TASHKEN, Uzbekistan, Dec. 21, 2014 (The Korea Post Reporter David Chung)--President Islam Karimov of the Republic of Uzbekistan cast his vote at the Tashkent City Kengash here today at the polling station number 644 for the election of deputies to the Legislative Chamber (National Assembly) of Oliy
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Dec. 19, 2014?The people across the Republic of Uzbekistan will be going to polls on Dec. 21 (local time) to cast their votes for candidates to the Legislative Chamber of the Parliament and local councils of People's Deputies.The results of major preparations and conduct of ele
On the occasion of the 70th Founding Anniversary of the People’s Army of Viet Nam and the 25th Year of the National Defense Day, Ambassador and Mrs. Pham Huu Chi of Vietnam in Seoul hosted a reception at the Seoul Lotte Hotel on Dec. 17, 2014.Many distinguished guests attended the function from the
When you are wondering how cold or warm it is in Pakistan, don’t ask a Pakistani, “What is the temperature in Pakistan?”Third Secretary and Head of Chancery Asad Abbas Awan of the Pakistani Embassy in Seoul says, “We have all four seasons in our country all at the same time!”Speaking with The Korea
Ambassador and Mrs. Singhara Na Ayudhaya of Thailand in Seoul hosted a reception at the Crystal Ballroom of Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Dec. 3, 2014 in celebration of the 87th Birthday Anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej if Thailand.There were many guests from Korean society and the international com
On the occasion of the anniversary of the National Day for the accession of H.M. Sheikh Jassin bin Mohamed bin Thani, the founder of the State of Qatar, to the rule of the country, Ambassador Mohamed Abdulla Al Dahaimi of the State of Qatar in Seoul and Mrs. Majd Mohammed Al Moadhadi hosted a recept
Ambassador and Mrs. Paul Menkveld of the Netherlands in Seoul hosted an informal farewell party at their residence in Dongbinggo-dong, Seoul on Dec. 17, 2014 with some 20 guests, mostly their Korean friends.Ambassador Menkveld has successfully fulfilled his tour of duty in Korea for more than five y
Ambassador Petar Andonov of the Republic of Bulgaria hosted the Bulgarian Graphic Design Exhibition 2104 on the theme of “Bulgaria: 10 Years in NATO” at the Korea Foundation in Seoul on Dec. 15, 2014 in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the country’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organiz
The Old Boys’ Club (OBC) of the Herald Media (The Korea Herald [KH] and Herald Business [HB]) had its year-end reunion at the Maehwa (Apricot) Room of the Seoul Press Center on Dec. 8, 2014. Every year, the former members of the leading English daily and the Korean-language sister business daily hav
President Namkoong Keun of Seoul National University of Technology and Science (SeoulTech) is very active in the promotion of exchange and cooperation with prestigious universities in other countries of the world, including China and Uzbekistan.President Namkoong visited Xi'an, Nanjing and Dalian ci
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Seoul (the Czech Cultural Center) hosted a traditional Czech Puppet Show with the Puzzle Czecho Puppet Theater of Korea at the Darak Theater in Seoul on Dec. 10, 2014.▲Ambassador Tomas Husak of the Czech Republic is flanked by Ambassador Milan Lajciak of the Slov
Chairman & CEO Han Duck-soo of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) said that Russia’s ‘Far East-Baikal Social-Economic Development Strategy 2025’ for the promotion of development of the Far Eastern Region and Korea’s Eurasia Initiative for ‘One Content, Creative Continent and Peaceful C
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Poland and the Polish Army Day, Ambassador Krzysztov Majka of Poland and Defense Attache Defense Attaches Colonel Andrzej Markowicz hosted a reception at the Millennium Seoul Hilton on Dec. 8, 2014 wit
Opening its new era of leaping forward, KEPCO (President: Cho Hwan-ik) moved its headquarters in November 2014 from Seoul to Naju, an innovative city near Gwangju Metropolitan City with a population of around 90,000 in Jeollanam-do. KEPCO’s head office had been located in Samseong-dong, Seoul for 28
Ambassador Dr. Konstantin V. Vnukov of the Russian Federation in Seoul and Mrs. Yulia Vnukova hosted a farewell reception at the Grand Hall of the Russian Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 5, 2014. They are leaving Korea after Ambassador Vnukov's successful fulfilment of his tour of duty in Korea for five ye
Some diplomats who worked in Korea before come back as an ambassador or in other capacity of a senior diplomat, and they seem to really like to be back in Seoul. The Korea Post recently interviewed Ambassador Hassan Taherian of Iran who was here from 1980 to 1985 as a charge d’affaires.?Ed. ▲Ambassa
Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen Hassen of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia said that Ethiopia has a blood-forged relationship with Korea, is a very peaceful country, which has never been colonized by any foreign country throughout its history, and has many other conditions attractive to Korean
The United Pharm hosts a year-end concert at the United Culture Foundation building behind Ritz-Carlton and Novotel hotels in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on Dec. 26, 2014 with the World Vision Korea Children’s Choir conducted by Heechurl Kim. Part I (Korean Fantasy, arr. Lee, Hyun Chul)Doraji Taryeong (tradit
Yangpyeong County, surrounded by several mountains and rivers, has been leading the development of eco-friendly agriculture. Indeed, the county has faithfully pursued an environmental agriculture policy for 18 years since it was adopted in 1997 when the financial crisis hit the country. In the 2000s
Ambassador Abdulla Alromaithi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Seoul hosted a reception at Hotel Shilla in Seoul to celebrate the National Day of the country.▲Minister Moon Hyungpyo of Health and Welfare (third from right) speak with Ambassadors Mohammed Bin Abdalla Obaid Al-Dohaimi of Qatar and