Now a growing number of people in the Republic of Korea (ROK) in the South want the country to develop and possess nuclear weapons to cope with the threat and intimidations by the nuclear-armed North Korean regime. However, there also are opponents to this demand who are by no means so small even if

Not long ago, Korea Gallup surveyed the opinions of a total of 1,006 persons in the Republic of Korea (ROK) in the South above the age of 19 if they wanted to have nuclear weapons. Sixty four percent of the respondents said they did while only 28% said no with the rest saying they were undecided.Nor

It is widely known in Korea that President Park Chung- Hee (1917-1979) took very strong interest in attaining two major goals of his life: One was to free the Korean people from the shackles of abject poverty of 5,000 years and the other was to develop nuclear weapons for a self-reliant national def

▲President Park Geun-hye (left foreground) offers prayers for the victims of the Sewol Ferry incident.The entire people of the Republic of Korea are sorrow-stricken over the victims of the Sewol Ferry sinking that occurred on April 16, 2014 off the coast of Jindo Island on the southwestern tip of th

▲Photo shows candle light vigil staged by protesters against a government decision or policy. Some rightists or rightist-oriented people classify them ‘Jongbuk Jwabbal’ (literally, ‘Pro-North Korean Leftist Reds’). However, many of the are conscientious young people demanding elimination of room for

President Barack Obama of the United States of America is scheduled to make an official visit to Korea on April 25-26, 2014 at the invitation of President Park Geun-hye. President Obama’s visit this time is of great significance in that it will be his first visit to Korea since the inauguration of t

Korean-language business daily, Maeil Kyungje, reported on April 29, 2014 that newly accredited Chinese Ambassador Qiu Guohong in Seoul has stated, “The Republic of Korea and the United States should not carry out the ROK-US military exercise because it is for occupying Pyongyang.” Speaking at an in

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Presidents Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Barack Obama of the United States (US) agreed on April 25, 2014 to further strengthen the ROK-US cooperation in the face of increasing nuclear threat posed by North Korea. Presidents Park and Obama is scheduled to visit the ROK-US Combined

In the current April 2014 issue of The Korea Post, we have an unprecedented 15-page special in-depth feature report on South Korea’s independent development a self-defense-purpose nuclear armament with important views from noted specialists on nuclear weapons and foreign relations. We have been rope

By Lee Kyung-sikPublisher of The Korea PostChairman Ahn Cheol-soo of the New Politics Committee (NPC) and Chairman Kim Han-gil of the opposition Democratic Party (DP) formed a united new opposition party named “New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) and have agreed to formally inaugurate the NPA

President Park Geun-hye disclosed on Feb. 25, 2014 a package of ambitious measures to boost the Korean economy, and resolve various problems in the way in the development and growth of the Korean economy. Published on the occasion of the beginning the second year of her office, the three-year econom

Mayor Park Won-soon and other hopefuls for the Seoul mayoral election next June, including one of the new party of Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo, now have a formidable competitor. The man in point is Rep. Chung Mong-joon, former chairman of the ruling Saenuri Party and actual owner of the multi-trillion Hyunda

President Park Geun-hye made a state visit to India on Jan. 16, 2014, and held summit talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India in New Delhi, India. ▲President Park Geun-hye (left) and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India pose for a photo prior to summit talks on Jan. 16, 2014 in New Delhi

The gubernatorial and mayoral elections are slated for June 4 this year and all major political parties in Korea are looking for eligible candidates to compete with their rival parties.The election results are expected to be greatly influenced by the candidates of a third party to be formed in March

President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea (south) continues to meet the Heads of State and Government and various other prominent personalities of various countries of the world to widen the exposure of Korea to the outside world and increase cooperation, exchange and friendship between Korea

A latest movie, Byeonhoin (literally, 'Defense Lawyer'), drew 5 million viewers in 12 days. It features national security cases where innocent students and professors were tortured by the law enforcement officers of the general-turned dicta...torial President Chun Do-Hwan during his 7-year rule. Chu

Finally, the Korail strikers agreed to come back to work 11 am tomorrow (Dec 31) as a result of match-making lawmakers of the ruling-opposition parties. It came as a result of compromise from both the labor and management.It is good news to many people in Korea who have wanted to go to the East Coas

According to an opinion survey conducted by Korea Gallup on Dec. 16-19, 2013 and published by Korean-language Internet newspaper, NEWSIS, on Dec. 20, 2013, Ahn Cheol-soo narrowed his gaps with the ruling Saenuri Party to mere 3% winning a 32% approval rating vis-a-vis 35% won by Saenuri. This showed

Latest opinion poll resultSaenuri 35%, Ahn party 32%,DP 10%, UPP 1% and JP 0.4%According to an opinion survey conducted by Korea Gallup on Dec. 16-19, 2013 and published by Korean-language Internet newspaper, NEWSIS, on Dec. 20, 2013, Ahn Cheol-soo narrowed his gaps with the ruling Saenuri Party to