The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday, depriving the communist regime of key sources of export revenue as punishment for its recent intercontinental ballistic missile tests.The sanctions provided in Resolution 2371 aim to slash North Korea's annua
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted new sanctions on North Korea Saturday, depriving the communist regime of key sources of export revenue as punishment for its recent intercontinental ballistic missile tests.The sanctions provided in Resolution 2371 aim to slash North Korea's annual e
South Korea's parliamentary leader has said North Korea should take cues from Iran and return to nuclear talks as he met with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran.National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun pointed out Iran has enjoyed positive effects, including economic growth, from the agreement on
President Moon Jae-in began his summer vacation Sunday with a trip to PyeongChang, highlighting his support for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games to be held there early next year, his aides said.The president will leave for a presidential retreat at a naval base in Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province,
The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday to continue close coordination on issues related to North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, the State Department said.Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke by phone earlier in the day
“The Philippines warmly welcome Korean investors and businessmen. We have valuable propositions and our country is a good location for global chain production line,” said Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado of the Republic of Philippines at an exclusive interview with The Korea Post media at the Seoul Pl
The United States' trade deficit with South Korea is not a result of their bilateral free trade agreement, two experts here have said, dismissing President Donald Trump's push to revise the deal.Gary Hufbauer, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and Euijin
President Moon Jae-in plans to meet a group of business leaders later this week to exchange opinions on pending issues facing the country's economy, his office said Sunday.The meetings with heads of 15 business groups will be held on Thursday and Friday at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae,
By Kim Hyung-dae with Kim Sung-minThis press-conference is dedicated to anniversary of the coup d’etat attempt. We would like to inform you on what happened during the coup d’etat attempt on the 15th of July 2016 and what has been transpired since then in one year.In nutshell, on the 15th of July, s
Ambassador Andrei Popkov of Belarus in Seoul said that President Alexander Lukashenko of his country sent his letter of congratulation to President Moon Jae-in of Korea on his election and that in this letter President Lukashenko emphasized his hopes for further deepening and strengthening the bilat
South Korea's new defense minister took office Friday, reaffirming his pledge to reform and beef up the military."In order to win the trust of the people, (the military) should go beyond a simple defense reform to create brand new armed forces," Defense Minister Song Young-moo said in his inau
Chairman Lee Kyung-sik of The Korea Post media hosted a luncheon at the Il Ponte Italian Restaurant at the Millennium Seoul Hilton on July 8, 2017 in honor of the visiting ranking official of the government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Director General Abror D. Fatkhullaev of the Department of Coo
Two U.S. long-range strategic bombers flew over the peninsula for a joint drill with the South Korean Air Force, in a stern warning message against North Korea's latest missile launch, defense officials said Saturday.The B-1B Lancers were sent from the Anderson Air Base in Guam earlier to fly ov
There are only four months left to the Ho Chi Minh City-Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2017, and at this juncture opinion leaders of Korea from all walks of life are scheduled to attend the Central Council meeting at the Press Center in Seoul on July 13, 2017 for the successful hosting of the Expo.
North Korea launched another ballistic missile Tuesday, just a few days after the leaders of South Korea and the United States agreed to leave the door open for dialogue with the communist nation."North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea from the vicinity of Banghyon, N
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to seek a new trade deal with South Korea in his first summit talks with President Moon Jae-in on Friday, blaming the current free trade deal between the two countries for enlarging American deficits.Trade was one of the two biggest topics at the talks, along with N
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed support for South Korean President Moon Jae-in's policy to resume dialogue with North Korea in a joint statement released Friday after their summit at the White House."President Trump supported President Moon's aspiration to restart inter-Korean dialogu
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he will discuss the complexities of North Korea, trade and other things with President Moon Jae-in."We're going to have tremendous discussions tonight. I know you've been discussing with our people some of the complexities of North Korea and trade a
Ambassador Vitali V. Fen of the Republic of Uzbekistan is back in Korea. A former dean of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps with 18 years of service in Korea, Ambassador Fen is back with his spouse, Madam Lyudmila.The government of Uzbekistan has re-appointed Ambassador Fen as new ambassador of Uzbekistan
"I was extremely satisfied with my telephone conversation with President Moon Jae-In. He and I have many things in common," said President Xi Jinping of China at a meeting with Rep. Park Byeong-Seok in China, President Moon Jae-In's special envoy to Beijing, on May 14, 2017.Speaking at a recen