The chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog expressed serious concern Monday about North Korea's nuclear program and urged Pyongyang to come into compliance with its international obligations."I remain seriously concerned about the nuclear program of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,"
Princess Astrid of Belgium arrived in South Korea on Saturday along with an economic mission to promote business ties between the two countries, according to the foreign ministry.During her one-week stay, Princess Astrid is scheduled to meet with President Moon Jae-in and Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon
Japan's senior ruling party official has arrived in Seoul as a special envoy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday.While meeting with reporters at Gimpo Airport, Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said, "I will
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday ordered a special probe into what the presidential office called the secret or undisclosed entry of four rocket launchers into the country under the U.S. missile defense program deployed here, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.The four rocket la
U.S. President Donald Trump told a special envoy of South Korean President Moon Jae-in that he looks forward to working closely with Moon to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue and is willing to make peace through engagement with Pyongyang if conditions are right, the envoy said.Trump, however, s
Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of improving South Korea-China relations during his meeting with a South Korean delegation visiting the country, the South Korean chief of the delegation said Monday.On the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, the de
The U.N. Security Council will meet this week to discuss responses to North Korea's latest missile launch, news reports said Sunday.The United States and Japan requested an urgent session on the North's missile launch, and Uruguay, which holds this month's Security Council, decided to ho
Ambassador Jorge Roballo of Argetnina in Seoul said, “After the successful visit to Korea of Argentine Vice President Mrs. Gabriela Michetti to Seoul in May 2016, a new chapter on the bilateral agenda was launched and, as a result of it, the two countries started a fruitful process of rapprochement
The following are details of an interview with Ambassador Nozuko Gloria Bam of South Africa in Seoul conducted by The Korea post media on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and South Africa.—Ed. Question: What are the impo
By Lee Kyung-sikPublisher, The Korea Post mediaFollowing the recent development of political situation in and around Korea, it is becoming increasingly important for Korea to further diversify and expand the range of its economic cooperation and exchange with other countries of the world. And there
Uzbekistan has adopted a state program on combating corruption for the period 2017-2018. It occurred on February 2, 2017, when president of the republic Shavkat Mirziyayev signed the resolution “On the measures aimed at implementing the provisions of the Law of Uzbekistan 'On Combating Corruptio
U.S. Pacific Commander Adm. Harry Harris said Thursday that it is only a matter of time until North Korean leader Kim Jong-un perfects his intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities."KJU is not a leader who's afraid to fail in public. And so, you know, I talked about Thomas Edison. He trie
On April 20, 2017, a number of guests gathered at the residence of Ambassador and Mrs. Gonzalo Ortiz of Spain in Seoul on the occasion of the awarding of the decoration of the Order of Isabella the Catholic by King Felipe VI of Spain to Vice President Chi Chang-Hoon of Korean Airlines and former Pre
By Sean KimStaff reporter Ambassador Sharifzoda Yusuf of the Republic of Tajikistan said, “I would like with great pleasure to emphasize that mutual relations of Tajikistan and Korea which were built based on strong traditions of friendship and mutual respect are being developed in the framework of
The following article was contributed to The Korea Post media for publication by Professor Kim Jong-Do of Myongji University in Seoul in the interest of promotion of relations, friendship and cooperation between Korea and the Middle East countries.—Ed. Middle East with its ancie
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday warned North Korea against testing America's mettle with its saber-rattling, saying Washington will defeat any use of military force with an "overwhelming and effective" response.During a press conference with South Korea's Acting President and Prim
North Korea's vice foreign minister said that the country will conduct another nuclear test at any time upon the leadership's decision, a news report said Friday.In an interview with the Associated Press, Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-ryol said that the situation on the Korean Peninsula was
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group heading to the Korean Peninsula has "no particular objective in its current course."Tillerson made the remark during a joint news conference in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Last week's U.S. missile strikes on Syria show President Donald Trump will also be different from his predecessors in dealing with North Korea, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Wednesday.Spicer made the remark during a discussion at the Newseum in Washington after MSNBC's Greta V
Japan's top envoy to South Korea will pay a visit to a senior foreign ministry official on Monday in an apparent bid to voice his country's demand for full implementation of a 2015 deal reached to resolve a rift over Tokyo's sexual slavery of Korean women during World War II, the foreign