Stemming from the good existing relations between the Sultanate of Oman and South Korea and as part of their endeavors to promote the existing relations of cooperation between them, the 5th session of the Omani-Korean Joint Committee was held on Seoul, Korea in Nov1-4. The Omani side was headed by D

By Ms. Linda YounEditor, Korean-language edition of The Korea PostAmbassador Tomas Husak of the Czech Republic in Seoul said, “We expect that the President of the Czech Republic will visit Korea next year followed by the visit of the Speaker of Czech Senate.” Speaking at a recent interview with The

Ambassador Milan Lajciak of the Slovak Republic in Seoul said that the European Union will seek a strong Europe, modern single market, sustainable migration and asylum policy during the presidency of the EU by his country.Speaking on at a meeting with the representatives of the media at the Slovak E

The following article was contributed by Ambassador Dionisios Sourvanos of Greece in Seoul on the occasion of the 195th anniversary of the Independence War of Greece.?Ed.On March 25th 1821, the Greek War of Independence started and later, in 1830, the independence of the Modern Greek State was recog

By Gulnoza Ismailova, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, “Legal Basis of Management” Department, the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of UzbekistanDecentralization and development of a modern system of citizens’ self-governance bodies became major components of transition

The following article was contributed by the Seoul Bureau of the People’s Daily for publication by The Korea Post, publisher of three English and two Korean-language media outlets in Seoul.?Ed.By Zhao Cheng from People’s DailyChinese President Xi Jinping on March 8, 2016 called for supply-side struc

Many Korean-language newspapers and other forms of mass communications media in the Republic of Korea (ROK) regretted that the ROK had neglected in properly dealing with North Korea with the result that the North had continued to develop the dangerous nuclear weapons.North Korea announced on Jan. 6,

North Korea announced on Jan. 6, 2016 that they successfully tested a hydrogen bomb at 10:30 in “complete safety.” The (North Korean) Central News Agency made the announcement in a ‘Special Report’ published to the North Korean people and the outside world through the use of its media, including its

Former President Kim Young-sam died of old age at his home in Seoul on Nov. 22 in the presence of his son, Kim Hyun-chul, and other members of his family. He was 87. ▲President Kim Young-sam delivers an address while in office.Together with the late former President Kim Dae-jung, who died six years

If you have flirted with another woman or been unfaithful to your wife, you cannot file a divorce with her.This judgment was passed at the Supreme Court today (Sept. 15, 2015).The Supreme Court, which was presided over by Supreme Court Judge Kim Yong-deok ruled that Hong Gil-dong (not his real name)

Real Meter, an opinion surveyor, predicted that the popularity rating of President Park Geun-hye will rise to over 50% soon surpassing the 51.6% she won during the 2012 Presidential elections. According a Korean-language CBS report this morning (Aug. 26), approval rating of the people for President

President Park Geun-hye attends the military parade of the Chinese Armed Forces in Beijing on the 70th Victory Day on Sept. 3, 2015. Meanwhile, North Korea’s Chairman Kim Jong-un of the Military Affairs Comission is not attending the Chinese celebration and instead is sending Secretary Choi Ryong-ha

President Park Geun-hye commented this morning (Aug. 25) on the result of the high-level inter-Korean contacts and said, “The agreement reached with North Korea is the result of our consistent adherence to the principle of the government that we resolutely deal with North Korean provocations on one

The high-level inter-Korean talks at Panmunjom finally reached an agreement 55 minutes after mid-night on Aug. 25, 2015 after 54 hours’ ‘marathon meeting’ since the two sides started the talks at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 22. Based on this agreement, Chief Presidential Secretary Kim Kwan-jin published the d

North Korea’s nuclear weapons are a truly serious problem for the Republic of Korea (ROK) in the South and a headache also for the United States, China, Japan, Russia and other countries with interest in the Korean peninsula.Some experts on inter-Korean relations compare North Korea to a lion in the

Former Floor Leader Yoo Seung-min of the ruling Saenuri Party now is the frontrunner among all the Presidential hopefuls of the ruling camp even outstripping the hitherto front-running Chairman Kim Moo-sung of the Saenuri Party. ▲Former Floor Leader Yoo of Saenuri According to the result of a survey

Yoo Seung-min, who involuntarily resigned yesterday as the floor leader of the ruling Saenuri Party under the pressure of the pro-Park faction of the party, jumped to the second place overnight in the popularity rating of the Presidential hopefuls of the ruling camp, next only to Saenuri Chairman Ki

There have been three new cases of MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), two new deaths and 50 persons who have been cured of the disease and released from hospital. This was announced by the Central MERS Control Headquarters (CMCH) of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW) today.The MERS contr

The Central MERS Control Headquarters of the Ministry of Health & Welfare Central (CMCH of MHWH) disclosed today that as of 11 a.m. this morning (June 20) there has been no new outbreak of MERS in Korea for the first time since the the first confirmed case of MERS in the middle of last month. This w

A total of eight new MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) cases were confirmed last night and this brings the total number of confirmed MERS patients to 162 as of today. This has caused the number of quarantined people to jump to 6,508 persons and confirmed MERS cases to 162 persons. This was ann