International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Tuesday received an honorary doctorate from South Korea's only national sports university.Korea National Sport University (KNSU) conferred the doctoral degree in physical education on Bach in a ceremony at its Seoul campus, recognizi

Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday turned down senior presidential aides' resignation offers, citing the need to address urgent security and economic issues facing the nation.On Monday, Chief of Staff Han Kwang-ok, chief national security adviser Kim Kwan-jin, the presi

After suffering a lethargic 2-1 loss to Israel to start the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Monday, South Korea is faced with a distinct number-crunching reality just to survive the first round.South Korea will next face the Netherlands later Tuesday and Chinese Taipei on Thursday in Pool A play at Goc

In many battles in Korea during the Korean War (1950-53), soldiers of the Turkish Brigade proved their chivalry and made great contributions to the defense of freedom and democracy through sacrifices.The Turkish Brigade, according to Wikipedia, served in Korea with the United Nations Command during

By Lee Kyung-sikPublisher, The Korea Post mediaThis year again, Mayor and Mrs. Jeon Dong-pyung of Yeongam County of Jeollanam-do Province are hosting the impressive Yeongam Wangin Culture Festival on April 6-7, 2017, and invite ambassadors and madams to attend the opening ceremony and enjoy various

Julian Eberhard of Austria won the men's sprint at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup here on Friday.Eberhard finished first among 103 biathletes with a time of 23 minutes, 11.1 seconds at the IBU Biathlon World Cup in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, some 180 kilometers east of Seou

There was no rest for the ice-cold South Korean bats Friday, with the World Baseball Classic (WBC) just three days away in the nation's capital.South Korea will host the first round action for Pool A at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul and will open the competition against Israel at 6:30 p.m. Monday. T

South Korea claimed the silver medal in men's hockey at the Asian Winter Games on Sunday, following a 10-0 win over China in its final game.Forward Shin Sang-hoon scored a hat trick and assisted on two goals at Tsukisamu Gymnasium, as South Korea finished the four-nation round robin competition

The government of North Chungcheong Province, central South Korea, said Sunday it will bid for the hosting of the 2018 World Firefighters Games (WFG), a major international sporting event for firefighters.The games also known as the "mini-Olympics for firefighters," in which full-time, volunteers,

South Korea defeated Cuba 6-1 in an exhibition game ahead of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in Seoul.Starter Chang Won-jun tossed four shutout innings, and the once-maligned lineup pounded out 11 hits at Gocheok Sky Dome in the nation's capital.The two nations will meet again at 2 p.m. Sunday

Alpine skier Jung Dong-hyun captured gold in the men's slalom at the Asian Winter Games on Saturday.Jung led all skiers with the combined time of 1:37.10 after two runs at Sapporo Teine, finishing 2.08 seconds ahead of teammate Kim Hyeon-tae.Hideyuki Narita of Japan won the bronze in 1:39.38.Jun

Choi Da-bin will try to become the first South Korean figure skater to win an Asian Winter Games gold medal Saturday, the penultimate day of the Sapporo, Japan, competition.Choi won the short program on Thursday with 61.30 points, leaving Rika Hongo of Japan in second place with 60.98 points. Zhao Z

The Korea Post media now operate a video window on its English Internet site (www.koreapost.com). The video outlet is intended to introduce various aspects of the countries of the world represented by the 111 different embassies of the world in Seoul, which might be interesting to the Korean audienc

As the suzerain state of six Gaya Kingdoms and royal capital of Geumgwan-Gaya founded in 42 A.D., Gimhae is the cradle of the Gaya culture. These small ancient states include Ara Gaya, Goryeong Gaya, Dae Gaya, Seongsan Gaya, Bihwa Gaya and Geumgwan Gaya, which formed a confederation dominated by Geu

A fisherman died and another went missing after a fishing boat sank off South Korea's southernmost island of Jeju on Monday, the Coast Guard said.The 278-ton fishing ship with a crew of 10 sank in waters some 40 kilometers northeast off the city of Jeju on the island, coast guard officers said.

Police said Monday they have booked five youths without physical detention for being allegedly involved in a break-in of a claw machine to steal dolls by entering the machine through its exit which is slightly larger than an A4 sheet of paper.According to the Dongbu Police Station, one of the five,

Asia's largest multisport competition for winter opened here in Japan on Sunday with a celebration of building connections on the continent.Under the slogan, "Beyond Your Ambitions," Sapporo in the Hokkaido region will host the eighth Asian Winter Games through next Sunday. Speed skating will

Nathan Chen of the United States won the men's singles title at an International Skating Union (ISU) competition in Gangneung with a personal best score Sunday.Chen received a total score of 307.46 points after earning 204.34 in the free skate at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championsh

Alpine snowboarder Lee Sang-ho won South Korea's first gold medal at the Asian Winter Games here Sunday.Lee claimed the men's giant slalom race at Sapporo Teine, with the combined time of 1:35.76 after two runs. This was also South Korea's first-ever snowboard gold medal at a Winter Asia

South Korea's Kim Min-hee has won best actress at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival for a film exploring the meaning of love through unconventional relationships.She took home the Silver Bear for Best Actress on Saturday for "On the Beach at Night Alone," beating tough competition fr