President Ivan Duque-Marquez of the Republic of Colombia was born on 1 August 1976. He has a law degree from Sergio Arboleda University in Bogotá, majoring in philosophy and humanities. He is an expert in economic affairs, with executive studies in Harvard, a Masters Degree in public policy m
Wednesday, August 22, 2018Round-up of important news from major Korean, international dailies, other news sources today:The Korea Post media (www.koreapost.com) in English, (www.koreapost.co.kr) in Korean.S. Korea mulls deleting description of N.K. military as 'enemy' in defense white paperS
Unemployment numbers for the 25-39 age group, which normally represents new entrants to the job market, were at their highest in 19 years last month, state data showed Wednesday.The number of people without jobs in the age group hit 338,000 in July, the highest since 434,000 tallied in 1999, accordi
South Korea and the United States will open another round of negotiations on Wednesday, seeking to narrow differences over covering the cost of American troops stationed on the peninsula, officials said.Senior diplomats of the allies plan to hold the two-day session at the Korea Institute for Defens
South Korea is considering deleting its reference to North Korea's military as "our enemy" in its defense white paper to be published later this year, multiple government sources in Seoul said Wednesday.The move is in line with the April inter-Korean summit agreement to halt "all hostile acts
Tuesday, August 21, 2018Round-up of important news from major Korean, international dailies, other news sources today:The Korea Post media (www.koreapost.com) in English, (www.koreapost.co.kr) in Korean.S. Korea's exports up 15 pct in first 20 days of AugustSouth Korea's exports rose 14.9 pe
Why not use the 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications of The Korea Post media to satisfy your publicity requirements? They are more than glad to be used by the 118 resident embassies in Seoul, whom The Korea Post has been covering for the past 33 years.In fact, however, Publisher-Chairma
Dozens of South Koreans began their second day on Mount Kumgang on Tuesday by having private meetings with their long-separated families, a day after a tearful first group encounter in about seven decades.On Monday, the 89 elderly South Koreans and 185 North Korean people reunited for the first time
South Korea's corporate watchdog said Tuesday that it has decided to give up its own right to file complaints about some major cases such as price rigging in a move to support effective law enforcement and better protect consumers' rights.Under the current Fair Trade Act, the Fair Trade Comm
South Korea's exports rose 14.9 percent on-year during the first 20 days of August, due to a rise in outbound shipments of chips and petrochemical goods, customs data showed Tuesday.The country's outbound shipments reached US$28.8 billion in the August 1-20 period, according to the Korea Cus
Monday, August 20, 2018Round-up of important news from major Korean, international dailies, other news sources today:The Korea Post media (www.koreapost.com) in English, (www.koreapost.co.kr) in Korean.“Do not ever forget me, for I will carry your love to the Heaven”Ambassador Juan Pablo Rodriguez B
Ambassador Juan Pablo Rodriguez Barragan of Colombia and Mrs. Elsa Patricia Calderon Carmona hosted a reception at the Crystal Ballroom of the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on July 26, 2018 in celebration of the 208th Independence Day of Colombia.At the meeting, Ambassador Pablo Rodriguez read a passage of a
China accounted for more than 30 percent of Samsung Electronics Co.'s overall sales over the January-June period, industry data showed Monday, emerging as the company's largest market and outpacing the American continents for the first time.The South Korean tech giant, which posted sales of
Korea Post, the national postal service provider, will switch more than 2,000 contracted workers to permanent employees over four years starting next year, its report to a lawmaker said Monday.The report, submitted to the ruling party's Rep. Lee Cheol-hee, said 2,252 temporary employees, includi
South and North Korea will begin their weeklong reunion event for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War on Monday.A total of 89 South Koreans will hold the first session of meetings with their families living in North Korea at a Mount Kumgang resort on the North's east coast at 3 p.m.They
Thousands of people gathered in central Seoul on Saturday to protest a lower court ruling that found former South Chungcheong Province Gov. An Hee-jung not guilty of sexually abusing his former secretary.On Tuesday, the Seoul Western District Court cleared the 54-year-old politician on charges of fo
The South Korean government is firmly committed to reducing the country's dependence on nuclear power and will expand the use of renewable power sources despite growing public support for time-tested atomic energy, observers in Seoul said Saturday.According to a poll conducted by the Korean Nucl
The 18th Asian Games kicked off here in the Indonesian capital on Saturday with a ceremony highlighting the country's capability to host international sporting events, with South and North Korea back in the spotlight during their joint march.Jakarta and Palembang, some 400 kilometers northwest f
Some 11,400 BMW vehicles have yet to be inspected for safety as of Friday, with about 7,900 of them having received reservations to undergo checks, the transport ministry said.The German automaker recalled 106,317 BMW cars after a string of cases of engines catching fire. There have been 40 such cas
The United States and North Korea will have frequent discussions until the goal of Pyongyang's denuclearization is reached, the State Department said Friday, declining to provide details on a reported meeting last weekend.U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Harry Harris is reported to have met with North K