The following article was contributed to The Korea Post media for publication by a leading Paraguayan journalist, Mr. Benjamin Fernandez Bogado, who visited Seoul and attended the Seoul Journalists Conference 2018 in Seoul on March 5, 2018.—Ed.Paraguay has a large tradition of attracting peopl
A Korean Air Lines Co. passenger jet has made an emergency landing at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, although no one was injured, a company official said Sunday.The Boeing 777-200 bound for Tokyo from South Korea's Gimpo Airport with 176 passengers and 13 crew members on board landed at Haneda Airport
The chief of the U.S. delegation to summit preparation talks with North Korea said Friday the discussion is "moving in the right direction."Sung Kim, U.S. ambassador to the Philippines, however, noted that there is still "much work" left before nailing down the summit between U.S. President Dona
The world's automotive semiconductor market is expected to grow nearly 20 percent this year on rising demand for automated driving systems, a report said Saturday.The global chip market for vehicles is estimated to reach US$32.3 billion in 2018, up 18.5 percent from a year earlier, according to
The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States agreed Saturday to maintain their robust alliance in the face of North Korea's recent peace offensive.In talks held on the margins of the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual security forum, in Singapore, Defense Minister Song Young-moo and Secre
South Korean shares are expected to remain in a relatively tight range next week as investors take to the sidelines amid global trade tensions, analysts said Saturday.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,438.96 points on Friday, down 0.89 percent from a week ago.
South Korea welcomed the apparent revival of the historic U.S.-North Korea summit Saturday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as scheduled."It seems as if the road to a North Korea-U.S. summit has become enhanced and expanded," said Kim Eui-k
The combined sales of South Korea's five carmakers rose 5.2 percent last month from a year earlier due to recovering demand in major markets, corporate data showed Friday.The five automakers -- Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Motors Corp., GM Korea Co., Renault Samsung Motors Corp. and SsangYong Motor Co
(Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday put a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un back on for June 12 following weeks of uncertainty over whether it would take place.Trump said after meeting with a senior North Korean official at the White House that the summit will go ahead in Sin
The two Koreas agreed Friday to hold general-level military talks on June 14 at the truce village of Panmunjom as part of efforts to ease tensions between the two countries.They also agreed to hold a Red Cross meeting on June 22 at the North's Mount Kumgang resort to discuss holding a reunion of
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Kim Tae-moon, Ms. Sua KimCommercial Officer Ms. Nayantara Dabariya at the Embassy of India in Seoul said: “Korea is already an integral part of India’s ‘Look East Policy’ and ‘Act East Policy’. India is moving very fast with over 7% growth rate which is higher than mo
South Korea's economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace in the first quarter from three months earlier on sluggish construction and facilities investment, central bank data showed Friday.The country's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 1 percent in the January-March period, rebounding f
South Korea's exports spiked 13.5 percent in May from a year earlier, rebounding from a brief dip in the previous month, government data showed Friday.Outbound shipments reached US$50.98 billion last month, compared with $44.92 billion a year ago, according to the data compiled by the Ministry o
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reaffirmed that he is committed to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and expressed hope for a phased process in resolving the issue.Kim made the remark in talks with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Pyongyang on Thursday, according to
South Korea and North Korea are set to hold high-level talks Friday to discuss steps to implement the agreement reached by their leaders in their April and May summits.Officials of the two Koreas will start high-level talks at 10 a.m. at the truce village of Panmunjom in the heavily fortified Demili
The Korean daily media headlines and humorThursday, May 31, 2018 Your Excellency: What’s ticking in Korea and around the world today?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
A senior North Korean official arrived in New York Wednesday to salvage a highly anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.Kim Yong-chol, a vice chairman of the ruling Workers' Party's Central Committee, arrived at JFK International Airport, b
South Korean President Moon Jae-in may travel to Singapore next month to hold a three-way summit with his U.S. and North Korean counterparts, Seoul officials noted Thursday, possibly suggesting that Washington and Pyongyang may currently be considering a formal end to the Korean War as an incentive
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Reporters Kim Jung-mi, Kim SuaAmbassador Daul Matute-Mejia of the Republic of Peru in Seoul said, “The project portfolio promoted in the latest Investment Road Show comprises more than 50 projects with a value that exceeds US$10 billion in investment, in sectors such
The Korean daily media headlines and humorWednesday, May 30, 2018 Your Excellency: What’s ticking in Korea and around the world today?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