The following are details of an interview with Ambassador Nozuko Gloria Bam of South Africa in Seoul conducted by The Korea post media on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and South Africa.—Ed. Question: What are the impo

By Lee Kyung-sikPublisher, The Korea Post mediaFollowing the recent development of political situation in and around Korea, it is becoming increasingly important for Korea to further diversify and expand the range of its economic cooperation and exchange with other countries of the world. And there

Uzbekistan has adopted a state program on combating corruption for the period 2017-2018. It occurred on February 2, 2017, when president of the republic Shavkat Mirziyayev signed the resolution “On the measures aimed at implementing the provisions of the Law of Uzbekistan 'On Combating Corruptio

The Korean daily media headlines and humorFriday April 28, 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 Post

South Korea's industrial output rebounded to rise 1 percent last month from a month earlier on a rise in the production of automobiles and electronics parts, government data showed Friday.Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries rose 1 percent on-month in March, tu

U.S. Pacific Commander Adm. Harry Harris said Thursday that it is only a matter of time until North Korean leader Kim Jong-un perfects his intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities."KJU is not a leader who's afraid to fail in public. And so, you know, I talked about Thomas Edison. He trie

Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday ordered the election watchdog to "sternly" deal with illegal electioneering as the presidential campaign heats up with the vote just 12 days away.During a regular Cabinet meeting on pending state affairs, Hwang voiced concerns over inte

The Korean daily media headlines and humorThursday April 27, 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-ChairmanK

Here are some interesting remarks made by General Vincent K. Brooks, commanding general of the United States Forces Korea/United Nations Command/ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command, in a speech he gave at a meeting of the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses on July 12, 2016. General Vincent stated: “T

Presidential Candidate Ahn Cheol-soo of the People’s Party repeatedly reiterated the importance and urgency to actively meet the requirements of the approaching era of Fourth Industrial Revolution—befitting his original job titles: a scientist, a medical doctor and a scholar.Speaking at panel

In October 2016 the leading scientific journal Nature published the most complete and up-to-date map of human genome based on Korean individual ‘AK1’. Korean research team that sequenced the genome and published the study ‘De novo assembly and phasing of a Korean human genome’ was led by Prof. Seo J

Incidence of sinkholes is on the rise mainly in large cities with dense population in Korea. Sinkholes sharply increased from a dozen in 2012 to 60 in 2014 and 240 in 2016. One of major causes of sinkhole is subsidence of land due to lowered ground water level. Underground structures of buildings, s

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un observed a major live-fire drill targeting enemy warships on its military anniversary, state media reported Wednesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier heads toward the Korean Peninsula amid tensions over its signs of provocation.The North's leader watched the largest-e

U.S. troops in South Korea began installing the equipment for an advanced missile defense system at a site in a southeastern region of the country, facing fierce protests from local residents.The overnight, unannounced operation came just six days after U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) secured the land in S

The Korean daily media headlines and humorWednesday April 26, 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 Po

The Korean daily media headlines and humorTuesday April 25, 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-ChairmanKo

The following are excerpts from a recent interview with Ambassador Yusuf Sharifzoda of Tajikistan in Seoul.—Ed.Question: What is the status of relationship between Korea and Tajikistan?Answer: Historically, ancestors of Tajik people and Koreans have interacted through “Silk Road” trade startin

Seoul Dairy Cooperative, one of the best quality dairy products manufacturer in Korea, broke ground in April 2017 for constructing the world’s largest comprehensive milk processing plant in Yangju, Gyeonggi-do Province in total floor space of over 62,000 square meters. With capacity of producing up

Established in November 2016 in Daegu by Korea Conformity Laboratories (KCL), Safety Convergence Technology Center provides global standard test and certification services in areas of physical security and safety by installing test equipments for evaluating performance of products in these areas, in

In an effort to further foster the horse industry and popularize horse racing, Korea Racing Authority (KRA), the sole horse racing organization in Korea, will host three major international horse races this year, namely the Korea Cup, Korea Sprint and SBS Sports Sprint.Among these, KRA will hold the