By Vice Chairperson Joy Cho of The Korea Post mediaGCEL (Global Culture Economy Link) is an organization established with an aim of opening a place to exchange cultures and businesses of each country through a global network to promote mutual understanding and empathy and engage in various activitie

The 93rd Chunhyang Festival in May is expected to be a more spectacular festival than any other year with a combination of tradition and cutting-edge lights.Namwon City of Jeollabuk-do announced that it has confirmed the basic plans for the Chunhyang Festival to be held from May 25 to 29 with the Ch

Damyang-gun, led by Mayor Lee Byung-no, said on March 21 that it held the first briefing session on the preparation for the successful hosting of the 2023 New Bamboo Festival.The first report on the preparation was held at the conference room of the county office presided over by Mayor Lee, with abo

The 2023 Suncheonman (Bay) International Garden Expo will be held for seven months from April 1 to October 31 under the theme of “Live in the Garden.”On March 2, the Suncheonman International Garden Expo Organizing Committee held the 2023 garden fair D-30 press day with local journalists at the Sunc

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul celebrated the 103rd Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day 2023 on 17 March 2023 with due fervor and festivity. Members of the Bangladesh community in Seoul and the Embassy officials along with t

By Publisher-Chairman Lee Kyung-sik with Senior VC Choe Nam-suk, Editor Kevin Lee, Business Editor Joseph SungMalaysia's Minister of International Trade and Industry Tengku Zafrul Aziz of Malaysia said, “I believe that this momentous event today is not only meant to celebrate and commemorate the 40t

On the 11, the 25th Cambodian National Culture Day and the 112th International Women's Day were successfully held at Urban Plant in Myeong-dong.At the event, Cambodian Ambassador to South Korea Chring Botum Rangsay welcomed guests by presenting his own traditional clothes.Sampot is a long, square tr

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on March 8 that the Bid Committee for World Expo 2030 Busan signed a cooperation memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Busan Metropolitan City and Lotte Holdings for promotion of Korea’s bid to host World Expo 2030 in Busan.The main purpo

President Yoon Suk-yeol hosted a meeting with businesspeople from small and medium-sized enterprises to discuss about achievements of his state visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Feb. 24 at the presidential office in Seoul.Calling himself "The Republic of Korea's No. 1 salesperson," Presiden

Minister for Trade Ahn Duk-geun presided over the “Roundtable Meeting for Foreign Business Community in Korea” on Feb. 23 at the Lotte Hotel Seoul.At the meeting, Minister Ahn announced the ministry’s foreign investment promotion policy for 2023, which aims to attract more foreign direct investment

The Embassy of Lithuania in Seoul hosted a concert to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the restoration of the State of Lithuania at Myeong-dong cathedral in Seoul on Feb. 20, 2023.A number of VIPs from the Korean society and the international community, including members of the Seoul Diplomatic Co

The following article and picture materials have been provided by the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.26, Feb. 2023 marks the 31st anniversary of the genocide committ

By Publisher-Chairman Lee Kyung-sik with VCs Choe Nam-suk, Joy Cho, Editor Kevin Lee Ambassador Saeed Badamchi Shabestari of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Seoul said, “In their 60-year history, Iran and Korea have experienced numerous ups and downs, but, despite their geographical distance, both I

By Vice Chairwoman Joy ChoThe Digital Almaty, Kazakhstan's Almaty annual international forum, is the largest technical event in Almaty, where representatives from companies, international IT community, government agencies and media.The key issues dealt with by the forum was development of human capi

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Four Seasons Hotel Seoul presents a “Celebration Package” promising romantic memories for lovers and a “Romance Cake” to be shared between lovers.The “Celebration Package” includes ▲a one-night stay in a room of your choice ▲Four Seasons Silver & Gold balloons ▲sea

President Yoon Suk-yeol invited foreign diplomats stationed in Korea to a New Year's luncheon for the Diplomatic Corps in Korea at Yeongbingwan, the guesthouse at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Jan. 31.At the presidential office, Senior Secretary to the President for Public Relations Kim Eun-hye told a b

Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon met U.S. Ambassador to Korea Philip Goldberg at the Gwacheon Government Complex, Gyeonggi Province on Jan. 30.The two sides reaffirmed the importance of friendly relations between the two countries on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Korea-U.S. alliance this

“The ratification of the Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) will accelerate bilateral trade and investment between the two countries in the coming years,” said Amb. Chring Botumrangsay of Cambodia in Seoul.Delivering a welcome speech at the Cambodia-Korea Business and Investment Forum held

The Embassy of India and the Cultural Center of India in Seoul are jointly holding the Hindi card news competition from Jan. 10 through Feb. 15, 2023, the embassy said on Jan. 12.It said that this competition is only open for Korean nationals and all entries must have creative content on India-Korea

The Incheon Metropolitan Government plans to re-examine the historical significance of the Incheon Landing Operation and carry out a large-scale project to commemorate the Incheon Landing Operation starting next year.Incheon Metropolitan City Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok, who is on a business trip abroad, vi