Four more rocket launchers for a U.S. missile defense system were soon to be deployed here Thursday after police removed hundreds of protesters from the site.Clashes occurred throughout the night as some 400 residents fought off police officers near their community center in Seongju, some 300 kilome

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Russian President Vladimir Putin called for efforts to stop North Korea from making any further provocations Wednesday, calling it the most urgent challenge facing their countries and the rest of the world."President Putin and I agreed that resolving the North

The U.S. military will deploy additional missile interceptor launchers to its base in a southern town early Thursday despite strong opposition from residents and activists, according to local villagers.The residents' group in Seonju said Wednesday Seoul's defense ministry has informed the me

South Korean President Moon Jae-in asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to help tame North Korea, saying the latest nuclear test by the communist North has made global security conditions very serious."The global political situation has become very serious due to North Korea

South Korea said Wednesday that it is closely monitoring possible radiation traces from North Korea's latest nuclear test, as a post-test tremor occurred due to a collapse in an underground tunnel at the test site.Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon told lawmakers Tuesday that North Koreans liv

The chief of South Korea's corporate watchdog pledged Wednesday to carry out sweeping reforms of the local distribution and retail industry to root out unfair business practices and strengthen consumer protection.Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Kim Sang-jo made the comment at a meeting in S

The Korean daily media headlines and humorWednesday, September 6, 2017 Your Excellency: Russia wants Korean companies in petrochemical, shipbuilding auto, fish, seafood, medical, more areas Interview with Ambassador Timonin of Russia in Seoul Ambassador Alexander Timonin of the Russian Feder

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived here Wednesday on a two-day visit for a regional economic forum that will also include a series of summit meetings with Russian and Japanese leaders.Moon's itinerary will begin with a bilateral summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, accordi

The United States assured South Korea and Japan on Wednesday of full extended deterrence, based on both its conventional and nuclear arsenal, against North Korea.The U.S. reaffirmed its "ironclad" security commitment for the key regional allies in a working-level video conference on the North'

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived here Wednesday on a two-day visit for a regional economic forum that will also include a series of summit meetings with Russian and Japanese leaders.Moon's itinerary will begin with a bilateral summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, accordi

The Korean daily media headlines and humorTuesday, September 5, 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-Chairm

Ambassador Alexander Timonin of the Russian Federation in Seoul said that Korean business companies are most welcome in Russia in various areas, especially petrochemistry, shipbuilding, automotive industry, fish- and seafood-processing, medicine, tourism and paper industry.Speaking at a recent inter

South Korean President Moon Jae-in left Wednesday for Vladivostok, Russia, where he will attend a regional forum and hold a series of bilateral summits with other leaders that will largely focus on how to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test.Following his arrival in the Russian city, the S

President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump are completely on the same page on how to deal with North Korea, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Tuesday, after a Trump tweet spurred speculation the two leaders might be at odds with each other.In the tweet following North Korea's sixth nucl

Il Ponte, Millennium Seoul Hilton’s popular Italian trattoria, will host a special promotion featuring sublime white asparagus in a five-course dining feast. This promotion will take place during the month of September. The menu commences with the star: white asparagus contrasted with

The Cabinet approved a proposal Tuesday to designate Oct. 2 as a one-off holiday to bridge the weekend and long Chuseok holiday so as to make it possible for workers to take 10 consecutive days off.The designation would link the Sept. 30 weekend to the three-day Chuseok holiday, and then to the Oct.

The chief of South Korea's major public broadcaster MBC was questioned by the labor ministry early Tuesday over allegations that he violated labor laws and unfairly exerted influence over personnel affairs at the company based on political bias.Kim Jang-kyom, president and CEO of MBC, appeared a

South Korea's Navy said Tuesday it has conducted massive live-fire drills in the East Sea in a show of its resolve to retaliate against North Korea's provocations.Among assets mobilized were the 2,500-ton Gangwon frigate, a 1,000-ton patrol ship, 400-ton guided-missile vessels and 130-ton hi

The Korean daily media headlines and humorMonday, September 4, 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 P

Conservative parties on Sunday raised pressure on President Moon Jae-in to rethink his "dovish" approach toward North Korea following its sixth nuclear test, urging him to explore stronger options such as the redeployment of U.S. tactical nuclear arms.They demanded that the liberal president renou