The World Inspect Expo Yecheon 2016 drew a total of 620,000 visitors in the 17-day run through August 16, 2016. In a special statement issued on this occasion, Mayor Lee Hyun-joon of the Yecheon County said, “Attendance of Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn at the opening ceremony and the full support giv
By Lee Kyung-sik, Publisher-Chairman, The Korea Post“The insect industry is a bio industry and it is a future-oriented industry with very strong growth potential.“The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has termed insects ‘Little Domestic Animals,’ and paid attention to the unlimited po
Ambassadors Mohamed Salim Alharthy of Oman, Mohammed El Amine Derragui of Algeria, Gerhard Sabathil of the European Union and Peteris Vaivars of Latvia plus 12 other members of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps attended the 19th Boryeong Mud Festival in a two-day tour of the picturesque beach of Boryeong b
On the occasion of the 21st Pyeongtaek Citizens’ Day, The Korea Post had an exclusive interview with Mayor Kong Jae-kwang of the City. At this interview, Mayor Kong expressed his ambitious vision for building Pyeongtaek as the most attractive and dynamic city in Korea. He said this year is especiall
Located at the foot of 1,430-meter high Mt. Sobaek in southeastern part of Korea, Yecheon County has been preserving clean environment with thick forests throughout the region. Capitalizing on this clean and eco-friendly environment, the Yecheon County government initiated programs of researching an
Designated as the first special zone for eco-friendly agriculture and clean environment, the Yangpyeong County served as the venue for the 7th Yongmun Mountain Wild Edible Greens Festival of Yangpyeong. The Festival was successfully held for three days from May 6th to 8th around Mt. Yongmun that pro
Boasting blessed landscape with beautiful sea, islands and mountains, the coastal city of Boryeong attracts more than 16 million tourists a year. The City also has wide beaches with clean sands and mud flats that have long been loved by tourists. As one of the five largest mud flats in the world, th
As the main venue for ice sports in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Gangneung City is making systematic preparations for the Olympic Games by building additional sports, lodging and transportation facilities as scheduled. Along with Gangneung, PyeongChang and Jeongseon will
The millennium-old Gangneung Danoje Festival, which is registered as the first UNESCO Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in festival segment, will be held for 8 days from June 5 to June 12, 2016 in Gangneung. The annual Gangneung Danoje Festival will be launched on May 11 with t
As the ‘Literature Promotion Act’ was enacted late last year, the government is empowered to establish the National Korean Literature Museum. And a number of local autonomous governments, including the Eunpyeong-gu Office, are competing to attract the literature museum, arguing appropriateness of th
Ambassadors Krzysztof Majka of Poland and 18 other members of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps attended the significant 2016 Yeongam Dr. Wangin Culture Festival in Yeongam County in the southwestern province of Jeollanam-do in a two-day tour on April 7-8, 2016. Also attending the event were Ambassadors An
As an area in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul was designated as the ‘Eunpyeong Bukhan-san Special Korean Culture District,’ municipal administrative authorities and traditional cultural organizations are joining hands to promote traditional culture and arts as well as tourism contents by leveraging these tradit
The Gangnam-gu Office (Mayor: Shin Yeon-hee) recently announced an addition of a new program of regularizing Taekwondo, Korean martial art, performance at the Kukkiwon in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, the world Taekwondo headquarters. The new performance program is designed primarily for international tourists
Ambassadors Milan Lajciak of Slovakia. Niroshani Manisha Gunaseker of Sri Lanka, Thura H. Thet Oo Maung of Myanmar, Peteris Vaivars of Latvia, Askar Beshimov of Kyrgyzstan and Salohiddin Kiromov of Tajikistan, some 30 other senior diplomats and spouses and Korean and Chinese journalist leaders atten
Mayor Jeon Dong-pyeong of the Yeongam County, near Gwangju, is hosting the 2016 Wangin Culture Festival in his county on April 7-10, 2016 for a four-day run in memory of the noted Korean scholar, Wangin Baksa (Dr. Wangin), who spread Hanja, Chinese characters and classics, to Japan in the third cent
Governor Kim Kwan-yong of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Province hosted the inaugural meeting of the Opinion Leaders’ Committee of Korea on the ‘2017 Ho Chi Minh City-Gyeongju Silk Road Expo’ at the Press Center in Seoul on March 23, 2016 with the attendance of some 50 members of the Committee, including for
As one of the most thriving cities in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Gimcheon is transforming into an advanced innovative city. With 12 major public corporations and organizations, including Korea Expressway Corporation, KEPCO Engineering & Construction Company, and Korea Transportation Safety Authority
The Jeju Free International City Development Center (JDC) is moving full steam ahead for the globalization of Jeju. The JDC is performing a pivotal role in the development and growth of the economy of the Jeju Island Province of the Republic of Korea boldly carrying out various key industrial projec
As a port located in the west coast region of Korea, Dangjin City has been achieving robust growth in economy and population for years. As of the end of 2015, its population increased to over 170,000 persons and the finance exceeded 700 billion won (approx. US$583 million). In 2015, the City attract
Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok of the Incheon Metropolitan City said that the Governors Association of Korea (GAOK) has been contributing greatly to the promotion of exchange and cooperation between Korea's local governments and those of other countries by establishing a close network with foreign missions in