The United States will send its full delegation of athletes to next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea's PyeongChang, an envoy said Sunday, amid confusion over U.S. participation.U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said last week it was an "open question" whether the U.S.
By Ms. Sua Kim, The Korea Post reporterMrs. Nila Umar Hadi, spouse of the ambassador of Indonesia in Seoul, and all ambassadors’ spouses of the member countries of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) co-hosted an impressive cultural event of the member countries at her residence on Ye
By Ms. Sua Kim, The Korea Post reporterThe Republic of Korea government has decided to increase next year's defense budget by 6.9 percent to 43.1 trillion won (US$38.4 billion) amid all-out efforts to reinforce firepower against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, the Ministry of Nati
Vietnam wants to leave behind the dark war-related history with South Korea and push to deepen their future-oriented relations for the prosperity of the people of the two countries, a ranking official of a state-run think tank on diplomatic policies has said.Dr. To Anh Tuan, deputy director general
Foreign diplomats and military officials stationed in South Korea pose for a group photo during their visit to the venues of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, east of Seoul, on Nov. 25, 2017. The foreign ministry, which provided this photo, arranged the tour that included a ride on the KTX train
The Sultanate of Oman is celebrating its 47th National Day on Nov 18, 2017. On this occasion the people of Oman reiterate their allegiance to Sultan Qaboos, architect of the country’s rebirth march. Their proclamation of allegiance is associated with profound feelings of love, gratitude, appreciatio
A United Nations panel adopted a resolution Tuesday calling for stepped-up efforts to improve serious human rights abuses in North Korea.The Third Committee, which oversees humanitarian issues, approved the text for the 13th consecutive year with new emphasis on the need to resume reunions of famili
South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to attend the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and hold bilateral talks with the leaders of China and Vietnam on Saturday.After a visit to Indonesia, Moon arrived here on Friday, the second stop in his three-nation Southeast Asia trip,
South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to head to Vietnam on Friday, wrapping up his state visit to Indonesia.Moon arrived here Wednesday on a three-day trip that also marked his first state visit to a foreign nation since taking office in May.In a bilateral summit held Thursday, Moon and his In
Ambassador Stephan Auer said, “The Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Korea are connected by extraordinarily strong ties at all levels and this became even more evident this July when President Moon Jae-In visited Germany.” Ambassador Auer made the statement at his speech at a reception
By Lee Kyung-sik, publisher of The Korea Post mediaIn the initial period of the Korean-Vietnamese diplomatic relations re-established in 1992, the first resident envoy in Seoul from Viet Nam was Ambassador Nguyen Phu Binh.He did a great deal of work bridging gaps between the two countries, especiall
South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to leave for Indonesia Wednesday as part of his three-nation Southeast Asia tour for bilateral summits and regional forums.The South Korean leader was due in Jakarta later in the day for a three-day visit. It will mark his first-ever state visit to a foreig
U.S. President Donald Trump attempted to make a surprise visit to South Korea's heavily fortified border with communist North Korea but failed due to bad weather conditions, an official from South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.South Korean President Moon Jae-in, on
The leaders of South Korea and the United States began their talks Tuesday centering on North Korea's nuclear threats and the proposed revision of the bilateral free trade agreement.U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in South Korea earlier in the day, making him the first U.S. leader in 25 year
Welcome to Korea President Donald Trump! We Koreans all love you for your effort to keep the Korean people free from the North Korean regime!In the opinion of many people in the Republic of Korea (south), President Trump of the United States should visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) during his visit
U.S. President Donald Trump embarked on his first trip to Asia Friday as tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons took front and center.He expressed optimism about the unusually long overseas trip as he boarded Marine One for Joint Base Andrews, from where he departed for Hawaii."I think we&
Myanmar has expelled a North Korean diplomat reportedly belonging to a company subject to U.N. Security Council sanctions, according to its sanctions report."The Government took necessary action against Mr. Kim Chol Nam, a national of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) working as
The head of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Wednesday the negotiation to amend the terms of the free trade agreement (FTA) between Seoul and Washington is unlikely to have a huge impact on the South Korean economy.OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria said South K
The top diplomats of South Korea and Denmark "strongly" condemned North Korea's continued provocations on Friday, calling for Pyongyang to "fully" and "completely" comply with multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions.Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Danish counterpart Anders Samue
By Lee Kyung-sik, publisher of The Korea Post mediaIn the opinion of many Koreans, former Ambassador Krzysztof Ignacy Majka of Poland in Seoul and Mrs. Zofia Majka are considered to be among the most dedicated foreign mission chiefs and madams in Korea.Most fittingly, Ambassador Majka was recently h