The South Korean island of Wando is putting the finishing touches on an international seaweed-themed expo in the runup to its opening in April, organizers said Thursday.The Wando Seaweeds Expo 2017 will open on the island off the country's southwest coast on April 14 for a 24-day run under the t

Positioned in northeastern part of South Korea adjacent to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between South and North Korea, Hwacheon County had been known as one of the smallest local self-governing bodies in area, population and economy in the country. But since 2003, it has been widely recognized as th

Leveraging clean natural environment and cultural heritages, the City will invigorate regional economy by promoting eco-friendly cosmetics industry and tourism industry as it has been concentrating resources on that direction,” said Mayor Lee Hwan-joo of Namwon City in a recent interview with The Ko

By Prof. Song Bang-whanThe southwestern province of Jeollanam-do of theRepublic of Korea stunned everyone late last May winning the much-coveted GrandAward for Job Creation offered by the President of the Republic of Korea andpresented by the Minister of Employment & Labor on behalf of the President

Governor Kim Kwan-yong of the Gyeongsangnam-do Province (power seat province of President Park Geun-hye) and Mayor Bak Seung-ki of the Chilgok County of the Province are inviting the ambassadors and their spouses to the famous Nakdong River Peace Festival on Sept. 30, 2016. The tour is organized by

The World Inspect Expo Yecheon 2016 drew a total of 620,000 visitors in the 17-day run through August 16, 2016. In a special statement issued on this occasion, Mayor Lee Hyun-joon of the Yecheon County said, “Attendance of Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn at the opening ceremony and the full support giv

By Lee Kyung-sik, Publisher-Chairman, The Korea Post“The insect industry is a bio industry and it is a future-oriented industry with very strong growth potential.“The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has termed insects ‘Little Domestic Animals,’ and paid attention to the unlimited po

Ambassadors Mohamed Salim Alharthy of Oman, Mohammed El Amine Derragui of Algeria, Gerhard Sabathil of the European Union and Peteris Vaivars of Latvia plus 12 other members of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps attended the 19th Boryeong Mud Festival in a two-day tour of the picturesque beach of Boryeong b

On the occasion of the 21st Pyeongtaek Citizens’ Day, The Korea Post had an exclusive interview with Mayor Kong Jae-kwang of the City. At this interview, Mayor Kong expressed his ambitious vision for building Pyeongtaek as the most attractive and dynamic city in Korea. He said this year is especiall

Located at the foot of 1,430-meter high Mt. Sobaek in southeastern part of Korea, Yecheon County has been preserving clean environment with thick forests throughout the region. Capitalizing on this clean and eco-friendly environment, the Yecheon County government initiated programs of researching an

Designated as the first special zone for eco-friendly agriculture and clean environment, the Yangpyeong County served as the venue for the 7th Yongmun Mountain Wild Edible Greens Festival of Yangpyeong. The Festival was successfully held for three days from May 6th to 8th around Mt. Yongmun that pro

Boasting blessed landscape with beautiful sea, islands and mountains, the coastal city of Boryeong attracts more than 16 million tourists a year. The City also has wide beaches with clean sands and mud flats that have long been loved by tourists. As one of the five largest mud flats in the world, th

As the main venue for ice sports in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Gangneung City is making systematic preparations for the Olympic Games by building additional sports, lodging and transportation facilities as scheduled. Along with Gangneung, PyeongChang and Jeongseon will

The millennium-old Gangneung Danoje Festival, which is registered as the first UNESCO Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in festival segment, will be held for 8 days from June 5 to June 12, 2016 in Gangneung. The annual Gangneung Danoje Festival will be launched on May 11 with t

As the ‘Literature Promotion Act’ was enacted late last year, the government is empowered to establish the National Korean Literature Museum. And a number of local autonomous governments, including the Eunpyeong-gu Office, are competing to attract the literature museum, arguing appropriateness of th

Ambassadors Krzysztof Majka of Poland and 18 other members of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps attended the significant 2016 Yeongam Dr. Wangin Culture Festival in Yeongam County in the southwestern province of Jeollanam-do in a two-day tour on April 7-8, 2016. Also attending the event were Ambassadors An

As an area in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul was designated as the ‘Eunpyeong Bukhan-san Special Korean Culture District,’ municipal administrative authorities and traditional cultural organizations are joining hands to promote traditional culture and arts as well as tourism contents by leveraging these tradit

The Gangnam-gu Office (Mayor: Shin Yeon-hee) recently announced an addition of a new program of regularizing Taekwondo, Korean martial art, performance at the Kukkiwon in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, the world Taekwondo headquarters. The new performance program is designed primarily for international tourists

Ambassadors Milan Lajciak of Slovakia. Niroshani Manisha Gunaseker of Sri Lanka, Thura H. Thet Oo Maung of Myanmar, Peteris Vaivars of Latvia, Askar Beshimov of Kyrgyzstan and Salohiddin Kiromov of Tajikistan, some 30 other senior diplomats and spouses and Korean and Chinese journalist leaders atten

Mayor Jeon Dong-pyeong of the Yeongam County, near Gwangju, is hosting the 2016 Wangin Culture Festival in his county on April 7-10, 2016 for a four-day run in memory of the noted Korean scholar, Wangin Baksa (Dr. Wangin), who spread Hanja, Chinese characters and classics, to Japan in the third cent