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
The Seoul government said Friday it has reached an agreement with Singapore to allow airlines to operate up to 14 flights a week that directly connect South Korea's southeastern port city of Busan with the Southeast Asian country. The agreement was made during the countries' two-day
A BMW sedan caught fire on a street in South Korea Saturday, the latest in a spate of reported car fires related to the German brand that have heightened safety concerns and prompted a recent massive recall here.The fire broke out in the engine compartment of the BMW 520d while it was being driven o
Household loans at South Korea's five major banks reached an accumulated 548 trillion won (US$490 billion) at the end of July as people continue to borrow money to buy a house, the lenders said Saturday. The five banks -- KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Woori Bank, KEB Hana Bank and NH No
A top North Korean official on Saturday accused the United States of dragging its feet in building mutual confidence despite their landmark Sentosa summit accord.Speaking at the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Singapore, Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho stressed that it's important for both sides to ta
Kia Motors Corp. beat its rivals to win the J.D. Power Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) award for its Stinger sports sedan, the company said Saturday.The Stinger fastback sports sedan won the J.D. Power APEAL award, beating Mercedes-Benz C-class sedan, BMW's 3 and 4 series in
KT Corp., South Korea's second-biggest wireless services provider, said Friday its second-quarter net profit rose 8.8 percent from a year earlier due to revised accounting rules.Net profit for the three months that ended in June moved up to 280.7 billion won (US$249 million) from 258.1 billion w
South Korea on Friday proposed holding a special group summit with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states next year.Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha made the offer during an annual session with her counterparts from the 10 countries in Singapore on the eve of the ASEAN Regional
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Reporter Ms Sua KimIt appears that the Republic of Korea and the Ukraine are in for rapid development in the economic and various other fields and this was immediately apparent at a recent interview with Ambassador Olexander Horin of Ukraine in Seoul conducted by The
Friday, August 3, 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 1st floating offshore wind turbine to begin test operation next yearSouth Korea'
A North Korean media outlet reported in detail on a South Korean firm's devotion to inter-Korean cooperation Friday, apparently trying to create a favorable mood for resumption of the company's now suspended tour program.Uriminjokkiri, the North's external propaganda website, shed light
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho arrived in Singapore on Friday for an annual forum hosted by a group of Southeast Asian countries.Ri flew from Beijing on an Air China plane. Entering his hotel in downtown Singapore, wearing a black suit and a purple tie, he did not respond to reporters'
South Korea's first floating offshore wind turbine will enter test operations off the coast of the southeastern city of Ulsan in the first half of next year, the city government said Thursday.The 16 billion won (around US$14.27 million) project will make South Korea the fifth country to run a fl