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
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, Manuel A. González Sanz, and the Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kang Kyung-wha, met bilaterally on August 30th in the framework of the 8th FEALAC Ministerial Meeting held in Busan, Republic of Korea.The meeting allowed both nations to reaffi
Professor Victor Cha of Georgetown University in the United States, 56, has been named next US ambassador to the Republic of Korea (south). This was reported by Reuters yesterday.Quoting a US government official, Reuters reported that the Trump Administration of the US plans to appoint Prof. Cha as
Environment ministers from South Korea, China and Japan on Friday agreed to disclose the upcoming result of a joint study on fine dust pollution which poses increasing health and environmental problems to the region.After a two-day meeting in Suwon, on the outskirts of Seoul, the officials issued a
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday that this week's joint exercises with South Korea will involve fewer American troops than last year because of the current emphasis on integration, not because of recent tensions with North Korea.The Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise is set to run from
A Seoul court has recognized a Jordanian man as a refugee in a suit filed against the Seoul Immigration Office, citing there is a high possibility of political persecution if he goes back home, judiciary sources said Sunday. The man, whose identity has been withheld, is believed to have taken part i
Ambassador Hany Moawad Selim Labib of Egypt in Seoul hosted a reception at his residence in Seoul on July 28, 2017 to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the 1952 Revolution. Many Korean and international guests attended the luncheon as well as the ambassadors and their spouses.Among the guests in att
In the mind of many people in Korea, the profile of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi of the Republic of Union of Myanmar is a combination of Korean independence fighters Kim Koo and former Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun as well as incumbent President Moon Jae-in.The incumbent government o
U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his warnings to North Korea Thursday, saying his recent threat to unleash "fire and fury" on Pyongyang may not have been tough enough.Speaking to reporters at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, Trump made clear he will respond forcefully to any Nor
Top diplomats from Asia-Pacific countries will meet in Manila on Monday to discuss regional security issues, including North Korea's growing military threats.The annual ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will gather together 27 foreign ministers from
By Lee Kyung-sikPublisher-Chairman, The Korea Post mediaPresident U Htin Kyaw of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar obviously takes strong interest in the promotion of close and warm relations and friendship between his country and Korea. As soon as President Moon Jae-in was elected new President