President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea (south) and almost all the other members of his government are making an all-out effort to woo Chairman Kim Jong Un of North Korea to join his effort for peace and co-prosperity of both sides on the Korean peninsula.President Moon is going to great leng
North Korea's only private university has been learning to cope with a travel ban and sanctions imposed by the United States but could face an uncertain future if the restrictions continue, its president said Tuesday.Yu-taik Chon, the Korean-American head of Pyongyang University of Science and T
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed Tuesday to bolster the defense of Guam against North Korea's ballistic missile threats.At a congressional hearing, Mattis was asked by Guam Delegate Madeleine Bordello whether the U.S. territory in the Western Pacific is adequately defended from "theater
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was released Monday after an appellate court handed him a suspended sentence dismissing most of the key charges against him in a bribery and corruption scandal that led to the ouster of former President Park Geun-hye last year.The Seoul High Court sente
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence left Monday to visit Japan and South Korea, where he will attend the Olympics and deliver a message of resolve against North Korea's nuclear weapons.Pence left Washington after holding a closed-door meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House. The five-d
The suspended prison term handed out to Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Monday divided the South Korean public, with liberal critics arguing the verdict shows courts are too soft on business tycoons and conservative groups hailing it as a reasonable decision unaffected by public se
A U.S. congressional study group focusing on South Korea will launch this week to help deepen ties between the allies, according to the organizers.It will be the fourth such group to be launched by the Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC), a bipartisan nonprofit. The others focus on Germa
North Korea's art troupe and cheering squad for the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics will travel to the South this week, with details about its high-level delegation yet to be confirmed, officials here said Sunday.The 140-member Samjiyon art troupe, which includes an orchestra, will cross th
The top economic policymakers of South Korea and China agreed to boost bilateral tourism and economic cooperation, Seoul's finance ministry said Friday, in a sign that Beijing may stop its retaliation against South Korean companies over the stationing of a U.S. missile system.The agreement came
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone Friday and resolved to work together to address human rights abuses in North Korea, the White House said."The two leaders discussed the importance of improving the human rights situation in North Korea and underscored
South Korea expressed strong concerns over trade remedies on its goods during the second round of talks to amend the free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, while the U.S. side sought ways to reduce the trade deficit in the auto sector, Seoul's trade minister said Thursday.Yoo Myung-h
The brand value of Samsung Electronics Co. rose two notches from a year earlier to rank fourth in an annual report on the world's most valuable brands, a British corporate valuation and strategy consultancy said Friday.The South Korean tech giant's brand value jumped 39 percent to US$92.3 bi
The Pentagon on Thursday played down the significance of North Korea's military parade reportedly set for next week.The communist regime is thought to be preparing for a large parade next Thursday, the day before the opening of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, to mark the anniversary of its army
President Moon Jae-in promised to speed up the country's use and development of clean, renewable energy Thursday, partly to support local manufacturers of solar panels recently hit by U.S. safeguard measures.The fresh pledge came during his visit to a production facility of a local solar panel m
South Korea's top military official traveled to Thailand on Thursday in a bid to promote bilateral defense industry cooperation, with the contracted deliveries of T-50 supersonic trainer jets under way.In talks with his Thai counterpart, Prawit Wongsuwon, in Bangkok, Defense Minister Song Young-
President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed his efforts to delegate more authority to regional governments Thursday, calling for a constitutional amendment that would support such a move."Expanding local autonomy through a constitutional change is a task we must complete sooner or later," the president said
A South Korean man in his 60s has been found dead at the Japanese Consulate General in Busan, police said Thursday.According to the Busan Dongbu Police Station, an employee of the consulate general found the man, 62, hanged at a warehouse on its premises around 1:35 p.m. Wednesday when he entered it
South Korea should further strengthen the alliance with the United States and put greater pressure on North Korea if it wants to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from going to war with the communist nation, an opposition party leader said Thursday.Rep. Yoo Seong-min, head of the conservative mino
South Korea's Navy on Thursday received a brand-new guided missile frigate with strong anti-submarine warfare capabilities, the country's arms agency said.The 2,800-ton Daegu ship features stealth design and uses a hybrid electric drive propulsion system, which reduces noise and enables rapi
The following are excerpts from an interview with Administrator Ra Seung-yong of the Rural Development Administration of Korea, recently conducted by The Korea Post media for publication.—Ed.Question: Would you briefly introduce the remarkable results RDA achieved last year?Answer: In 2017, su