The government of the United Republic of Tanzania has recently appointed her ambassador to Korea, namely Madam Matilda Swilla Masuka and The Korea Post Correspondent Kalangari Rwehehumbiza interviewed the new ambassador. Previously all diplomatic activities were handled by the Tanzanian ambassador i
By Kim Tae-moon (feature editor of The Korea Post media)Ambassador Yip Wei Kiat of the Republic of Singapore in Seoul said that Singapore whole-heartedly welcomed President Moon Jae-in's remarks about boosting cooperation between Korea and ASEAN countries. Ambassador Yip made the remarks at an e
Contemporary process of dynamic scientific and technological development as well increasing competition in the global world, competitiveness of each country and society is becoming dependent on the intellectual advancement of young people as well as the attention given to the full realization of the
U.S. President Donald Trump does not want a nuclear war with North Korea and his administration will do everything to stop it from happening, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday.The assurance comes as Trump has engaged in an escalating war of words with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un over
The Korea Post Reporter Kim Sung-min, ASHGABAT, Turkemenisan--Members of the Korean Indoor Martial Arts Team to the Ashgabat 2017 (5th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games) attended a welcome ceremony at the Welcome Ceremony Plaza in the Ashgabat City of Turkmenistan at 11 a.m., Sept. 16, 2017 (local t
A ranking Democratic congressman on Tuesday accused current and past U.S. administrations of holding back on applying real pressure on North Korea to prevent harm to their political interests.Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) issued scathing criticism of U.S. policy toward the regime over the last 20 years d
North Korea on Wednesday condemned new sanctions approved by the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) following its sixth nuclear test, vowing to strengthen its nuclear force at a faster pace.North Korea's foreign ministry said that it "categorically" rejected the U.N. sanctions, which it says are aim
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder visited on Monday surviving South Korean victims of sexual slavery during World War II, expressing regret over Japan's refusal to apologize for its wartime atrocities.Schroeder arrived at the House of Sharing in the afternoon, a shelter on the outskirts
South Korea's defense ministry said Monday it has launched a special investigation team to look into the 1980 massacre of pro-democracy protests in Gwangju under the junta of Chun Doo-hwan.The special committee will focus on allegations that soldiers were ordered to fire at protesters from helic
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde expected Friday South Korea's economy will continue to grow stably despite security risks stemming from North Korea, the foreign minister here said after their meeting in Seoul.Top diplomat Kang Kyung-wha met Lagarde to discuss the economy of S
The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) on Friday ramped up its claim of a government attempt to control the media, amid a report that the ruling party wrote a plan to oust executives of two broadcasters allegedly in favor of the conservative bloc.The local daily Chosun Ilbo reported that the
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Thursday the deployment of the U.S. THAAD missile defense system was a "difficult yet inevitable decision" aimed at coping with North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.Lee made the remark after the four additional interceptor launchers for the Terminal High Al
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Thursday to push for a new U.N. Security Council resolution with the "strongest" sanctions against North Korea, including cutting off all oil supplies to the impoverished country."Regarding the North's nuclear te
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon abruptly called off a lunch meeting with the press planned to mark his 100th day in office Thursday amid violent clashes between police and villagers in a southeastern town over the deployment of additional launchers for the U.S. THAAD missile defense system.Lee's offi
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Russian President Vladimir Putin called for efforts to stop North Korea from making any further provocations Wednesday, calling it the most urgent challenge facing their countries and the rest of the world."President Putin and I agreed that resolving the North
South Korean President Moon Jae-in asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to help tame North Korea, saying the latest nuclear test by the communist North has made global security conditions very serious."The global political situation has become very serious due to North Korea
The United States assured South Korea and Japan on Wednesday of full extended deterrence, based on both its conventional and nuclear arsenal, against North Korea.The U.S. reaffirmed its "ironclad" security commitment for the key regional allies in a working-level video conference on the North'
South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived here Wednesday on a two-day visit for a regional economic forum that will also include a series of summit meetings with Russian and Japanese leaders.Moon's itinerary will begin with a bilateral summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, accordi
Ambassador Alexander Timonin of the Russian Federation in Seoul said that Korean business companies are most welcome in Russia in various areas, especially petrochemistry, shipbuilding, automotive industry, fish- and seafood-processing, medicine, tourism and paper industry.Speaking at a recent inter
Ambassador Christián Guillermet Fernández, Director General of Foreign Policy at Costa Rica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship, along with representatives of the Embassy of Costa Rica in Korea, participated in the 2017 FEALAC´s Working Group Meetings and Senior Officials