Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch the pan India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive on 16th January, 2021 at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. This will be the world’s largest vaccination program covering the entire length and breadth of the country. A total of 3006 session sites across

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editors Joy Cho, Kevin Lee Chairman Sachin Satpute of the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ICCK) said, “Our members have been steadily growing with the membership base of around 65, and we help to connect Korean and Indian businesses to explore mutually beneficial

PM Modi undertook a 3-city tour to conduct an extensive review of the vaccine development and manufacturing process. He visited the Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad, Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad and Serum Institute of India in Pune.Two of these sites are where India is indigenously developing vaccines

The following article was provided by the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language media outlets since 1985.—Ed. The armed forces of Armenia had flagrantly violated the ceasefire regime and used artillery mounts to fire on t

Governor Lee Chul-woo and former North Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Kwan-yong received the Order of Labor at the Vietnamese Embassy in Seoul on Thursday. The medal was recognized for its role in creating human and material support and faithful president of the company, as well as pioneering exem

Japan has allowed the first shipment of hydrogen fluoride to South Korea since it tightened export controls in July, according to a government official.Hydrogen fluoride is one of three materials, used in the production of semiconductors and display panels, affected by Japan's export curbs again

The United States' top defense leaders expressed disappointment Wednesday over an ongoing dispute between South Korea and Japan that recently led to Seoul's decision to terminate an intelligence sharing pact with Tokyo.At a joint press conference at the Pentagon, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark

The South Korea-United States alliance will remain firm despite the planned termination of a military intelligence-sharing agreement between South Korea and Japan, Seoul's top envoy to Washington said Wednesday.Amb. Cho Yoon-je said the U.S.'s disappointment at South Korea's decision to

The United States will do what it can to help South Korea and Japan resolve their differences, the U.S. State Department said Tuesday in response to Tokyo's latest trade restrictions against Seoul.Japan decided early this month to remove South Korea from its "whitelist" of trusted trading part

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited North Korea's "rogue" behavior on Tuesday as negotiations on dismantling the country's nuclear weapons program have continued to stall.In a speech to American veterans, the top U.S. diplomat touted the values of "Americanism" and how it means tel

South Korea staged an expanded military exercise on and around its easternmost islets of Dokdo in the East Sea for the second and final day Monday, the Navy said, amid escalating tensions with Japan over historical and trade feuds.The two-day regular exercise kicked off on the largest scale ever Sun

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Thursday that South Korea's decision to terminate a military pact with Japan is separate from the Seoul-Washington alliance, amid concerns that it could erode cooperation among the three countries for regional security."(The decision) is a separate issue fro

The United States expressed "strong concern" and "disappointment" Thursday after South Korea withdrew from a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan.Earlier, Seoul announced its decision to end the General Security of Military Information Agreement amid a bilateral dispute over trade and h

During her 35-minute talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in Beijing, Kang said that Seoul is still reviewing whether to renew the pact seen as a rare case of bilateral security cooperation. Seoul should determine whether to retain it by Saturday.With the bilateral trade row showing no sig

The top diplomats of South Korea, China and Japan agreed on the need for trilateral cooperation among their countries despite a rancorous spat between Seoul and Tokyo over trade and history.South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Chinese and Japanese counterparts, Wang Yi and Taro Kono,

South Korea and the United States wrapped up their weekslong combined military exercises on Tuesday, raising hopes for a halt in a series of missile launches by North Korea and a possible resumption of nuclear talks between Washington and Pyongyang.The North has strongly bristled at the Combined Com

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun was set to hold a series of meetings with South Korean officials in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss joint efforts to resume and make progress in nuclear talks with North Korea.The U.S. envoy plans to meet South Korea's top nuclear negotiat

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for meetings with her Chinese and Japanese counterparts over three-way cooperation and a possible summit among their leaders.Her trip drew keen attention as she plans to meet bilaterally with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Ko

By Prof. Inh-hwi Park of Ewha Womans University in Seoul Relations between South Korea and Japan seem to be at their worst in decades. The tensions are flaring beyond historical awareness and different perspectives; thus, the conflict is now boiling over into an economic confrontation