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

On May 28, 1918, the first parliamentary democracy in the Muslim world – the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was founded with the adoption of the Declaration on Independence. The sovereign territory of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was 114,000 square kilometers.Despite facing grave internal and

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Feature Editor Ms. Joy ChoThere are signs showing the possibility that President Moon Jae-in might have now turned his attention to take ‘better care’ of the Korean business world, which many Koreans have somewhat viewed with a sense of reservation.President Moon, him

Ambassador Harry Harris of the United States in Seoul expressed gratitude to the Korean people and government for the two million face masks Korea sent to the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency."The U.S.-ROK alliance and friendship are as vital and iron-clad today as it was 70 years ago," Harr

The Victory Day of the Russian Federation is a great day not only for Russia but for many other countries of the world, especially the CIS (Commonwealth of the Independent States) countries.According to a recent report by the Korean-language daily, Chosun Ilbo, President Vladmir Putin of Russia post

May 9 in Uzbekistan is commemorated as a Day of Remembrance and Homage, the 75th Anniversary of the Great Victory over fascism.The people of Uzbekistan has made a huge contribution to the common victory over fascism. Out of 6,5 million people who lived in Uzbekistan back then, 1,5 million people joi

It is an honor to be able to share with The Korea Post readers and authorities this special moment of the year 2020, in which all the countries are facing the difficult circumstance of fighting against the spread of Covid-19 in the world, and the experience of the Republic of Korea in reducing this

The following article was contributed by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul to The Korea Post for publication. The Korea Post media, 35 years this year, own and operate 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed. At the start of a video conference on May 5, Pres

The COVID-19 might cause loss of 330,000 jobs in Korea, and this might require special attention by the government to prevent it from happening. This waring came from the Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI) on April 20, 2020.KERI predicted that the Korean economy might face a reduction of 6.7 p

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Special Feature Editor Kim Hyung-dae This year, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation celebrate the 30th anniversary of their diplomatic relations since the two countries singed the agreement on Sept. 30, 1990. Cooperation and friendship between the two cou

President Moon Jae-in spoke on the phone on April 13, 2022 with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan Lotay Tshering, at the request of the Bhutanese Prime Minister, for 15 minutes. Prime Minister Tshering was the 25th leader with whom President Moon has spoken over the phone to discuss the respon

President Moon Jae-in made the following remarks at the Special ASEAN Plus Three Summit on April 14, 2020.—Ed.I would like to thank His Excellency Prime Minister Phuc for his leadership in convening this special virtual summit.I believe it is truly meaningful that we are having this meeting in such

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) not only imposes a crisis on the medical field but on all sectors including economy, finance and society. International cooperation is thus more imperative than ever before." President Moon Jae-in said this on March 24 in phone talks with Saud

President Moon Jae-in on March 24 announced that his administration will double the amount of an emergency financial aid package for businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic to KRW 100 trillion.In the second session of an emergency economic council at Cheong Wa Dae, he pledged to take every m