A month-long Sri Lankan Food Festival was opened at the Millennium Seoul Hilton’s international buffet restaurant, Orangerie, at noon today (Feb. 5, 2014) with the attendance of Ambassador and Mrs. Tissa Wijeratne of Sri Lanka, First Secretary (Commercial) Yasantha De Silva Yaddehi, General Manager
▲Mayor Chung of Hwacheon Country (with white hair) looks up at the camera with Ambassadors Kaman Singh Lama of Nepal, Vnukov of Russia and Andonov of Bulgaria (toward the left from Mayor Chung) and other ambassadors and senior diplomats.
President Park Geun-hye made a state visit to India on Jan. 16, 2014, and held summit talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India in New Delhi, India. ▲President Park Geun-hye (left) and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India pose for a photo prior to summit talks on Jan. 16, 2014 in New Delhi
The gubernatorial and mayoral elections are slated for June 4 this year and all major political parties in Korea are looking for eligible candidates to compete with their rival parties.The election results are expected to be greatly influenced by the candidates of a third party to be formed in March
The Korea Journalists Club (KJC), the largest organization of the retired journalists of Korea, had a regular general meeting at the Press Center in Seoul on Jan. 22, 2014, and elected its Senior Advisor Kim Eun-koo as the 19th-term chairman of the KJC for a new four-year term. ▲Newly elected Chairm
President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea (south) continues to meet the Heads of State and Government and various other prominent personalities of various countries of the world to widen the exposure of Korea to the outside world and increase cooperation, exchange and friendship between Korea
All the management and staff members of the state-run Korea Water Resources Corp. were shunned by the people last year as the country’s major rivers turned murky green in summer and the company was named as one of most heavily-indebted government-owned corporations months later. ▲K-Water, which has
The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Pakistan in Seoul to The Korea Post for publication.--Ed.As part of the newly elected government of Pakistan? initiative to promote interfaith harmony, Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan met with the member
The following are details of an interview with newly accredited Ambassador Zahid Nasrullah Khan of Pakistan to the Republic of Korea.--Ed. ▲Newly appointed Ambassador Zahid Nasrullah Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (right) is all smiles at a recent interview with Publisher-Chairman Lee Kyun
Seosan, located in South Chungcheong Province, is a dynamic city with a vibrant economy. “As the gateway to the new administrative capital of Sejong and central city of the Yellow Sea, Seosan is moving ahead every day,” said Mayor Lee Wan-seop. “In essence, Seosan is a Sun Rising City which remains
A special program is implemented by The Korea Post to have the portraits of the Heads of Government and other extremely important leaders of Korea and the world painted by the top-notch portrait artists of Korea, including Artists Chung Hyung-Mo, Kim Dong-Hyun and Lee Byong-hun. ▲Above photo shows P
There are many portrait artists in Korea. However, Artist Kim Dong-Hyun stands out from them in some respects. Kim tries to depict the inner feelings of the people rather than covering only what he sees from their external appearance. ▲Artist Kim Dong-Hyun (right) poses with Cartoonist Ranan Raymond
Lee Byong-hun is considered a fairly well established artist in Korea covering portraits, figures (especially nude), landscapes and still life. Among them, Lee is known to have covered portrait paintings and nude more than the landscape and still life paintings. ▲Artist Lee Byong-Hun (right) intervi
▲African farmers. There are many things in common between the different countries of Africa and Korea, and among them are the proverbs of the African peoples and Koreans. The proverbs of the African countries show the wisdom and philosophy of their ancestors as do those of the Korean people. Here ar
10 January 2014, Seoul, Korea… Millennium Seoul Hilton’s international buffet restaurant, Orangerie, is excited to welcome two guest chefs from the Colombo Hilton in Sri Lanka to its kitchen during the month of February. Throughout the month, the generous buffet spread at Orangerie will include Sri
Chairman Kang Duk-young of the Korea United Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in Seoul co-hosted with The Korea Post a gala Year-end Concert and Dinner at its Cultural Center behind the Litz Carlton Hotel in Seoul on Dec. 26, 2013 for the ambassadors and other senior diplomats and madams. The concert was pre
The 2014 Mountain Trout Festival and Winter Ice-Snow Fantasia (one of the 'Seven Winter Wonders of the World') starts tomorow (Sat. Jan. 4, 2014) at the Hwacheon County of Gangwon Province some 79.3 miles northeast of Seoul. ▲1.4 million persons reportedly visited Hwacheon Mountain Trout Festival la
A latest movie, Byeonhoin (literally, 'Defense Lawyer'), drew 5 million viewers in 12 days. It features national security cases where innocent students and professors were tortured by the law enforcement officers of the general-turned dicta...torial President Chun Do-Hwan during his 7-year rule. Chu
•By entering producing area of ethane gas directly, securing strong cost competitiveness •Costs are reduced greatly due to the geographic proximity of the ethane gas production at local siteHanwha Chemical (CEO, Han-Hong Bang) is the first Korean company to enter Iraq’s petrochemistry indu