BMW Group Korea said Thursday it has voluntarily suspended the sale of its seven models in the wake of a South Korean government probe into the carmaker's failure to submit documents for vehicle certification.BMW's voluntary sales suspension comes after the Korea Customs Service (KCS) found

The duty-free unit of Shinsegae, a major retailer here, said Thursday it will provide a membership service for users of WeChat, China's leading messaging app, as it attempts to expand its presence overseas.Shinsegae Duty Free said it will provide various shopping information and discounts for th

The restaurant business was somewhat stunted in the third quarter this year but is expected to improve in the fourth quarter, mostly for those that serve foreign food, a sentiment survey showed Friday.The Korea Restaurant Business Index, released jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rura

South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to head to Vietnam on Friday, wrapping up his state visit to Indonesia.Moon arrived here Wednesday on a three-day trip that also marked his first state visit to a foreign nation since taking office in May.In a bilateral summit held Thursday, Moon and his In

The Korean daily media headlines and humorThursday, November 9, 2017 Your Excellency: Here are The Korea Post notices and a roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media of Korea today: Very Respectfully Yours /s/ Lee Kyung-sikPublisher-ChairmanKorea

South Korea will hold a public hearing on the free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States to gather opinions from various circles before it officially takes steps to revise the five-year-old deal, the government said Thursday.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy will host the public hear

Three U.S. aircraft carriers will soon conduct a rare combined exercise in the Western Pacific, the U.S. military announced Thursday, as President Donald Trump is traveling to Asia.The three carriers -- USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt -- are also expected to train together w

Vietnam has become an important link in an extensive economic connectivity network of 59 partners, including APEC members, Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son saysVietnam is ready to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Year 2017 with all preparations being basically completed on sche

Ambassador Stephan Auer said, “The Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Korea are connected by extraordinarily strong ties at all levels and this became even more evident this July when President Moon Jae-In visited Germany.” Ambassador Auer made the statement at his speech at a reception

South Korea's main stock market has been the third-best performer among bourses in major advanced and emerging countries this year despite its recent drop, data showed Thursday.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell for the second session to close at 2,545.44 on Tuesday on

U.S. President Donald Trump should use his visit to Beijing to underscore that North Korea's denuclearization is in both countries' interests, a Republican senator said Wednesday.Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) made the call hours before Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were to meet over Nort

CJ Cheiljedang Corp., South Korea's leading food manufacturer, said Wednesday its net profit rose 17.6 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier on the back of brisk sales of its processed food products.Net income came to 263 billion won (US$236 million) on a consolidated basis in the Jul

It’s getting to be that time of year again – and to help spread Christmas spirit and Yuletide joy to everyone in Seoul, Millennium Seoul Hilton will unveil its annual Christmas Tree and ever-popular Christmas Train on Tuesday, December 5th. This year marks the twenty-second anniversary of this

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday denounced North Korea's nuclear adventurism and "cruel dictatorship," warning it not to "underestimate" U.S. strength.In his speech to South Korea's National Assembly, Trump also reiterated his mantra of "peace through strength" and called on Ch

North Korea condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to South Korea on Wednesday, saying that the move is aggravating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, igniting the risk of a nuclear war.But the North's state media has yet to make official comments on the summit between President Moon J

The Korean daily media headlines and humorWednesday, November 8, 2017 Your Excellency: Here are The Korea Post notices and a roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media of Korea today: Very Respectfully Yours /s/ Lee Kyung-sikPublisher-ChairmanKorea

By Lee Kyung-sik, publisher of The Korea Post mediaIn the initial period of the Korean-Vietnamese diplomatic relations re-established in 1992, the first resident envoy in Seoul from Viet Nam was Ambassador Nguyen Phu Binh.He did a great deal of work bridging gaps between the two countries, especiall

South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to leave for Indonesia Wednesday as part of his three-nation Southeast Asia tour for bilateral summits and regional forums.The South Korean leader was due in Jakarta later in the day for a three-day visit. It will mark his first-ever state visit to a foreig

U.S. President Donald Trump attempted to make a surprise visit to South Korea's heavily fortified border with communist North Korea but failed due to bad weather conditions, an official from South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.South Korean President Moon Jae-in, on

South Korea and the United States are expected to speed up the process to amend their free trade pact as U.S. President Donald Trump called for fair deal that can correct the imbalance in the movement of goods between the two countries during the summit meeting on Tuesday.On the first day of his two