By Chang Jae-soonWASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. is fully capable of defending against North Korean missiles, the White House said Tuesday, after the communist nation said it's in the final stage of preparations to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile."For years, the United S
(ATTN: ADDS more in 4-5th para, photo)SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government has ordered the daughter of Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the center of a massive presidential scandal, to turn in her passport in a bid to pressure her to return home and face an investigation, diplomatic sour
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's parliamentary committee looking into the influence-peddling scandal surrounding President Park Geun-hye and her confidante Choi Soon-sil on Tuesday accused the incumbent and former cultural ministers of perjury during hearing sessions.The committee decided
(ATTN: ADDS first female vice commanders of airlift squadrons in 2015 in last para)SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Air Force said Tuesday it appointed three female pilots as vice commanders of operational squadrons for the first time in its history.Last month, the three were promoted as
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The number of North Koreans escaping to South Korea rose 11 percent on-year in 2016, government data showed Tuesday, as more elites and overseas workers fled the country amid tough international sanctions.A total of 1,414 North Koreans came to South Korea last year, compare
The period of dention of Ms. Chung Yu-ra, daughter of the suspected woman influence peddler Ms. Choi Soon-sil, has been extended to January 30, 2017 by the Danish police authorities in Denmark. This was reported by the Korean-language daily in Seoul, Chosun Ilbo, this morning.The Danish Court studie
“The relations between Egypt and Korea witnessed a historically outstanding shift in 2016 with the visit of H.E. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, to Seoul last March, giving a great momentum to the cooperation between the two countries and paving the way for major d
The following are excerpts from an interview with Ambassador Andrei Popkov of Belarus in Seoul conducted by The Korea Post on the occasion of publication of A New Year Special Issue in January this year.—Ed.Question: Based on your experience what are the most promising areas of bilateral econo
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's submarine-launched ballistic missile could strike the entirety of South Korea when armed with a 1-ton nuclear warhead, foreign missile experts said recently.The claim was made in a report released in the December edition of the Institute of Korean Studies
Ambassador Mohamed Gello of the Republic of Kenya in Seoul said that his country was hopeful that Korean businesses will increase their investment in Kenya following the exchange of visits by the Heads of Government of the two countries. Excerpts from the interview follow: Question: W
President-elect Shavkat Mirziyoev wins with 87.73% support of votersThe Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan announced the preliminary results of the Presidential elections on Dec. 4, 2016. A total of 88.61 percent of the total number of voters voted for the candidate for the Pr
This article was contributed by Ambassador Mohammad Saleem Sayeb of Afghanistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news media.—Ed.Five months ago exactly on July 5th, Embassy of Afghanistan together with the National Museum of Korea inaugur
The Korean daily media headlines and humorMonday, November 21, 2016 Your Excellency: Here are The Korea Post notices and a roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media of Korea today: Very Respectfully Yours /s/ Lee Kyung-sikPublisher-ChairmanKorea P
Sultanate of Oman is nowadays celebrating its 46th National Day, the 18th of November anniversary. The National Day represents an opportunity for the Omani people to express their deep thanks and gratitude to the builder of modern Oman, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said. It is also an opportunity t
Mayor Suh Byung-Soo of the Metropolitan City of Busan and his delegation visited Panama on Sept. 27, 2016 in an official visit. According to sources at the Panamanian Embassy in Seoul, Mayor Sur and his delegation, upon their arrival at the International Airport of Tocumen, were received by Ambassad
“Today Panama is the best place in Latin America to live and do business,” disclosed Ambassador Rubén Eloy Arosemena Valdés of Panama in Seoul at a recent interview with The Korea Post conducted on the occasion of the National Day of Panama on Nov. 3, 2016.He said, “It has been ranked
“President Park Geun-hye spoke on the telephone this morning President-elect Donald Trump who won the U.S. presidential election,” so said by the Presidential Office Cheong Wa Dae on Nov. 10, 2016. Congratulating him on his election victory, President Park expressed hopes that he would continue to w
Minister of Foreign Affairs Witold Waszczykowski of Poland said, “Korea is one of ourthreestrategic partners in this part of the world and in this context I am particularlyglad with the signing of a new ‘Action Plan’ for the implementation of the strategicpartnership for the years 2017-2020.”.Speaki
Turkmenistan is going to meet the 25th Independence and steadily increases pace of development, continues the intensification of the national economy, reaching new horizons of prosperity and well-being. Our country in accordance with the constitutional level indicates that the person is declared as
In the current year of 2016, Turkmenistan celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its independence. Independence is the sacred value for all the people of Turkmenistan.25 years to historical measures is small term, but for our country, on scale of transformations, this period became equal to an era. On t