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

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

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

The Korea Post Media is working with the Organizing Committee of the 2015 Namyangju Slow Life Planet Festival, which is an extended festival from the 2013 Namyangju International Slow Food Fair which the City hosted in 2013 on the eastern outskirts of Seoul (some 10 miles away).The 2015 Namyangju Sl

How many meals did the Korean kings have a day? Records indicate that they had five meals a day which was called Surasang, or Royal Table. Early in the morning they had a small bowl of Juk (gruel), regular breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night snack or meal (related story on page 11).Early in the

Sculptor Park Kyung-bum plans to have an exhibition of the busts of the noted personalities of the international community as well as of the Korean society on the theme of "Communication and Sharing" and in this effort Park wants to invite the interested ambassadors to take part in the program."The

World famed artist and fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, also known as JC/DC, opened an art exhibition at the Blue Square Nemo Art Center in Hannam-dong, Seoul on June 11, 2015. Under the theme of ‘Shades of Tomorrow’, the exhibition, which was his first Asian exhibition, continued for 1

Since the first MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) case was confirmed in Korea on May 20, 2015, the Corona Virus has been spreading in Korea at an astonishingly rapid pace. As of June 16, 2015, a total of 150 persons have been confirmed as positive MERS cases, 16 have died and over 5,000 person

The bilateral relations between Korea and Argentina continue to grow and expand and high-level officials keep maintain regular contact, including fruitful meetings between the representatives of both ministries of agriculture and quarantine agencies held in Seoul recently, which are expected to help

(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

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

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