By Publisher-Editor Lee Kyung-sikWith Reporters Kim Jung-mi, Kim Sua and Won HwiMayor Jeon Dong-pyeong of Yeongam County at the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula said, “One thousand and six hundred years ago, Dr. Wangin (Dr. Wani in Japanese) went over to Japan in the spirit of communication,

The Geumsan World Ginseng Expo 2017 will be held with a theme of “Ginseng, Root of Life-Soaring Toward the World Through Science and Culture” at the Geumsan County, South Chungcheong Province, starting September 22.The third Geumsan Ginseng Expo will be organized by South Chungcheong Province and Ge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Designated as the first special zone for eco-friendly agriculture and clean environment, the Yangpyeong County served as the venue for the 7th Yongmun Mountain Wild Edible Greens Festival of Yangpyeong. The Festival was successfully held for three days from May 6th to 8th around Mt. Yongmun that pro

Boasting blessed landscape with beautiful sea, islands and mountains, the coastal city of Boryeong attracts more than 16 million tourists a year. The City also has wide beaches with clean sands and mud flats that have long been loved by tourists. As one of the five largest mud flats in the world, th

As the main venue for ice sports in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Gangneung City is making systematic preparations for the Olympic Games by building additional sports, lodging and transportation facilities as scheduled. Along with Gangneung, PyeongChang and Jeongseon will

The millennium-old Gangneung Danoje Festival, which is registered as the first UNESCO Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in festival segment, will be held for 8 days from June 5 to June 12, 2016 in Gangneung. The annual Gangneung Danoje Festival will be launched on May 11 with t

As the ‘Literature Promotion Act’ was enacted late last year, the government is empowered to establish the National Korean Literature Museum. And a number of local autonomous governments, including the Eunpyeong-gu Office, are competing to attract the literature museum, arguing appropriateness of th

Ambassadors Krzysztof Majka of Poland and 18 other members of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps attended the significant 2016 Yeongam Dr. Wangin Culture Festival in Yeongam County in the southwestern province of Jeollanam-do in a two-day tour on April 7-8, 2016. Also attending the event were Ambassadors An