South Korean director Bong Joon-ho grabbed the highest honor at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for his black comedy movie "Parasite."Bong became the first South Korean director to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Before him, Park Chan-wook was awarded the Grand Prix, the second-highest
A South Korean violinist and a North Korean soprano shared a stage in China on Sunday, in an effort to promote reconciliation as tensions threaten to rise again on the peninsula.Won Hyung-joon, chief artistic director of Seoul-based Lindenbaum Festival Orchestra, and soprano Kim Song-mi performed to
By Vice Chairperson Cho Kyung-hee with Reporter Hwang Jung-ha Mayor Chung Dong-Kyun of the Yangpyeong County of the Gyeonggi Province appointed President Kim Hyung-dae of The Korea Post media as the “King of Yangpyeong of the Day” at the Mountain Green Festival on May 3, 2019 in Yangp
The Korea Post has recently appointed Kevin Kim as new Managing Editor of The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language media outlets established 34 years ago.The Korea Post was inaugurated as a first-generation English monthly magazine in Korea in 1985 when English-language pub
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with VC Cho Kyung-hee, Reporters Kim Jung-mi, Kim Sua, Shin Jin-seon, Kevin Kim At last weekend on April 4-5, 2019, the ambassadors and madams of about a dozen countries in Korea had a rare opportunity to take a look into what happened between Korea and Japan 1,600 years a
Prof. Lee Keun-yeop, Ph.D.New Year's Day this year meant to me an adio to my octogenarian days. In celebration my wife, Nguyen Thi Viet Hong offered a "full scholarship" Vietnam tour. Our entrouge consisted of my 10th grader daughter Lee Pizza, my wife, and of me. Before boardin
Rev. Park Seung-uk, chairman and chief abbot of the Cheonman-sa Buddhist Temple in Ulsan, visited Seoul and had a meeting with Ambassador Shiferaw Shigutie Wolassa of Ethiopia at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on March 11, 2019. The meeting was also attended by the other senior members of the
By marking March 8 as World Women's Day, the international community wanted to highlight the role of women in societies and the need to overcome prejudices that can delay the evolution of women's status towards greater equality in society, political, social, economic and cultural responsibil
After an extended period of reticence, which perhaps resulted from the central government’s ambitious ‘Help North Korea’ policies, it appears the local governments have re-started paying due attention to the importance of local festivals they enthusiastically hosted in the past. There are clear sign
Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (SCJ), hosted a mass rally at the Gwanghwamun Square in front of the Government Building in Seoul on Jan. 27, 2019. The organizers claimed that a total of 30,000 persons participated in the meeting. At the mee
Is our email daily news, The Korean Daily Media Headlines, duly reaching Your Excellency every morning?The first thing in the morning we do every day is to check all the Korean-language newspapers, broadcasts and other news media outlets, including English dailies and other news sources, and email t
Millennium Seoul Hilton is offering a special room package for families seeking a winter staycation. The parents can enjoy the comfort and luxury of a deluxe guestroom plus all the hotel amenities while children aged 7 to 13 can take part in a cooking class at Il Ponte, the hotel’s popular Italian r
“A woman was kidnapped by her own relatives. Against her will, she was forced to attend a program designed by pastors of the CCK trained to change her religious views. The first time, she escaped and sprang into action, rallying against coercive conversion. The second time, she suffocated to death.
Millennium Seoul Hilton is offering Seoul urbanites a unique opportunity to enjoy a winter getaway without getting away from the city, perfect for those seeking a little winter rest and relaxation. There are two options: the Christmas Train package allows you to take advantage of the holidays in sty
The following article was contributed by Ambassador Rodolfo Solano Quiros of Costa Rica to The Korea Post media for publication on the occasion of abolition of the Army of Costa Rica 70 years ago.—Ed.Costa Rica abolished its army 70 years ago. During national celebrations, children and the you
I have already published in this column the following information concerning the five news publications we publish at The Korea Post media:Korean-language Internet edition: http://www.koreapost.co.krEnglish-language Internet edition: http://www.koreapost.comKorean-language print newspaper:http://pdf
Millennium Seoul Hilton is celebrating its 35th year of operation and to commemorate this milestone, we are hosting an Instagram event inviting past guests to share their favourite memories of the hotel over the past three and a half decades. The event period is ongoing and will end on December 14th
On Nov. 19, 2018 Conference and Photo Exhibition dedicated to 100 years anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic has been held at the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea with the joint initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Korea and the Korea-Azer
By Lee Kyung-sik (publisher of The Korea Post) with Reporter Sua KimAmong the important Korean food items is one called Ddeok, or rice cakes. Users of the McCune Reischauer transliteration system would spell it Ttok.The Korean rice cakes, according to historical records, date back to the Gojoseon Pe