U.S. President Joe Biden, who will visit Korea for the Korea-U.S. summit from May 20 to 22, is expected to visit Samsung Electronics' semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek as soon as he visits Korea.In the process, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong is also likely to come out and guide Presi

Amb. Juan Carlos Caiza of Colombia in Seoul will host a cup of Colombian coffee and a conversation meeting in the Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF) about the details of the SIBF 2022.Amb. Juan Carlos Caiza hopes to offer insights into the activity’s and the presentation of Colombian writers who w

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul celebrated the Bangla New Year-1429 with great fervor and festivity on May 15, 2022 at the auditorium of the Eunpyeong Culture & Arts Center in Seoul.More than 300 Bangladeshi nationals living in the Republic of Korea spontaneously and actively took part in the eve

The Three Seas Initiative was founded in 2016 during the first Three Seas Summit in Croatia by 12 European Union member states: Latvia, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.There have already been six such summits: in Croatia

Ambassador Ramzi Teymurov of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Seoul and Yongsan-gu Mayor Sung Jang-hyun attended a tree-planting event to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and Azerbaijan at the Singye History Park on May 12.Organized by the Azerbaijan Embassy, the event

The 4th edition of the annual Swiss-Korean Innovation Week will take place from June 7 to 10, 2022, the Embassy of Switzerland in Seoul announced on May 12.Under the theme of diversity, a drive for innovation, topics of mutual interest for the two countries have been selected for diverse programs wi

The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Korea, in cooperation with the Department of Religious Studies of Sogang University, organized the virtual session entitled "The UAE is an example of coexistence and tolerance", which was held on the media platform (Zoom) on Thursday, May 12

Han Byung-gil, former Korean ambassador to Argentina, was appointed as the new chairman of the Korean Council on Latin America & the Caribbean at the council’s regular general meeting on May 3.Han served as the foreign ministry's director general for Latin America, ambassador to Peru and ambassador

The following article was contributed by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.On 16-20 May 2022, Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara cities will host the International For

Pernod Ricard Korea's champagne brand, Perrier-Jouët, which crafts nature into art, is launching ‘Perrier-Jouët Blanc de Blancs’ and ‘Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Blanc de Blancs 2012 Vintage’. Made with 100% premium Chardonnay, the cuvée boasts enticing notes and exceptional aromas.Since its foundati

Korea Forest Service (KFS), led by Minister Choi Byeong-am, held the Wangari Maathai Award Ceremony at the 15th World Forestry Congress held at COEX in Seoul as a special event on May 5.Deputy Minister Nam Tae-hun of KFS and Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director- General of FAO and, Chair of the Coll

It was confirmed on May 4 that a foreign ministry official born in 1991 was selected as an English interpreter for President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, who will replace the "President's mouth" on major diplomatic stages such as the Korea-U.S. summit.It is surprising that a person born in the 1990s was se

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol met with Australian Ambassador Catherine Raper at the office of the Presidential Transition Committee in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on May 3.Yoon said, "South Korea and Australia need to further strengthen their joint cooperation to contribute to maintaining internat

By Kevin LeeThe opening ceremony of the 15th World Forestry Congress was held at COEX in Seoul on May 2, kicking off its five-day run until May 6.The opening ceremony started with a welcome speech by Minister Choi Byeong-am of Korea Forest Service, followed by the opening speech of the UN Secretary-

Hanwha Group announced on April 28 that Chairman Kim Seung-yeon met with Edwin John Feulner Jr., chairman of the Asian Research Center of the U.S. Heritage Foundation, on April 27 and had a dinner together to talk about the global situation.Chairman Kim met with former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence

By Feature Editor Song Na-raThe 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival starts on April 23 this year, and continues till May 7.According to the schedule of the Opening-Closing Ceremonies and Award Ceremony, preview screenings for Opening and Closing Films and five press conferences will be held duri

A seasoned photo journalist, Mr. Chang Jung-hyun, has joined The Korea Post media as an honorary photographer-feature writer.Photo Journalist Chang will cover a wide range of areas for publication by all five news media publications of The Korea Post established 37 years ago in 1985. Name card and p

The International Women's Peace Group (IWPG) held an online ceremony on April 26 under the theme of “Women's Cooperation for the Implementation of Sustainable Peace” to commemorate the 3rd Annual Commemoration of the April 26th “International Women's Peace Day”.The ceremony was simultaneously transl

“The World Forestry Congress (WFC) will be held for the first time in Korea and the third time in Asia. Under the theme of ‘Building a Green, Healthy and Resilient Future with Forests,’ the Congress will focus on the role of forests as a means of responding to climate change,” said Minister Choi Bye

The 38th Eurasia Business Insights Seminar will be held online at 7:00 a.m. on April 29.Under the title, “Changes in the Russia/CIS financial environment in the wake of Russia-Ukraine War. How can Korean companies transfer money and pay for settlements?” Park Hyun-wook, head of the Moscow branch of