Ambassador Hany Selim Labib of Egypt and other ambassadors and senior diplomats of a total of 11 different countries visited the Yeongam County of Jeollanam-do Province with their spouses on April 6-7, 2017, and attended the 2017 Wangin Culture Festival subtitled, “Dr. Wangin Goes to Japan.” (See li
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he would be "honored" to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un if such a meeting takes place "under the right circumstances," the first time Trump has expressed his willingness to meet with Kim since taking office."If it would be appropriate for me to
The Korean daily media headlines and humorTuesday May 2, 2017 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 Post Me
Millennium Seoul Hilton’s flagship buffet and all-day-dining restaurant, Café 395, will feature the fiery and exciting cuisine of Sri Lanka. In cooperation with the Sri Lankan Embassy in Seoul, the special food festival will take place from May 17th to May 26th and will be in addition to Cafe
South Korea's exports continued to rise in April, extending their winning streak to six months, on the back of brisk overseas sales of ships and chips, the trade ministry said Monday.Outbound shipments came to US$51 billion last month, up a nearly seven-year high of 24.2 percent from $41.1 billi
South Korea on Monday ruled out renegotiation of the cost for the deployment of the U.S. missile defense system, called THAAD, responding to pressure from the Donald Trump administration to share the financial burden."Our view is that it can't be an issue for renegotiation," Moon Sang-gyun, a
The Korean daily media headlines and humorMonday May 1, 2017 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 Post Med
A high-profile politician on Sunday accepted centrist presidential nominee Ahn Cheol-soo's offer to lead his campaign panel to prepare for a reformist government as the hopeful struggles to shore up declining voter support.During a press conference, Kim Chong-in, a former interim leader of the D
Sales of Samsung Electronics Co.'s new flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone stood at about 22,200 units on Saturday in South Korea, industry data showed Sunday, up compared to weekdays.The increase marks a gain from 16,000 units activated by the country's carriers on Thursday and some 17,000 units
The national security chiefs of South Korea and the United States on Sunday reaffirmed their initial agreement that Seoul will only provide land for the U.S. deployment of a high-tech missile defense system here without further costs as demanded by President Donald Trump. National Security O
Nam Jae-joon, a minor presidential candidate who formerly served as the head of the National Intelligence Service, has decided to drop out of the race and declare support for Hong Joon-pyo of the conservative Liberty Korea Party, a person close to Nam said Saturday. "Nam tendered a letter of withdr
The duty-free units of Lotte Group and Hotel Shilla Co. have won licenses for the new duty-free stores at the new Incheon airport terminal due to open later in the year, the customs authority said Saturday.Lotte Duty Free and Shilla Duty Free tendered their preliminary bids late last month for two s
The USS Carl Vinson, a U.S. aircraft carrier, on Saturday started a joint naval drill with the South Korean Navy in the East Sea amid heightened tensions from North Korea's failed ballistic missile launch earlier in the morning, defense officials here said. "South Korea and U.S. strike
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), agreed Friday to form an unofficial consultation group to discuss South Korea's proposal to use "East Sea" alongside "Sea of Japan" when referring to the waters between the two countries, Seoul officials said.The decision was made on the las
The amount of fruit imported by South Korea reached record high levels last year on growing demand for dietary diversity, customs data showed Saturday. A total of 863,663 tons of fruit were imported in 2016, up 4.2 percent from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by the Korea Customs Serv
Centrist presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo on Friday announced his vision for a new government marked by transparent policies and a cooperative relationship with parliament in running state affairs.In a press conference at his party's headquarters, the nominee of the center-left People's
The following are details of an interview with Ambassador Nozuko Gloria Bam of South Africa in Seoul conducted by The Korea post media on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and South Africa.—Ed. Question: What are the impo
By Lee Kyung-sikPublisher, The Korea Post mediaFollowing the recent development of political situation in and around Korea, it is becoming increasingly important for Korea to further diversify and expand the range of its economic cooperation and exchange with other countries of the world. And there
Uzbekistan has adopted a state program on combating corruption for the period 2017-2018. It occurred on February 2, 2017, when president of the republic Shavkat Mirziyayev signed the resolution “On the measures aimed at implementing the provisions of the Law of Uzbekistan 'On Combating Corruptio
The Korean daily media headlines and humorFriday April 28, 2017 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 Post