President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol announced his nomination of eight ministers of his government on April 10, 2022.The new nominees included Rep. Choo Kyung-ho as new Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and former Republic of Korea Armemf Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman Lee Jong-sup as his new D
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of Korea visited Camp Humphreys, the United States Forces Korea (USFK) base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on April 7, 2022, and expressed his strong will to positively respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.At this meeting, President-el
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of Korea assumes office and begins his work on May 10 this year as the new (20th term) President of the Republic of Korea.Now with Yoon in place, the Republic of Korea appears to be in ‘good hands’ in the opinion of many people in Ko
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol named former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as the nominee for his first prime minister on April 3.At a press conference at the transition committee's office in Tongui-dong, Seoul, President-elect Yoon said, "Han served as deputy prime minister for economy and prime minist
The 4th round of Korea-GCC FTA negotiations were held on March 28-31 in Seoul. Korea’s government delegation is led by Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE)’s Director General for FTA Negotiations Lee Kyung-sik, and consists of relevant ministries’ officials.The Gulf Cooperation Council (G
The following article and picture were provided by the UAE Embassy in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.The UAE Embassy in Seoul participated in the investment event organized by the Institute of Middle Easter
The following article and pictures were provided by the Embassy 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 March 24-26, the First Tashkent International Investment Forum was held in Tashkent. Presid
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, – 27 March 2021: AD Ports Group today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kuwait General Administration of Customs to establish a new virtual trade corridor between the UAE and Kuwait, under the supervision of Department of Economic
Trade, Industry, and Energy Minister Moon Sung-wook met with French high-tech auto parts maker Valeo CEO Christophe Périllat in Paris and held a ceremony to commemorate the firm's planned investment of $35 million in South Korea on March 22.The investment is anticipated to bolster Korea’s future car
The following article is based on story and picture materials provided by the Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.Bangladesh celebrates the 51th anniversary of the Independence and Natio
The Democratic Party of Korea strongly protested against President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's announcement that he would relocate his office to Yongsan, saying, "Yoon should take care of the people's livelihood first."Yoon Ho-joong, chairman of the Democratic Party's joint emergency committee, said at a
President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol announced this morning that the Presidential Office would be relocated to the Ministry of National Defense at Samgak-ji, Yongsan-gu, Seoul between Camp Coiner and the South Post of the former United States Armed Forces compound complex.Speaking at a press conference on
The Korean government has issued a joint statement on March 15 denouncing Russia’s Ukraine invasion along with major WTO member states, including the U.S. EU, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.The joint statement is titled, “Joint statement on aggression by the Russian Federation aga
The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.Dear compatriots! Dear friends!Today’s Address has a special significance. Its content and scope go beyon
The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.Kazakhstan’s President announces on March 16 historic political reforms for democratization through trans
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sikChosun Ilbo editorial on March 10, 2022President-elect Yoon needs to realize the triple hardships facing the Korean economy.International oil prices soared as the U.S. decided to ban Russian oil imports as sanctions against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.On March 8 (local tim
Yoon Suk-yeol, a Presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party was elected as the 20th President of South Korea.In the 20th Presidential election held on March 9, Yoon was elected with 48.59% and 16.04 million votes, with 98% of the votes completed at 3:50 a.m. on March 10.Democra
Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo held online talks with Ecuador’s Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries Minister Julio José Prado on March 2 in Mexico City to hold a virtual signing ceremony for resuming the Korea-Ecuador Strategic Economic Complementation Agreement (SECA) negotiations after
The following article and pictures were provided by the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.By Akmal Saidov, director of the National Centre of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Right
Former Capt. Rhee Keun, 37, a former UDT member, announced that he would join the war as a volunteer to help Ukraine, which had been invaded by Russia.Former Captain Rhee revealed that he had formed a team and had recently departed for Ukraine.Rhee said on Instagram on March 6, "When the President o