The 2017 Andong International Mask Dance Festival will have its 21st presentation in Andong City from 29 Sept. 29, 2017 to Oct 8 on the theme of “Wish of Homo-Festivus.” The Festival is organized by the Andong City of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, namely the Andong Festival Tourism Foundation and K

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Saturday said local authorities should deal strictly with egg producers who are not complying with the government's food safety standards as he conducted on-site inspections to handle an insecticide-contaminated egg crisis in the country."I strongly th

By Kim Su-AStaff reporter, The Korea PostAmbassadors and their spouses are invited to attend the spectaclar final-day ceremony of the 2017 Hanseong Baekje Culture Festival in Seoul on Sunday Sept. 24 this year by Mayor Madam Park Choon-hee of the Songpa-gu Ward of Seoul.Thrown into the tour is an ev

The Hanseong Baekje Cultural Festival will be held on September 21~24 at the World Peace Gate Plaza of Olympic Park and its vicinity in Seoul hosted by Songpa-gu Office, under the theme of ‘Capital of Two Thousand Years Ago, Songpa! Meet the King of Hanseong Baekje!’.As a festival that reproduces th

Namyangju – the city that follows the Slow Life trend, will host an International Slow Life Conventionwithin the'Food, City and Health' framework. The Convention will take place for 5 days –from September 22nd to 26th.After the 2011 Global Organic Farming Convention and the 2013

South Korea was drenched with torrential rain on Saturday, as the country has entered into its summer rainy season for this year.The central region was hit with up to 50-60 mm of heavy rain per hour, with some areas in the northeastern province of Gangwon recording as much as 180 mm per hour from Fr

Aiming to create new jobs and invigorate regional economy, the Yangpyeong County is developing the health tour business of new concept as a new growth engine. In an effort to leap forward in 2017, the County government is concentrating efforts and resources on the health tour business

Question: Jeju's Government is moving ahead with a “Carbon Free Initiative by 2030," an initiative designed to turn Jeju new into the world's first carbon-free island. Could you elaborate on this initiative?Answer: Jeju aims to make the island carbon-free by 2030 through electric cars and d

By Choi Hyun-deokDeputy Mayor, Namyangju cityI, along with Namyangju officials, flew southward for half a day. The first thing that I did upon arrival at Adelaide Airport of Australia was the act of peering into the distance. This was not because I meditated the Muse, but because I suffered much fro

A total of 63 ambassadors, senior diplomats and spouses visited Cheongsong County in Gyeongsangbukdo on May 1, 2010 to attend the 25th Sudallae Azalea Festival in front of the picturesque Juwangsan Mountain, and tour historical and cultural sites. Why repeat the story and pictures pub

The South Korean island of Wando is putting the finishing touches on an international seaweed-themed expo in the runup to its opening in April, organizers said Thursday.The Wando Seaweeds Expo 2017 will open on the island off the country's southwest coast on April 14 for a 24-day run under the t

Positioned in northeastern part of South Korea adjacent to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between South and North Korea, Hwacheon County had been known as one of the smallest local self-governing bodies in area, population and economy in the country. But since 2003, it has been widely recognized as th

Leveraging clean natural environment and cultural heritages, the City will invigorate regional economy by promoting eco-friendly cosmetics industry and tourism industry as it has been concentrating resources on that direction,” said Mayor Lee Hwan-joo of Namwon City in a recent interview with The Ko

By Prof. Song Bang-whanThe southwestern province of Jeollanam-do of theRepublic of Korea stunned everyone late last May winning the much-coveted GrandAward for Job Creation offered by the President of the Republic of Korea andpresented by the Minister of Employment & Labor on behalf of the President

Governor Kim Kwan-yong of the Gyeongsangnam-do Province (power seat province of President Park Geun-hye) and Mayor Bak Seung-ki of the Chilgok County of the Province are inviting the ambassadors and their spouses to the famous Nakdong River Peace Festival on Sept. 30, 2016. The tour is organized by

The World Inspect Expo Yecheon 2016 drew a total of 620,000 visitors in the 17-day run through August 16, 2016. In a special statement issued on this occasion, Mayor Lee Hyun-joon of the Yecheon County said, “Attendance of Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn at the opening ceremony and the full support giv

By Lee Kyung-sik, Publisher-Chairman, The Korea Post“The insect industry is a bio industry and it is a future-oriented industry with very strong growth potential.“The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has termed insects ‘Little Domestic Animals,’ and paid attention to the unlimited po

Ambassadors Mohamed Salim Alharthy of Oman, Mohammed El Amine Derragui of Algeria, Gerhard Sabathil of the European Union and Peteris Vaivars of Latvia plus 12 other members of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps attended the 19th Boryeong Mud Festival in a two-day tour of the picturesque beach of Boryeong b

On the occasion of the 21st Pyeongtaek Citizens’ Day, The Korea Post had an exclusive interview with Mayor Kong Jae-kwang of the City. At this interview, Mayor Kong expressed his ambitious vision for building Pyeongtaek as the most attractive and dynamic city in Korea. He said this year is especiall

Located at the foot of 1,430-meter high Mt. Sobaek in southeastern part of Korea, Yecheon County has been preserving clean environment with thick forests throughout the region. Capitalizing on this clean and eco-friendly environment, the Yecheon County government initiated programs of researching an