The death toll jumped to 29 as rescue workers searched a scorched, smoke-filled commercial building in the southern city of Jecheon on Thursday after a fire engulfed the building, firefighters said.The fire started from a vehicle in the first floor parking lot of an eight-story building in the city,

Police said Tuesday they raided a university hospital in western Seoul over allegations that they mishandled the treatment of four premature babies in an intensive care unit, resulting in their mysterious deaths this weekend.The crime unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency sent its investigato

On the occasion of the National Day of Romania, Ambassador Mihai Ciompec of Romania in Seoul and Mrs. Flavia-Athena Kloos hosted a reception at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Nov. 29, 2017.Many important guests attended from various quarters of Korean society, who included Deputy Minister Noh Kyu-duk o

By Lee Kyung-sik“There is only one person in the Republic of Korea who is able to achieve real national reunification of the Korean peninsula.” A friend of mine told me so recently. It certainly was like a bolt from the blue.“Who could be that person?” I wanted to know.North Korea's Kim Jong-un

Starting with a splendid opening ceremony held on November 11, 2017, the 23-day ‘Ho Chi Minh-Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2017’, the third global joint event of the traditional Gyeongju World Culture Expo, raised its curtain in the Nguyen Hue Street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Nguyen Hue Street is

President Moon Jae-in and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of the Republic of Uzbekistan agreed on Nov. 23, 2017 to enhance bilateral ties and cooperation between the two countries during the latter’s visit to Korea at the invitation of President Moon.At the Korean-Uzbek summit meeting at the Presidenti

Ambassador Mohamed Alharthy of the Sultanate of Oman in Seoul stunned the Korean audience with an almost impeccable Korean speech to some 500 distinguished guests, at the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul at noon on Nov. 11, 2017, which was in celebration of the 47th National Day of Oman, the 77th birthday a

Prosecutors will question Jun Byung-hun, the senior presidential secretary for political affairs, on Monday as a suspect in a bribery case involving his two former aides, according to the Seoul prosecutors' office.He offered to resign over the scandal Thursday.Jun's two former aides have bee

The luncheon reception hosted by Ambassador Mohammed El Amine Derragui and Mrs. Derragui at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul to mark the National Day of Algeria on Nov. 4, 2017 is entirely different from other diplomatic functions.While speaking to the guests, Ambassador Derragui was so emotion-stricken tha

Vietnam has become an important link in an extensive economic connectivity network of 59 partners, including APEC members, Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son saysVietnam is ready to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Year 2017 with all preparations being basically completed on sche

It’s getting to be that time of year again – and to help spread Christmas spirit and Yuletide joy to everyone in Seoul, Millennium Seoul Hilton will unveil its annual Christmas Tree and ever-popular Christmas Train on Tuesday, December 5th. This year marks the twenty-second anniversary of this

South Korea will try to rebound from a deep slump when they take on Colombia in a friendly football match at home this week.South Korea, No. 62 in the latest FIFA rankings, will host 13th-ranked Colombia at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, 46 kilometers south of Seoul, on Friday. Colombia are the h

Il Ponte, Millennium Seoul Hilton’s popular Italian trattoria, will host a special promotion entitled Lamb L’amore, showcasing succulent lamb. This promotion will take place during the month of November.The five-course menu, available at both lunch and dinner, commences with a garden green salad tha

By Ms. Sua Kim (The Korea Post staff reporter)Ambassador Hakan Okcal of the Republic of Turkey in Seoul said, “As we celebrate the 94th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey, the Turkish nation is proud of its achievements that transformed the country into a regional power. The R

A Vietnamese cultural festival was held at Sejong University, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 29 under the auspices of the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK, as part of activities to mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.The event, the seventh of its kind, was att

The English-language monthly magazine, The Korea Post, marks its 33rd anniversary of founding next year, and the company now manages and operates a total of five news media outlets, three in English and two in the Korean language.It might sound strange to many people, but over 70% of the total incom

By The Korea Post Staff Reporter Sean KimAmbassador Myrat Mammetalyyev of Turkmenistan in Seoul said, “This year Turkmenistan and Korea mark the 25th anniversary since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992. For 25 years Turkmenistan and Republic of Korea have been developing their fruitf

By Lee Kyung-sikFounder-Chairman Chung Chai-won of Dr. Chung’s Food proved his words to be right that the soy bean milk of his company helped in the promotion of good health and longevity of man. He had lived 100 years when he passed away on Oct. 9, 2017.This writer first met the late Dr. Chung abou

Ambassador Gonzalo Ortiz of Spain in Seoul said, “Spain, although geographically far away, feels very close to this country and has great admiration for Korea who has achieved a continuous and strong economic growth, a full-fledged democracy (as it was the case seen in the political crisis of the pa

Dr. Park Jae Kyu, President of Kyungnam University and former Minister of Unification who played a major role in the historic South-North Korea Summit in 2000, recently published his autobiography entitled, Illyeom, Pyeonghwa Tongil Gil.English translators would have several options. One might want