put forward right af
Tuesday, October 25, 2022Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media today The Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) Rest in peace, beloved Madam Fen, icon of spouses of the ambassadorsWilliam Shakespeare said, “May flight of Angels sing thee to thy rest!” And Ralph
Monday, October 24, 2022Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media today The Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) “The gov’t-pursued spirit of freedom and solidarity is never different from the Olympic spirit”South Korea hosted the 26th Association of National Olym
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editor Kevin Lee, Feature Editor Yeu Min-yulThe Embassy of India in Seoul is in really good hands!This was the impression the visitors from The Korea Post media got when they visited the Embassy of India in Seoul on October 14 this year and had a brief meeting at the
Wednesday, October 12, 2022Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media today The Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) President Yoon gets letter from US President Biden on Inflation Reduction ActPresident Yoon Suk-yeol on Oct. 4 received a letter from U.S. President
President Yoon Suk-yeol announced a special pardon for a number of leading Korean business conglomerates, including Vice Chairma Lee Jae-yong of the Samsung Business Group, Chairman Shin Donb-bin of the Lotte Business Group and a total of 1,691 other persons. It comes as a special pardon in celerati
Thursday, August 4, 2022Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media todayThe Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) “Last years saw consolidation of bilateral relations in highest level”Ambassador Daúl Matute-Mejía of the Republic of Peru in Seoul said, “The last year
Wednesday, August 3, 2022Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media todayThe Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) “Last years saw consolidation of bilateral relations in highest level”Ambassador Daúl Matute-Mejía of the Republic of Peru in Seoul said, “The last yea
Tuesday, August 2, 2022Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media todayThe Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) “Last years saw consolidation of bilateral relations in highest level”Ambassador Daúl Matute-Mejía of the Republic of Peru in Seoul said, “The last years
Friday, July 29, 2022Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media todayThe Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) “Angola has many areas for increased cooperation with Korea in mining, related areas”Director General Canga Xiaquivulia of the Geological Institute of the
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media todayThe Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) Relations between Korea, China expected to rise to a notch-higher levelPresident Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China invited President Yoon Suk-y
Monday, May 30, 2022 Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media todayThe Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com ) Actor Song Kang-ho wins Best Actor Award at Cannes Film FestivalActor Song Kang-ho received the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival awards ceremon
Thursday, April 21, 2022 Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media todayThe Korea Post ( www.koreapost.com )“Colombia and Korea, two cultures united with innovation and literature”Colombia once again opened its doors in person to Bogotá International Book Fair