The Central MERS Control Headquarters of the Ministry of Health & Welfare Central (CMCH of MHWH) disclosed today that as of 11 a.m. this morning (June 20) there has been no new outbreak of MERS in Korea for the first time since the the first confirmed case of MERS in the middle of last month. This w

A total of eight new MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) cases were confirmed last night and this brings the total number of confirmed MERS patients to 162 as of today. This has caused the number of quarantined people to jump to 6,508 persons and confirmed MERS cases to 162 persons. This was ann

President Park Geun-hye has decided today to postpone her state visit to the United States due to the spread of the MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) cases in Korea. This was disclosed by Presidential Chief Secretary Kim Sung-woo at a press briefing at the Presidential Mansion of Cheong Wa Dae

The following details on the summit meeting between President Park Geun-hye and President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan on May 28, 2015 were disclosed by the Korea Culture & Information Service of the Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism today (May 29, 2015).--Ed ▲President Park Geun-hye (right) and

Modern oil and gas industry of Uzbekistan is one of the largest industries of economy, the most important energy base of the country. The industry has significant science and technology potential, achieved certain success in its development. For the years of Independence, Uzbekistan has experienced

History of Uzbekistan dates back to the 2 millennium BC and is more than 3.5 thousand years old. Some of the cities of Uzbekistan, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Shakhrisabz, the contemporaries of Rome and Babylon, and are centers of civilizations of the Great Silk Road. ▲Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzb

Raising the level of attractiveness in terms of doing business is an important component of any country’s economic development. It is the main factor boosting the inflow to its economy of foreign investments, whose role in creating high-tech production facilities, satiating the domestic market with

Since antiquity, veneration and concern for members of the older generation are indicators of a society’s morals and its degree of sophistication have been characteristic of the Uzbek people, and they have been a national policy priority of Uzbekistan since the early days of independence. The Uzbek

President Park Geun-hye will have a summit meeting with President Islam Karimov of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the Presidential Office of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul this morning (May 28, 2015). President Karimov is in Seoul on an official state visit to Korea at the invitation of President Park.It is

▲ President Park Geun-hye (right) and President Rosen Plevneliev of warmly shake hands with each other after a joint press conference on May 14. President Park Geun-hye had a summit meeting with President Rosen Plevneliev of the Republic of Bulgaria at Cheong Wa Dae yesterday (May 14, 2015) and then

Korea and Colombia are expected to increase their mutual cooperation in various fields following the official state visit of President Park Geun-hye to Colombia on April 17, 2015.Welcoming President Park, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia said, “This visit represents a new milestone in these

The ruling Saenuri Party swept three out of the total four electoral districts in the by-elections on April 19, 2015. The main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) lost all four districts. The remaining one district went to an opposition-oriented independent candidate.The main cause

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that he is "embarrassed" by allegations by a late South Korean business tycoon that he became a target of a prosecution investigation because he is close to Ban. This was reported by Yonhap Korean news agency.Sung Wan-jong, a former head of Keangnam Ent

President Park Geun-hye left Korea yesterday on Air Force 1 in a tour of four Central and South American countries leading a business delegation of 126 business leaders and economic officials, largest so far.President Park will visit Colombia, Peru, Chile and Brazil on her first Presidential trip to

To have or not to have THAAD(Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense), that is the question in Korea today.On this question, opinions are split between different political groups as well as among experts, the media and people in general.The generation who personally experienced the Korean War (1950-3) a

President Park Geun-hye and Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka of the Czech Republic had a summit meeting at the Presidential Mansion of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Feb. 26, 2015, and adopted a joint statement concerning the establishment of Strategic Partnership between the two countries. The Czech Repu

The National Assembly approved the appointment of Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo at its plenary session on Feb. 16, 2015 with an edge of only seven votes. ▲Prime Minister Lee Wan-kooOf the total 281 lawmakers participating, 148 voted in favor of his appointment, 128 against and five ineffective. The app

Rep. Moon Jae-in, a prominent progressive-oriented lawmaker, was elected new chairman of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) at the party national convention at the Olympic Gymnasium in Seoul on Feb. 8, 2015. It was a showdown between the leaders of the two rival factions

Newly elected Chairman Moon Jae-in of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD)indicated that he will steer the NPAD on the course of a party of the practical middle-of-the-roaderswith a slogan, “New Moon Jae-in Plan”to prepare the party to be fit to take over the control of gov

Rep. Moon Jae-in of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) declared on Feb. 8, 2015, “I will wage an all-out war on President Park Geun-hye if should continue to fail to respect the rule of democracy and hurt the economy of the common people.” Speaking at the National Convent