By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Ms. Cho Kyung-hee, Sua KimThe people of Myanmar, who had lived in successive kingdoms of magnificence and dignity for millennia, became a colony in the late 19th century when the colonialism had a strong influence all over the world. In 1885, Myanmar lost its independ
By The Korea Post staff reporters Young-woong Lee, Daniel LeePresident Ivan Duque Marquez of the Republic of Colombia may make an Official State Visit to the Republic of Korea in the second half of next year. This was disclosed at a press conference Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Holmes Trujillo
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Feature Writer Ms. Sohn Jung-heePresident M. Zamam of the Bangladesh Community Korea (BCK) and Secretary General Arif Choi hosted the 4th BCK Award and Victory Day 2018 celebration meeting at the Sapphire Ballroom of the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Dec. 16, 2018.
By Ms. Nobonita HoqueThough Bangladesh and the Republic of Korea (south), two Asian nations, are miles apart, they have lots of commonalities, such as the fact that both are festive in nature. Throughout the year Korea celebrates a number of festivals, so does Bangladesh. There is a proverb in Benga
By Minister of Justice Dr. Foziljon Otakhonov of the Republic of Uzbekistan.Independent Uzbekistan is gradually moving along the path of building a democratic legal state and a civil society with a socially oriented stable market economy and an open foreign policy. With the election of Shavkat Mirzi
The following article was contributed to The Korea Post media for publication by the Embassy of Kenya in Seoul on the occasion of the the 55th anniversary of independence this year.—Ed.Kenya attained independence in 1963 and Dec. 12, 2018 marks the 55th anniversary as an independent state. Thi
The following article was contributed to The Korea Post media by the Embassy of Turkey in Seoul for publication.—Ed.This week Istanbul will host two separate but related international conferences on mediation. One will be devoted to the state of play in the conflict map and capacity for mediat
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editor Uhm Jeen-ho, Reporter Jessica Y. ParkAmbassador Eero Suominen of the Republic of Finland in Seoul said, “The trade between Korea and Finland has increased a lot between 2016 and 2018 and especially important is the export of services from Finland to Korea."
Philippine Ambassador to South Korea, His Excellency Raul S. Hernandez and Madame Maria Ana A. Hernandez, led a successful familiarization tour of Bohol, Philippines on 8-12 November 2018 with thirty (30) participants from the diplomatic and business communities of Korea, including the Ambassador of
By Mohammad Nazmul Hasan (The Korea Post correspondent)Korean entrepreneurs have shown keen interest to invest in Bangladesh and planning to send trade delegation to Bangladesh soon. They pointed their interest at the Bangladesh Investment Seminar jointly organised by Bangladesh Investment Developme
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon of the Republic of Korea visited Oman on July 23-25, 2018. On behalf of H.M. Sultan Qaboos bin Said, H.H. Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs and Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan, r
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Reporters Ms. Kim Jung-mi, Sua Kim, Shin Jin-seonAmbassador Mohamed Salim Alharthy of the Sultanate of Oman in Seoul said, “Oman regards Korea as a major trading partner and the two countries engage in numerous economic exchanges and cooperation, where Oman provides l
President Moon Jae-in attended the 20th ASEAN-ROK Summit held in Singapore today. At the summit, President Moon and other participating heads of state and government of ASEAN members shared ideas about what has been achieved through cooperation and discussed the direction of future developments and
South Korean president Moon Jae-in met with Australian prime minister Scott Morrison on Saturday and agreed to continue friendly relationship between two countries- Moon’s office.Two nations have established strong relationship in most of the field by sharing universal values- Moon said, during his
By Vice Chairperson Cho Kyung-hee of The Korea Post mediaThe Republic of Lebanon is a very, very special country in the world. Lebanon is a ‘Little Giant of the World.’ This became immediately apparent at a recent interview with Ambassador Antoine Azzam of Lebanon in Seoul conducted by The Korea Pos
North Korea and the United States are trying to set a new date for a meeting between their top officials, Seoul's foreign minister said Friday in response to skepticism about momentum in denuclearization talks.U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was supposed to meet Kim Yong-chol, a senior aide
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editors Uhm Jin-ho, Yoon Kyung-sook/Reporters Eric Jeong, Kim Jung-mi, Kim Sua, Shin Jin-seonAmbassador Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi of the United Arab Emirates in Seoul said, “The bilateral relations between the UAE and the Republic of Korea has recently witnessed a great
On a rainy day, The Korea Post President Lee Kyung Sik and Vice President Cho Kyung hee (Joy) and reporter Kim su-a were invited to interview H.E Antoine Azzam Ambassador of Lebanon. The embassy has just moved into a new residence nearby Hyatt Hotel. H.S welcomed The Korea Post members with a big sm
By Mohammad Nazmul Hasan (Nadim)Bangladesh is a beautiful country located in South Asia with a land area of 147,570 km2. Dhaka is the capital and largest city, followed by Chittagong which is the largest port in the country. A major part of the country is covered by the Bengal Delta, the largest del
Question: Please introduce the Head of Government of your country in full, including his/her family and hobbies.Answer: The president of the Republic the General Michel Aoun, is the current President of Lebanon. He was elected president on 31 October 2016. Married to Mrs. Nadia Al Chami, he has 3 da