The Republic of Korea (South) is in a very difficult position surrounded by superpowers such as the United States, China, Japan and Russia and, additionally, by a trigger-happy, belligerent North Korean dictatorial regime. In this situation, diplomacy is very important and it is even more so in the

The following are excerpts from an article contributed by Choi Hee-jo (former managing editor of the well-known Korean-language daily Munhwa Ilbo originally to the Korea Journalist Club (KJC) and to the Korean-language business daily (www.koreapost.co.kr) of The Korea Post. Mr. Choi and Publisher Le

Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Demeke Mekonnen Hassen of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia will make his first official visit to the Republic of Korea on Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 2014. This was disclosed at a brief interview with Ambassador Dibaba Abdetta of Ethiopia in Seoul conducted by The Korea Po

Will Ex-President Lee Myung-bak face Assembly probe? Over ‘wasting’ of $92 bil in overseas resources, 4-river, weapons investments Will former President Lee Myung-bak face National Assembly investigations on the controversial ‘wasteful’ investments made by his government in the overseas resources de

President Park emphasized that the U.N. should go back to where it began, with its human-centered goals and international cooperation, and play a central role in effectively responding to new, simultaneous threats and challenges, such as the continued conflicts in the Middle East and African regions

The majority of the Korean people think that President Park Geun-hye does best in summit diplomacy and worst in dealing with North Korea.The independent MBN TV and Real Meter published a recent survey on Sept. 15, 2014 on the people? rating of the President.Two questions were asked, namely (1) In wh

President Park Geun-hye, who is making a state visit to Canada, held a dinner last night with invited members of local Korean communities in Canada. Attending the first official event of the President’s state visit were some 210 Koreans and Korean Canadians, including Canadian Federal Senator Yonha

Highlights of the Papal visit ▲Pope Francis speaks to the public after meeting with President Park Geun-hye on August 14. In his speech, the pope says the word `peace?12 times. ? think it is especially important for us to reflect on the need to give our young people the gift of peace. This appeal ha

Who is going to win in the Presidential election in December 2017--According to a survey published by local Korean-language daily, Chungcheong Ilbo, on Aug. 23, 2014, the frontrunner is Chairman Kim Moo-sung of the ruling Saenuri Party who won the first place in a recent Gallup survey with a 16.2% s

Koreans have an expression, Jongbuk Jwabbal (從北左빨), which literallymeans North Korea-following Leftist Reds). As the word suggests, it refers tothe people in the Republic of Korea who are leftists and/or Communists and who follow or support the North Korean regime of Chairman Kim Jong-Un.▲Publisher-

Subtle changes are taking place in the geopolitical situation in Northeast Asia. They are occurring in the diplomacy of the Republic of (South) Korea (ROK) toward the United States, China and Japan. Japan is rearming itself through expansion of its ‘right of collective self-defense’ making Korea and

President sends condolences to plane crash familiesPresident Park Geun-hye sent messages of condolence to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on July 19 concerning the July 17 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.In the message to the Malaysian leader, Pre

Rep. Shin Kinam, chairman of the Korean-Italian Parliamentary Friendship Association (KIPFA) at the National Assembly, cannot be better qualified for the position in the fact that he has penchant for Italy and everything Italian.The chairmanship of the parliam entary friendship associations of the N

President Park Geun-hye made a special address to the nation on May 19, 2014 on the Sewol Ferry Case with tears in her eyes out of sorrow and sympathy for the victims of the Case. Here is the full text of the address:Fellow Koreans,Today is the 34th day since the sinking of the Sewol occurred. All K

President Park Geun-hye made an address to the nation on May 19, 2014 concerning the Sewol Ferry that sank on April 16 killing 288 passengers, including many students, and sending 16 others still missing.▲President Park Geun-hye speaks to the nation apologizing in tears for the Korean Coast Guard an

There are times when ambassadors in Korea hesitate as they are not sure if their attendance at a Korean social function is appropriate or not. Sometimes they attend such a party and find themselves in a very awkward situation when the host turns out to be someone like Sewol Ferry Owner-Chairman Yoo

The belligerent North Korean regime, led by unpredictable young Chairman Kim Jong-Un, continues to threaten the Republic of Korea (ROK) in the South with a nuclear attack and it is almost a foregone conclusion that Kim might carry out the fourth nuclear bomb test at any time now.The Six-Party Talks

Now a growing number of people in the Republic of Korea (ROK) in the South want the country to develop and possess nuclear weapons to cope with the threat and intimidations by the nuclear-armed North Korean regime. However, there also are opponents to this demand who are by no means so small even if

Not long ago, Korea Gallup surveyed the opinions of a total of 1,006 persons in the Republic of Korea (ROK) in the South above the age of 19 if they wanted to have nuclear weapons. Sixty four percent of the respondents said they did while only 28% said no with the rest saying they were undecided.Nor

It is widely known in Korea that President Park Chung- Hee (1917-1979) took very strong interest in attaining two major goals of his life: One was to free the Korean people from the shackles of abject poverty of 5,000 years and the other was to develop nuclear weapons for a self-reliant national def