Actor Song Kang-ho received the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony held in Cannes, France on May 28, 2022. Kang won the much-coveted honor for his role as a movie broker holds the trophy. This was reported by many Korean-language news media in Seoul, including the reportedl

The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.Turkmenistan, adhering to its foreign policy based on the principles of positive Neutrality, peacefulne

President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee on May 22 made a surprise appearance at the main garden in front of the main office building of Cheong Wa Dae, where a commemorative episode of "KBS Open Concert" was held to mark the opening of the former presidential compound.This was the first t

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sikThere was a celebration meeting for the senior citizens in Seoul at the Riverside Hotel south of the Han River on April 15, 2022, which was attended by many senior citizens in Seoul, ladies as well as gentlemen.Supported by senior citizens and arranged by a Korean-language

Amb. Juan Carlos Caiza of Colombia in Seoul will host a cup of Colombian coffee and a conversation meeting in the Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF) about the details of the SIBF 2022.Amb. Juan Carlos Caiza hopes to offer insights into the activity’s and the presentation of Colombian writers who w

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul celebrated the Bangla New Year-1429 with great fervor and festivity on May 15, 2022 at the auditorium of the Eunpyeong Culture & Arts Center in Seoul.More than 300 Bangladeshi nationals living in the Republic of Korea spontaneously and actively took part in the eve

The Three Seas Initiative was founded in 2016 during the first Three Seas Summit in Croatia by 12 European Union member states: Latvia, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.There have already been six such summits: in Croatia

Ambassador Ramzi Teymurov of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Seoul and Yongsan-gu Mayor Sung Jang-hyun attended a tree-planting event to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and Azerbaijan at the Singye History Park on May 12.Organized by the Azerbaijan Embassy, the event

The 4th edition of the annual Swiss-Korean Innovation Week will take place from June 7 to 10, 2022, the Embassy of Switzerland in Seoul announced on May 12.Under the theme of diversity, a drive for innovation, topics of mutual interest for the two countries have been selected for diverse programs wi

The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Korea, in cooperation with the Department of Religious Studies of Sogang University, organized the virtual session entitled "The UAE is an example of coexistence and tolerance", which was held on the media platform (Zoom) on Thursday, May 12

The following article was contributed by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.On 16-20 May 2022, Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara cities will host the International For

Korea Forest Service (KFS), led by Minister Choi Byeong-am, held the Wangari Maathai Award Ceremony at the 15th World Forestry Congress held at COEX in Seoul as a special event on May 5.Deputy Minister Nam Tae-hun of KFS and Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director- General of FAO and, Chair of the Coll

By Kevin LeeThe opening ceremony of the 15th World Forestry Congress was held at COEX in Seoul on May 2, kicking off its five-day run until May 6.The opening ceremony started with a welcome speech by Minister Choi Byeong-am of Korea Forest Service, followed by the opening speech of the UN Secretary-

By Feature Editor Song Na-raThe 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival starts on April 23 this year, and continues till May 7.According to the schedule of the Opening-Closing Ceremonies and Award Ceremony, preview screenings for Opening and Closing Films and five press conferences will be held duri

The International Women's Peace Group (IWPG) held an online ceremony on April 26 under the theme of “Women's Cooperation for the Implementation of Sustainable Peace” to commemorate the 3rd Annual Commemoration of the April 26th “International Women's Peace Day”.The ceremony was simultaneously transl

“The World Forestry Congress (WFC) will be held for the first time in Korea and the third time in Asia. Under the theme of ‘Building a Green, Healthy and Resilient Future with Forests,’ the Congress will focus on the role of forests as a means of responding to climate change,” said Minister Choi Bye

The 38th Eurasia Business Insights Seminar will be held online at 7:00 a.m. on April 29.Under the title, “Changes in the Russia/CIS financial environment in the wake of Russia-Ukraine War. How can Korean companies transfer money and pay for settlements?” Park Hyun-wook, head of the Moscow branch of

Colombia once again opened its doors in person to Bogotá International Book Fair, the country's most significant literary festival, on April 19, 2022 as part of the commemoration of 60 years of diplomatic relations between Colombia and Korea. Korea is the guest of honor at the Bogota International B

The following article was contributed by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.On May 7-8, the festival “Boysun Bahori”, the long-awaited holiday of the renewal of natu

On April 2 this year, at a meeting of the Shincheonji Church for pastors in Seoul, General Chairman Lee Man-hee declared, “You can know the word of God’s presence in the new heaven and earth!”The Shincheonji Church of Jesus held a ‘Invitation Meeting for the World’s Pastors to Signing the MOU’ at 5