By Reporters Kim Jung-mi, Sua Kim, Hillary KangAmbassador Milan Lajciak of the Slovak Republic in Seoul said, “This year we will celebrate 25 years of our diplomatic relations. Through this period, we have proved to establish very stable ground of mutually advantageous cooperation and friendly relat
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Interview with Ambassador Nguyen VuTu of Viet Nam in Seoul“Korean companies are welcome to infrastructure, high-tech, renewable energy, other areas”Korean companies are encouraged to move into Viet Nam and make investment in infrastructure, high-technology
South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday, welcomed by a crowd of North Koreans that included leader Kim Jong-un and his wife, Ri Sol-ju.The surprise appearance of the reclusive North Korean leader at Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport was broadcast live in South Ko
is offering Seoul urbanites an opportunity to relax this Chuseok holiday! Skip the heavy traffic and all the stress that goes along with this holiday season by hiding away in luxury at Millennium Seoul Hilton! Situated on beautiful Mt. Namsan, Millennium Seoul Hilton is just steps away from Namsan B
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Vice Chairperson Cho Kyung-hee, Kim Jung-miKorean companies are encouraged to move into Viet Nam and make investment in infrastructure, high-technology industries and renewable energy. This was immediately apparent at a recent interview conducted with Ambassador Nguye
Reinsurance firms in South Korea saw their combined profit slip 13.8 percent on-year in the first half, hit by losses from accidents at home and abroad, data showed Tuesday.Ten reinsurers in South Korea posted a combined net profit of 134.7 billion won (US$119.6 million) in the January-June period,
Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea's No. 1 mobile messenger KakaoTalk, kicked off its "unsend" feature that allows users to delete missent messages on its messaging app. on Sep 18.Users can delete mistakenly sent messages, photos, videos or emoticons, whether they were read or not by the
North Korea's state media reported Tuesday on this week's inter-Korean summit, calling it a "good opportunity" to improve ties between the two Koreas."The Pyongyang summit aimed at implementing the Panmunjom declaration for peace, prosperity and reunification of the Korean peninsula will
South Korean President Moon Jae-in left for Pyongyang on Tuesday for a historic summit with Kim Jong-un aiming to mediate stalled U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks and move forward inter-Korean relations.Moon's flight left Seoul Air Base in Seongnam at around 8:40 a.m., also carrying some 110 other
Monday, September 17, 2018 Discloses Ambassador Horin of Ukraine at National Day reception“Ukraine is a key member of President Moon’s Northern Economic Cooperation Strategy”Ambassador Olexander Horin of Ukraine in Seoul said: “Our bilateral relations with the Republic of Korea are de
By Vice Chairperson Cho Kyung-hee with Reporter Kim Jung-miAmbassador Olexander Horin of Ukraine in Seoul said: “Our bilateral relations with the Republic of Korea are developing on a positive track. Among other things, Ukraine was included into Northern Economic Cooperation Strategy declared by the
South Korea tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has ranked seventh in global brand based on marketing consultancy Prophet's annual brand relevance survey, industry sources said Monday.Samsung's ranking is up three notches from last year and the highest among non-American brands. Samsung has a
More than eight in 10 South Koreans favor the increased use of renewable energy on the grounds that it is clean and inexhaustible, a poll showed Monday.According to the survey of 1,003 South Koreans across the nation, 86.2 percent of respondents said they are in favor of the expansion of renewable e
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set to embark on a trip to North Korea this week for his third and possibly most crucial meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.Moon will head for Pyongyang on Tuesday, using a direct flight across the heavily-fortified inter-Korean border.The inter-Korean
South Korea's largest auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis said Sunday that it plans to make full use of 3-D mobile game software in the development of its autonomous driving system.One of the flagship companies of Hyundai Motor Group said using real, high-definition video game images to create all ki
The South Korean economy's ability to create new jobs has fallen to the lowest levels in over eight years, official data showed Sunday.Data by the Bank of Korea and Statistics Korea revealed that the gross domestic product (GDP) elasticity of employment for Asia's fourth-largest economy reac
A group of more than 90 South Koreans began a trip Sunday to North Korea to make preparations, largely logistical, for the upcoming inter-Korean summit.President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to travel to Pyongyang from Tuesday till Thursday for what would be his third meeting with the North's leader
The state-run Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) said Friday it has signed a business tie-up agreement with a Polish bank to support South Korean firms operating in Poland and gain a foothold in the European country.The comprehensive deal with PKO Bank Polski SA calls for providing financing for small a
Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea's biggest carmaker by sales, on Friday named the group's heir apparent as its executive vice chairman amid growing uncertainties in the global automobile market.Chung Eui-sun, 49, as the executive vice chairman, will assist his father and the conglomerate'
South and North Korea launched their joint liaison office on Friday, securing a platform for round-the-clock communication that is expected to help foster cross-border exchange and ease tensions.The liaison office was launched in the North's border town of Kaesong, with around 50 people each fro