As one walks into a lounge bar in Gangnam, the enthusiastic interaction between foreigners and Koreans reminds one of a college study group. Global Seoul Mates (GSM) is a community of people that brings Koreans and foreigners together in international friendships. The Korea Post interviewed David Wo

Popular scenic locations include places of outstanding beauty, places where famous people were born, and places of historical significance. This place, Wolmyeongdong (in Seomak-ri, Jinsanmyeon, Geumsan-gun, Chungnam province) used to be nothing more than a desolate valley surrounded by mountains: it

At the 92nd Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday (U.S. local time), Bong's seventh feature film, a tale of class division, won the ceremony's highest prize -- best picture.It beat out strong competition from "1917" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" for the win. Other n

K-pop superstars BTS defeated Justin Bieber this week to become the longest-running artists atop Billboard's Social 50 chart, the American pop magazine said Tuesday."A long-standing record on Billboard's Social 50 chart has been broken, as BTS spends its 164th week atop the list dated Feb. 8," besti

Bong Joon-ho's black comedy "Parasite" won two titles, including best foreign language film, at this year's British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards.At the ceremony of the BAFTA Film Awards held at London's Royal Albert Hall on Sunday (British time), the awards of best original scr

K-pop super band BTS' new song "Black Swan" landed at 57th on Billboard's latest main singles chart."'Black Swan' by BTS debuts at No. 57 on Billboard Hot 100. This becomes their eighth entry to the chart," Billboard said on its social media accounts Tuesday (Korean time), with its weekly chart resu

Cho Kwang-han, mayor of Namyangju City, Gyeonggi Province, says that he is fully committed to expanding the city’s transportation network. As a result, the metropolitan area express train network was extended to connect Namyangju to Incheon Songdo International City. Touching on the city’s another g

A unique initiative was organized in the Sokcho City of the Gangwon Province on the east coast sponsored by the Italian Embassy in Korea on Nov. 15-16, 2019. It was held in collaboration with the Sokcho City and the Goseong County of the Gangwon Province.Ambassadors and other senior members of 11 em

By Vice Chairperson Cho Kyung-hee of The Korea Post mediaMembers of the Ambassadors’ Spouses Association in Seoul (ASAS) held a fundraising charity auction with K-Auction to support the ‘Holy Family Welfare Hospital’ on Nov. 28, 2019. K-Auction, one of the foremost auction houses in Korea, makes ful

As we approach the end of the year, now is the right time to begin preparing for Christmas celebrations – one of most beloved holidays worldwide. Christmas would definitely not be Christmas without gingerbread, Christmas carols and Christmas tree - near universal symbol of this seasonal celebr

By Editor Kim Hyung-dae The 2020 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival will be held for 23 days from Jan. 4 to Jan. 26, 2020 in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province. According to Mayor Choi Moon-soon of the Hwacheon County, the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival, which has developed a new paradigm for the winter fes

By Cultural Editor Lee Sam-sun Chairman Yu Jae-hack of the World Cleansing Mind Welfare Foundation (WCMWF), a noted traditional Korean religious leader and a Chinese-character calligrapher of Korea, is hosting an exhibition at the Insa-dong Art Gallery in Jongno, Seoul in a five-day running on Nov.

From November 15th to the 21st, Cafe 395 guests will be treated to a cornucopia of Indian delights in addition to Cafe 395’s regular buffet offerings, prepared by the highly acclaimed and accomplished Chef Ganga Ram. With his illustrious over three-decade career, Chef Ram will introduce the Rajastha

President's Message"Communication brings people together and leads to a better future.Global Youth Fair (GYF) is based on the vision of "meeting a wider world", "developing communication skills", and "dreaming of a better future" and it has been conducting lectures and events related to v

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Vice Chairperson Cho Kyung-hee The Seoul International Women’s Association (SIWA) and Diplomatic Community are jointly hosting is holding the 2019 Annual Charuty Bazaar at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on the upcoming 18th of November this year. According to Chairperson Pr

Join on Monday, November 18, 2019 at Lotte Hotel Seoul, for the 57th SIWA and Diplomatic Community Bazaar. Embassies, clubs, businesses, sponsors, welfare organisations and volunteers take part in the Bazaar, which has become one of the largest international fund-raising events in Seoul.With

Martin Dolezal is the first researcher to investigate forms of political protest on a variety of issues in Austria between 1998 and 2016. The political scientist is screening press releases published by the Austrian Press Agency. In an international comparison, Austrian society is less sluggish than

By Senior Editor Kim Hyung-dae with Reporter Ms. Kim Jin-sun “The Institute for Far Eastern Studies of Kyungnam University and the University of North Korean Studies have focused on developing North Korea and unification studies as a discipline and on fostering talented people in this field,” said P

Christmas is fast approaching and in preparation for the festive season, Millennium Hilton Seoul is already hard at work creating its annual Christmas tree and train display, now in its 24th year. The big unveil will take place on Saturday at 2:00 pm, November 23rd, and the holiday setup will remain

Sejong University (President Bae Deg-Hyo) and Sejong Institute (Chairman Lee Yo-seop) jointly invited Vice Chairman Kim Joo-won of the Korea Investment Holdings and the chairman and board directors of the Kakao Bank at Sejong Hotel in Seoul on Oct. 10, 2019. The Sejong Forum was held on the theme of