Publisher Kyung-sik Lee of The Korea Post media Mrs. Flavia Athena Kloos, the spouse of H.E. Ambassador Mihai Ciompec of Romania in Seoul, has recently been selected as the new Chairperson of the Association of the Spouses of the Ambassadors in Seoul (ASA).Madam Kloos, in the opinion
All four Korean crew members who were rescued from a capsized ship off the U.S. east coast were discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, a South Korean official said.The men were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday after being trapped inside the Golden Ray cargo vessel for more than 30 hours n
“With Korea, our bilateral relation has been consolidated, and the political interchanges of the last months have strengthened our commons ties” said Ambassador Daúl Matute Mejia of Peru in Seoul at a reception marking the 198th anniversary of Independence of Peru at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on
By Vice Chairman Cho Kyung-hee, Reporter Paul Kim“The purpose of this promotion event is to introduce Fiji to the Korean business community as well as the vast opportunities that Fiji can offer through trade, investment and tourism,” said Ambassador Peniana Lalabalavu of Republic of Fiji in her welc
By Vice Chairman Choe Nam-suk, Reporter Paul KimAmbassador Haem M. Fahmy of the Republic of Egypt in Seoul said, “The bilateral relations between Egypt and Korea are on the rise on all fronts.” Then he said, “In addition to many Korean companies already working and having factories and investments i
Ambassador Juan Carlos Caiza Rosero of Colombia in Seoul said, “We have recently joined the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and part of the Pacific Alliance and we have 16 free trade agreements with 60 countries including the European Union and the United States.”The reception
By Kim Hyung-dae, business editorKorean Ambassador Toh Kyung-hwan in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia said, “Our economic influence in Malaysia is expanding over time as we are Malaysia’s 8th largest trade partner and Malaysia is the top 10th recipient of investments from Korea.”Malaysia, located in the hea
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editors Choe Nam-sukAmbassador Jesus Enrique Matute Meja of the Republic of Peru in Seoul said, “Korea is the fourth-largest trading partner of Peru and the trade between the two countries reached US$3.3 billion last year.”Speaking at a recent interview with The Korea
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Reporters Kim Jung-mi, Paul KimAmbassador Alfredo Carlos Bascou of Argentina in Seoul said, “Since the establishment of diplomatic relations with Korea in February 1962, we have developed a good cooperation and an excellent understanding in many issues of mutual inter
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Senior Editors Choe Nam-suk, Mme. Cho Kyung-hee, Reporters Kim Jung-mi, Paul Kim (Kim Do-kyun)The Bastille Day of France 2019 in Seoul was celebrated on the Dung-Dung-Seom ‘Floating Island’ on the southern bank of the Han River near the southern end of the Grand Banpo
Hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Fiji, “Trade, Investment and Tourism promotion event” was held in Koreana hotel on July 12, 2019.Ambassador Peniana Lalabalavu of the Republic of Fiji addressed a welcoming speech emphasizing the importance of Fiji-Korea relationship in tourism, trade and inv
By Lee Kyung-sik with Editor Cho Kyung-hee, Reporter Kang Su-mokAmbassador Carlos Victor Boungou of the Gabonese Republic in Seoul said, “Africa is a vibrant continent with a young population. In a global environment marred by economic difficulties and uncertainties, Africa is doing reasonably well.
The French Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry together with the French Embassy in Korea and the Cultural Institute will host their annual Bastille Day event Friday, July 12th, 2019, at Floating Island near Banpo Bridge on the Han River in Seoul.Bastille Day, France’s national day, commemorates
203rd Anniversary of the Independence of the Argentine Republic was held at Lotte Hotel, Seoul on July 9, 2019. Among the guests in attendance were Mr. Yoon Soon-Gu Deputy Minister for Political Affairs, Mr. Kim Jae-Kyung President of the Korea-Argentina Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group at the N
Ambassador Luis Henrique Sobreira Lopes of Brazil in Seoul said, “I am very pleased to welcome all of you to my house for this Brazil Barbecue Day. This event gives us the opportunity to share one of the finest Brazilian traditions: the “churrasco”, as we call it in Portuguese.”Ambassador Sobreira L
Ambassador Andrei Popkov of the Republic of Belarus in Seoul said, “Korea was among the first countries to recognize independent Belarus, we established diplomatic relations 27 years ago, and enhancing of the close bilateral relations is among the priorities for the Belarusian foreign policy.”
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Reporters Kang Su-mok, Son Da-somChairman Man-Hee Lee of the Heavenly Culture, World Peace, and Restoration of Light (HWPL) declared, “We cannot claim to desire peace and continue to provoke one another, causing conflict for the sake of valuing our own national intere
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Reporters Kang Su-mok, Hwang Jung-haAmbassador Ramzi Teymurov of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Seoul said, “Azerbaijan highly appreciates its relations with the Republic of Korea. Through the past 27 years of diplomatic relations, we managed to build strong relations
The Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea said that nine Korean Confucian academies have been recommended for addition to the UNESCO World Heritage List.UNESCO's International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), an advisory group to UNESCO, suggested nine "Seowon," or neo-Confucian ac
By Publish Lee Kyung-sik with Vice Chairperson Cho Kyung-hee, Reporters Son Da-som, Hwang Jung-haAmbassador Piotr Ostaszwski of Poland in Seoul said, "E Pluribis Unumd.”Speaking at a reception he hosted at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on May 8, 2019 in celebration of the National Day of Poland, he said