President Islam Abduganievich Karimov of the Republic of Uzbekistan makes an official state visit to the Republic of Korea on May 27-29, 2015 at the invitation of President Park Geun-hye. This was announced by the Presidential Office of Cheong Wa Dae today.Uzbekistan has been making an average 8% ec
Most of the high school graduates and their parents in Korea tend to insist on winning matriculation ‘at all cost’ at Seoul National University or other ‘prestigious’ universities in Seoul such as Yonsei, Korea, Ewha (for women), Sogang and a number of others.However, closely examining other univers
Ambassadors Tissa Wijeratne of Sri Lanka, Kaman Singh Lama of Nepal and Elizabeth Bertagnoli of Austria and Lody Embrechts of the Netherlands, and some 20 other senior diplomats in Korea attended the rare ‘Water and Land Non-discriminatory Grand Prayer Service’ held at the Headquarters Temple of Jog
President Rosen Plevneliev of the Republic of Bulgaria was a target of warm admiration among the Korean and international guests at the reception at the Grand Hyatt Seoul hosted by Ambassador Petar Andonov of Bulgaria in honor of the visiting Bulgarian on May 14, 2015.▲President Rosen Plevneliev of
▲ President Park Geun-hye (right) and President Rosen Plevneliev of warmly shake hands with each other after a joint press conference on May 14. President Park Geun-hye had a summit meeting with President Rosen Plevneliev of the Republic of Bulgaria at Cheong Wa Dae yesterday (May 14, 2015) and then
(By Han Yuri) His Eminence the Most Venerable Jinje Beobwon, the Supreme Patriarch of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, offers a special sermon and prayers at Suryuk Mucha Daeje (literally, the Sea-Land Non-Discriminatory Memorial Prayer Service) at the Head Temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Bud
(By Han Yuri)The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism hosts a Grand Memorial Prayer Service at the Main Buddhist Temple of the Jogye Order in Jongno-gu, Seoul on Sunday May 17, 2015 with the participation of some 300 famed Buddhist leaders from various countries of the world, which is the largest of its k
Millennium Seoul Hilton’s Caf? 395 is pleased to open its Sweet Tooth Terrace for the summer. Truly an oasis in the center of Seoul, Caf? 395’s outdoor terrace overlooks the beautiful hotel gardens while offering seating to take advantage of the glorious summer weather. The outdoor terrace will be o
Ambassador Grecia Fiodalicia Pichardo of Dominican Republic hosted a photo exhibition at the Korea Foundation in Seoul on April 27, 2015 on the theme of “Our Country, Our People and Our Carnival” to introduce various aspects of her country. The opening ceremony was attended by many ambassadors and t
The Seoul Garden Club hosted a Live Flower Arrangement Show at the Ramian Gallery in Seoul on May 6, 2015 with the attendance of Founding Chairperson Mrs. Im Wha-kong of the Club, 2015 President Mrs. Helen Paterson (wife of the ambassador of Australia), incumbent Chairperson Lee Jong-sook and some 5
Over 30 members of the ‘Old Boys’ Club’ (OBC), an association of retired editors, executives and other members of The Korea Herald Media (consisting of an English daily and a Korean-language business daily) had a reunion hiking at the Cheonggye Mountain on the southern outskirts of Seoul on April 25
Today’s ration of the representative delicacies of the world is those of the Lao People’s Republic, which have some similarities with traditional Korean foods and yet much exotic features that look attractive and should taste the same. Enjoy them!P.S.: How about your country? Please the eyes and pal
Millennium Seoul Hilton’s acclaimed French restaurant, is pleased to offer a special promotion featuring the gastronomic splendor of Wagyu beef during the month of May. Wagyu refers to a highly desired special breed of cattle that is genetically predisposed to intense marbling and higher oleaginic u
Korea and Colombia are expected to increase their mutual cooperation in various fields following the official state visit of President Park Geun-hye to Colombia on April 17, 2015.Welcoming President Park, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia said, “This visit represents a new milestone in these
The ruling Saenuri Party swept three out of the total four electoral districts in the by-elections on April 19, 2015. The main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) lost all four districts. The remaining one district went to an opposition-oriented independent candidate.The main cause
The Korea Post introduces the representative foods of all the different countries of the world by publishing them on all its five media units to be eventually introduced to an estimated half a million visitors to the Namyangju Slow Food & Life Expo slated in the month of October this year.The recipe
The Korean people have an old saying: “In Cheongmyeong, even a wooden poker will shoot green sprouts if you plant it in the ground.” Literally, Cheongmyeong means “fine and clear” (a balmy day) which falls on April 5, 2015. It is the fifth in the 24 divisions of the year of the Lunar Calendar.On thi
Ambassador Mamadou Ndiaye of the Republic of Senegal in Seoul hosted a reception at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on April 3, 2015 to celebrate the 55th anniversary of independence of his country. There were many distinguished guests from Korean society as well as from the Diplomatic Corps and other segm
The Gyeongsangbuk-do Province and the Gyeongju City are hosting the International Student Festival of the 2nd Gyeongju Silk Road Culture Expo on May 29-31, 2015 in a three-day run with the participation of 1,000 international students in Korea from 40 different countries of the world. The festival t
Hankook University of Foreign Studies carries nickname of ‘Little UN’HUFS hosts Students’ UN Session, hears lecture on Visegrad GroupThe Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) in Seoul carries a nickname which everyone nods. It is “Little UN.” Befitting the alias, the University has students fr