President Moon Jae-in today expressed deep regret concerning the srike carried out by doctors in Korea at this time when the COVID-19 situation in Korea is very serious. “We deeply regret that the medical community in Korea collectively refused to receive patients who needed medical treatment in thi

President Moon Jae-in met with the Protestant Church leaders in Korea on Aug. 27, 2020, and asked them for cooperation in the effort to control the spread of COVID-19. Excerpts from the statement of the President follow:Today, I hope we can sit down and talk together. I am very glad to have leaders

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editors Joy Cho, Kim Hyung-dae, Song Na-raPresident Moon Jae-in and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of India had a telephonic summit meeting on April 9 on the COVID-19 to discuss ways to deal with the fast-spreading global pandemic and the challenges it poses to hea

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik, Reporters Kim Ka-hee, Joy Cho, Jeong Won-shikThe Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have a great deal of areas where the two countries could substantially benefit from each other through increased cooperation.This was immediately apparent at a rece

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.The Asian Forum on Human Rights, ‘Outcomes of the Seventieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of

Prosecutor General Yoon Suk-yeol said, “The free democracy, which forms the core value of the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Korea, means the genuine democracy which is opposed to the dictators and totalitarianisits who cover themselves under the name of ‘democracy’ which is not real democrac

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik, Feature Editors Kim Hyung-dae, Song Na-raWho is going to be Korea’s next President? The term of office the incumbent President of Republic of Korea, Mr. Moon Jae-in, ends on May 9, 2022, but the Presidential elections will be held two months earlier on March 9 the same ye

The following are excerpts from the speech of President Moon Jae-in on Korea’s New Deal proposal made at the 37th Cabinet Meeting in Seoul on July 21, 2020.—Ed.Today’s gathering has been convened a bit early because the Cabinet members are scheduled to go to the National Assembly. The Korean New Dea

The following are excerpts from a speech delivered by President Moon Jae-in to the citizens of Jeollabuk-do province on July 17, 2020.—Ed. Fellow Koreans and residents of Buan, Gochang and Jeollabuk-do Province,Whenever I visit Jeollabuk-do, I come to admire its beautiful and lush nature. Now, it’s

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Jung Won-shikWho is going to win the Presidential elections in May 2022? So far, many people in Korea thought that former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon was the best bet.Now this belief is being seriously challenged by reinstated Governor Lee Jae-myung of the Gyeonggi Pro

The following article was provided by the Press Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan through the good offices of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news media since 19

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Reporter Jang Gun-juPresident Moon Jae-in said, “Together our efforts to protect jobs and businesses, the government desires that labor and management agree to share suffering and work together for mutual benefits.”Speaking at the 35th Cabinet Meeting at the President

By Editor Lee Sam-sun President Moon Jae-in said at a meeting with his senior secretaries on July 6, “We will make sure that the COVID-19 control-purpose funds will be used expeditiously and effectively to protect jobs, people’s lives and businesses.” Excerpts from his message follow: The Government

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Reporter Kim Ka-hee Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is looming as a strong Presidential candidate for the Presidential election on March 9, 2022. Also receiving the limelight these days is a political/social critic named Chin Jung-kwon.There seems to be a slight dif

By Joy Cho, Special Feature Editor of The Korea Post mediaAmbassador Juan Carlos Caiza Rosero of the Republic of Colombia in Seoul said, “The Embassy of Colombia in Seoul launches an online photo exhibition entitled, The Korean War through the Eyes of a Colombian Veteran, to commemorate the 70th ann

Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editors H.D. Kim, Joy ChoCharge d’Affaires Johnny D. Reinoso-Vasquez of the Republic of Ecuador in Seoul said that Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon visited his country in May last year and greatly contributed to the enhancement of relations between the two countries in the var

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sikThere are indications that even President Moon Jae-in, who has obviously supported Chairman Kim Jong-Un of North Korea in spite of various adverse criticisms from the opposition camp, has now realized that the North Korean leaders “are getting out of hands.”“We have overcom

By Feature Editor Kim Hyung-dae with Reporter Kim Ka-heePresident Moon Jae-in said that the Korean people created their democracy together with students, workers, taxi drivers and everyone else in Korea.Speaking on the June-10 Democratic Protest on the occasion of its 33rd anniversary, President Moo