Lee Myung-woo, vice chairman of Dongwon Industries’ business and holding division, was appointed as the chairman of the Alumni Association in Korea of the University of Pennsylvania in the U.S. Vice-Chairman Lee will serve as the chairman of the UPenn association for two years until December 2024.Le

The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.The Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul observed the “International Migrants Day-2022” favor and festivity on

For full-fledged regional diplomacy, the Governors Association of Korea announced that it held the “2022 Meeting with the Envoys of Foreign Diplomatic Missions in Korea” at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on Dec. 2.As an annual event celebrating its 13th anniversary this year, the 2022 foreign envoys invitati

Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Busan University of Foreign Studies (BUFS). In recognition of his decades of distinguished contribution to the field of non-proliferation and disarmament and exe

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editors Choe Nam-suk, Kevin Lee, Ms. Jenny Jang A very impressive reception was hosted last night at Hotel Shilla in Seoul by Ambassador Khalid E. Al-Hamar of the State of Qatar in Seoul in celebration of the National Day of the counrtry.The spacious Dynasty Ballroom

The 7th edition of SoftWave-2022, a Korean Software fair, was held on Dec. 7 at COEX, Seoul by Korean Minister of Science and ICT Lee Jong-ho.Ambassador Amit Kumar of India in Seoul was invited for the inaugural ceremony. He also joined the Minister in the tour of the exhibition including the India

The temperature of some parts of Gangwon-do Province have fallen by minus 13 degrees Celsius, and Hwacheon-gun County is preparing for next month's Sancheoneo Ice Festival amid the cold wave.On the morning of December 2, the lowest temperature in Hwacheon is minus 11 degrees, the ice thickness of th

By Deputy Editor Sung Jung wook Bloomberg said in a report, "Korea's education is becoming increasingly distorted. We recognize Koreans’ high enthusiasm for education, but they are providing education with the lowest cost-effectiveness, which does not make any changes to the education system suitabl

On November 29, Ambassador Dmytro Ponomareko of Ukraine in Seoul and Rep. Cho Jeong-sik of the National Assembly (President of the Korea-Ukraine Friendship Association) jointly organized an exhibition with Ukrainian artist Daria Alyoshkina at the National Assembly Hall in Yeouido, Seoul on Nov. 29.T

By Vice Chairpersons Joy Cho and Choe Nam-suk with Editor Kevin Lee President William Ruto of the Republic of Kenya said, “My country is a land of opportunity for Korean businesses and investors and a gateway to Africa.”Speaking with the representatives of the Korean media at the residence of Ambass

In November in Korea we eat Italian. This year as well, we could not miss the celebration in South Korea of the Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World! Created in 2016, as a direct follow-up to Expo 2015 Milan, dedicated to food safety and the themes of healthy and quality nutrition - and organize

On Nov. 1, 2022 at the main auditorium of the Bodyfriend Head Office in Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, the final event of the World Korean Young Leader’s Conference was held for 9 days which began on October 24. The event included an evaluation session, certificate awarding ceremony and a farewell d

More than 149 people have died in a stampede among huge crowds for Halloween festivities in Itaewon, Seoul, government officials said.The first big Halloween celebration since the end of Covid-19 restrictions on people gathering turned to tragedy on Saturday night on Oct. 29, when huge crowds of par

Pernod Ricard Korea, the Korean unit of the global wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard, has signed an MOU with Dongseo University in Busan to expand its professional training on sustainability. This training, known as the “Bar World of Tomorrow,” is available to students aged 19 or above who are

South Korea hosted the 26th Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly in Seoul from Oct. 18-21. With 206 countries as members, ANOC is called the "United Nations of the sports world."In a keynote speech at the General Assembly on Oct. 19, President Yoon Suk-yeol said, "The R

By Publisher-Chairman Lee Kyung-sik, Vice Chairman Song Na-raThere are many festivals in Korea and among them one of the most unique ones may be the ‘2022 Itaewon Global Village Festival’ where people from all over the world come together.This year, residents from a total of 31 different countries o

The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed. On October 20-22, 2022, the V International Festival of Traditional Textiles "Atlas Bayramy" will be hel

The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI) and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), supported by 17 foreign chambers in Korea, will jointly hold the “KGCCI x KOTRA Business+ Forum” at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Oct. 13, 2022.At the forum, Chung In-hee, vice president at Corp

Kim Dong-gil, 94, an honorary professor at Yonsei University, died of a respiratory disease at Sinchon Severance Hospital in Seoul at 10:50 p.m. on Oct. 4.The deceased left his will to donate his body to a medical school, according to the bereaved families.Born in Maengsan, Pyeongnam on Oct. 2, 1928

Deputy Trade Minister Jeong Dae-jin of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) attended a conference in Seoul to discuss ROK-EU industrial and energy cooperation measures with European nations' ambassadors to South Korea, the ministry said on Sept. 29.A total of 18 European countries’ amb