North Korea's top diplomat has said that the country will hold onto its nuclear knowledge, saying that it will serve as a means to gird for the U.S.' possibly continued hostile policy toward Pyongyang, according to Iranian media reports.North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho made the remar
Il Ponte, Millennium Seoul Hilton’s popular Italian trattoria, will host a special promotion featuring delicious mushroom creations. Throughout the month of August, a special mushroom-themed five-course meal will be offered, priced at KW110,000 per person. Enjoy this opportunity to savor the earthy
Thursday, August 9, 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.2 Koreas holding meeting to discuss railway cooperationSouth and North Korean officials are holdi
South Korea's agriculture minister nominee on Thursday said he will seek ways to foster a value-added agriculture industry and smart farming to attract younger people to rural areas.Lee Gae-ho made the pledge during a parliamentary confirmation hearing after he was tapped as the Minister of Agri
Special investigators questioned South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo for a second time on Thursday as part of an investigation into an opinion rigging scandal.Kim arrived at the special counsel's office in Gangnam, southern Seoul, at around 9:30 a.m. This is the second interrogation in
South and North Korean officials are holding a meeting to discuss cooperation in modernizing and eventually reconnecting railways across their border, a unification ministry official said Thursday.The meeting is currently under way between railway policymakers of the two Koreas at the Customs, Immig
Wednesday, August 8, 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.Trump offered to send Pompeo to N. Korea again: BoltonU.S. President Donald Trump has offered to
South Korea's defense ministry on Wednesday announced a plan to capitalize on big data, 3D printing, drones and other cutting-edge technologies to strengthen the military's logistical support capabilities.The plan is part of the Defense Reform 2.0 initiative aimed at creating a smaller yet s
North Korea accused South Korea on Wednesday of seeking confrontation and undermining the cross-border conciliatory mood, bristling at a recent defense meeting between Seoul and Washington.The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, said the recent South Kore
U.S. President Donald Trump has offered to send Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to North Korea again to meet with Pyongyang's leader and continue negotiations on dismantling its nuclear weapons program, a top Trump aide said Tuesday.Trump made the proposal in his most recent letter to North Korea
South Korea's economic recovery is being hampered by weakening domestic demand, although exports remain relatively sound, a state-run think tank said Tuesday."Export growth has been maintained, but domestic demand growth is weakening, putting a drag on the pace of economic improvement," the Ko
South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo returned home early Tuesday after undergoing an 18-hour questioning by special prosecutors over his alleged involvement in a massive rigging of online political comments led by a power blogger.Kim emerged from the special counsel's office at about 3:
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 Discloses Ambassador Kouassi Bile of Cote d’Ivoire in Seoul at recent interviewBilateral trade nearly doubles in 3 years since arrival of Cote d’Ivoire envoyThe volume of trade between Korea and Côte d’Ivoire nearly doubled from US$120 million in 2012 at
South Korea is expected to resume a government-led humanitarian assistance program for North Korea, spurred by new related U.N. guidelines, an official said Tuesday.A year earlier, the government decided to provide the impoverished neighbor with $8 million worth of aid materials, such as nutritional
Monday, August 6, 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.Pocheon has many cultural assets, tourist attractionsThe Pocheon City, 37.3 miles north of Seoul, h
The defense ministry launched a team Monday to prepare for the creation of a new command to supplant the scandal-ridden defense intelligence unit, long dogged by allegations of political interference.The launch is in line with President Moon Jae-in's order last Friday to dissolve and reorganize
South Korea's top economic policymaker on Monday urged Samsung Group, the country's leading conglomerate, to do more to create jobs and spearhead innovative growth in the latest appeal to the business community to join the government's job-first policy.In a meeting with Lee Jae-yong, the
By The Korea Post Reporter Hillary KangThe Pocheon City, 37.3 miles north of Seoul, has a good number of tourist attractions, not very far away from the Capital Zone of Seoul, including picturesque waterfalls and other wonderful tourist attractions along the Hantan River. The City is preparing to ha
By The Korea Post Reporter Hillary Kang Ambassador Gonzalo Ortiz of Spain in Seoul is leaving Korea in November after a successful tour of duty in Korea for three years and ten months.Ambassador Ortiz has been very active in bringing Korea and Spain together in various areas, including personal frie
The foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and 17 other countries urged North Korea to fulfill its commitment to complete denuclearization during their Singapore talks last week, their chair statement showed Monday.Singapore, this year's chair of the annual ASE