The 9th Ansan Seonghwang Folk Religious Rite and Dance Festival is scheduled to be opened at the Dalmaji Theater of the Ansan Cultural Center in Anshan City at 2p.m. on Oct. 23, 2015 co-hosted by President Lee Eun-sook of the Asia Traditional Seonghwang Gut Rite Research Institute and the House of N
The Korea Post expands its coverage of the international students in Korea. It is because the international students are invaluable assets to Korea and the countries where they come from.The students are honest compared with fully grown-up people and can sometimes give frank and even candid views th
“I mog di!” (I love you!) was the theme of this year’s Oktobefest at Grand Hilton Seoul. An estimated total of over Korean and international guests, as well as Germans in Korea, attended the Oktoberfest at the spacious Convention Center of Grand Hilton on Sept. 5, 2015.There were plenty of food to e
On Sept. 5, 2015, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Korea conducted a ceremony of awarding prizes to the winners of children's drawings entitled “Peace and Friendship World Children's drawing competition, dedicated to 20th Anniversary of Neutrality of Turkmenistan” in the Centennial Hal
Travel writer Helen Ranger once said at a BBC Good Food program, "Sample the aromatic and spicy food of North Africa by taking a trip to Morocco, a vibrant country with strong traditions and a diverse landscape of bustling cities, mountain ranges and arid deserts.” She disclosed that that one of the
Kenya Community in Korea held a successful retreat on August 1st in which 101 Kenyans and friends attended.The fun filled colorful event was held at the Gwangalli Beach during the day where participants indulged in fun activities including various water sports and beach volleyball. KCK Busan Branch,
There are 111 resident embassies in Korea and most of them host their National Day celebration receptions and other functions such as those in celebration of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and their countries.▲Publisher-Chairman Lee Kyung-sik of The Korea PostAt each such re
Anniversaries are times of remembrance. For Korea, 2015 marks seventy years since the nation’s liberation, and its tragic division. For Koreans and the international community, it is a time to reflect on this reality. The division of the Korean Peninsula--a legacy of the Cold War--is one of the most
At the opening session of this year’s inaugural public conference of the Korea Global Forum (KGF) 2015, held in Seoul on June 30, former and current high-ranking Korean and foreign officials shared their experience, observations, and views on Korean unification and related issues, including the situ
In Korea Global Forum 2015, co-hosted and organized by Kyungnam University and sponsored by the Ministry of Unification, active and former government officials and prominent scholars from Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania gathered to reflect on the history of Korea’s division and contemplate
Travelling to different places, one sometimes comes across a village where one finds a place where people come for comfort as they are well taken care of by good people. One finds such a place in Yongdu-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul. It is the Baekundang Oriental Medicine Hospital. Director Kim Yeong-s
President Park Geun-hye takes strong interest in the promotion of cultural exchange between Korea and all the countries of the world, especially those in Asia and Europe including the countries on the Silk Road. Against this backdrop, President Park had been scheduled to attend the opening ceremony
Nowadays, more and more people take interest in the food and beverage of other countries as they have a unique pleasant taste.Like music and art, or even more so, the food and beverage have no language barrier nor is any tariff imposed when they cross front one country to another.Why hide the mouth-
Newly elected President Ms. Lee Eun-sook of Hankuk Minsok Shinmun (Korea Folk Culture Newspaper) had an augural ceremony at the Crown Hotel in Seoul on Aug. 12, 2015 with the attendance of Chairman Choi Su-jin of Gyeongsin Yeonhap-hoe (Federation of Korean Folk Religious Organizations) and other lea
Flexinteractive, a well-established game-developing company in Seoul, launched a new puzzle game, Kittenball Prince, today with attractive new features and interesting rules and stages. It is for the young people as young as kindergarteners but it can also be enjoyed by grown-ups in the 30s.The stor
Famed Korean Buddhist Monk Hyecho (AD 704-787) of the Silla Kingdom of Korea, also known as Praj??vikram in Sanskrit and Hui Chao in Chinese, went over to China and studied Esoteric Buddhism, and toured five different kingdoms of Cheonchuk-guk (now India) and various countries of Central Asia in the
Governor Kim Kwan-yong of the Gyeongsanbuk-do Province and Mayor Choi Yang-sik of the Gyeongju City have invited many ambassadors and spouses to attend the opening ceremony of the extensive Gyeongju Silk Road Culture Expo plus a tour of the famed Gyeongju Yangdong Korean Folk Village.Seoul, the capi
By Jackson NgariAll study and no play don’t just make Jack a dull boy, it kills the potential to research, discovery and mastery; a little play creates flexibility, innovativeness and is refreshing. Thanks KCK for turning up to a fun filled Saturday. Majority of KCK members are post-graduate student
Fifteen-year-old Amara Okonju (not her real name) outstayed her visa in Korea, and became pregnant after an involuntary encounter with a man in Seoul. She gave birth to a baby boy and tried to raise him on her own, but it was simply impossible. She could not even feed herself?let alone the baby. One
The Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp. (aT) hosts an auction of Chunnan (Korean cymbidium goeringii orchids) at the Flowering Plant Joint Market in Seoul on June 24, 2015 for a one week run, which marks the first anniversary since it started the event. The aT opened a wholesale market at the Joint Mar